Unless businesses take a proactive approach for addressing computer security, these attacks will only continue. Nuisance attacks Nuisance attacks are the most common. Think of nuisance attacks as the local graffiti artist who adds his artwork to a local businessman's outdoor sign. The business owner has to take the time from his busy schedule to restore the sign. The impact is minimal, usually the downtime required to repair the pages.
Malicious attacks involve the theft of data.
Information stolen from an e-commerce site could include customer credit card numbers, expiration dates, and other cardholder personal information. If your business offers e-commerce, security should be of great concern. In this attack, hackers choreograph a scenario using several compromised computers to bombard a network or networks with a high volume of traffic, resulting in a disruption of service. This will allow for better control of network traffic destined for the web server. Intruders are always looking to exploit highly publicized vulnerabilities.