Unintentional failures caused by
persons.
The numbering
is not consecutive, but follows deliberate attacks, often similar to
unintentional errors, and differing only in the subject’s purpose.
Origin:
Human (accidental)
See matching between errors and attacks.
Related Topics
Threats
[E.1] User errors
[E.2] System / Security administrator errors
[E.3] Monitoring (logging) errors
[E.4] Configuration errors
[E.7] Organisational deficiencies
[E.8] Malware diffusion
[E.9] [Re-]routing errors
[E.10] Sequence errors
[E.14] Information leaks
[E.15] Accidental alteration of information
[E.18] Destruction of information
[E.19] Information leaks
[E.20] Software vulnerabilities
[E.21] Defects in software maintenance / updating
[E.23] Defects in hardware maintenance / updating
[E.24] System failure due to exhaustion of resources
[E.25] Equipment loss
[E.28] Staff shortage