## [A] Wilful attacks

Deliberate failures caused by persons.

The numbering is not consecutive to match the unintentional errors, which are often similar to deliberate attacks, the only difference being the subject’s purpose.

Origin:

Human (deliberate)

See matching between errors and attacks.

Related Topics

Threats
[A.3] Manipulation of activity records (log)
[A.4] Manipulation of the configuration files
[A.5] Masquerading of user identity
[A.6] Abuse of access privileges
[A.7] Misuse
[A.8] Malware diffusion
[A.9] [Re-]routing of messages
[A.10] Sequence alteration
[A.11] Unauthorised access
[A.12] Traffic analysis
[A.13] Repudiation
[A.14] Eavesdropping
[A.15] Deliberate alteration of information
[A.18] Destruction of information
[A.19] Disclosure of information
[A.22] Software manipulation
[A.23] Equipment manipulation
[A.24] Denial of service
[A.25] Theft
[A.26] Destructive attack
[A.27] Enemy over-run
[A.28] Staff shortage
[A.29] Extortion
[A.30] Social engineering