Attacks Involving Data Tampering are Difficult to Identify
A data breach occurs at a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, but no information is stolen, and no ransomware is used. Instead, the attacker merely alters some trial data, which ultimately causes the company to release the incorrect medicine.
For now, it’s only a speculative possibility. Of course, ransomware and the stealing of sensitive data remain two of the biggest and most pressing security concerns, but at least solutions exist.
Data tampering is a different kind of hazard, and depending on the circumstance, it…