Deliberate Act of Sabotage or Vandalism

Deliberate Act of Sabotage 

or   Vandalism

It is a process by which a modification, destruction, obstruction or any intervention in an outside operation is carried out, in order to obtain some benefit for oneself. Sabotage is understood as any meddlesome action on other people's affairs.

These sabotages are carried out by people who seek to benefit themselves or prevent something.

The term computer sabotage includes all those behaviors aimed at eliminating or modifying functions or data in a computer without authorization, in order to hinder its correct functioning, that is, to cause damage to the hardware or software of a system.

The methods used to cause damage to computer systems are very varied and have evolved into techniques increasingly sophisticated and difficult to detect.

• Acts aimed to destroy an information asset and, ultimately, damage the image of an organization

• Example:
- hackers accessing a system and damaging or destroying critical data