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The All.Net Security Database


Generated Fri Jun 27 09:58:50 PDT 2003 by fc@red.a.net

Cause/Mechanism:
  • Threat Profiles
  • Attack Methods
  • Defense Methods
    Process:
  • Prevention
  • Detection
  • Reaction
    Impact:
  • Integrity
  • Availability
  • Confidential
  • Use Control
  • Other:
  • Risk Management
  • Database Description

    Domain:
  • Physical
  • Informational
  • Systemic
    Sophistication:
  • Theoretical
  • Demonstrated
  • Widespread
  • Perspectives:
  • Management
  • Policy
  • Standards
  • Procedures
  • Documentation
  • Audit
  • Testing
  • Technical Safeguards
  • Personnel
  • Incident Handling
  • Legal
  • Physical
  • Awareness
  • Training
  • Education
  • Organization
  • Brekne's Mechanistic:
  • Input
  • Output
  • Storage
  • Processing
  • Transmission
  • Brekne's Causal:
  • Accidental
  • Malicious
  • Brekne's Method:
  • Leakage
  • Masquerade
  • Denial
  • Corruption
  • Usage
  • Mental

  • Attack21:

    Name:perception management a.k.a. human engineering

    Complexity: This has been a security issue since the beginning of time and appears to be a very complex human, social, political, and legal issue. No substantial progress has been made to date in resolving this issue.
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    Related Database Material

    [TBVOutput - Relates to Output]
    [TBVMalicious - Relates to Malicious]
    [TBVBrain - Relates to Brain]
    [PDRIntegrity - Relates to Integrity]
    [PDRConfidentiality - Relates to Confidentiality]
    [PDRUse - Relates to Use]
    [PDRWidespread - Relates to Widespread]
    [PLSLogical - Relates to Logical]
    [Threat1 - insiders]
    [Threat2 - private investigators]
    [Threat3 - reporters]
    [Threat5 - vendors]
    [Threat6 - customers]
    [Threat7 - Fraudsters]
    [Threat8 - competitors]
    [Threat10 - hackers]
    [Threat11 - crackers]
    [Threat12 - club initiates]
    [Threat13 - cyber-gangs]
    [Threat14 - tiger teams]
    [Threat15 - maintenance people]
    [Threat16 - professional thieves]
    [Threat19 - activists]
    [Threat20 - crackers for hire]
    [Threat22 - organized crime]
    [Threat25 - industrial espionage experts]
    [Threat26 - foreign agents and spies]
    [Threat27 - police]
    [Threat28 - government agencies]
    [Threat30 - economic rivals]
    [Threat31 - nation states]
    [Threat32 - global coalitions]
    [Threat33 - military organizations]
    [Threat35 - information warriors]
    [Threat36 - extortionists]
    [Defense54 - accountability]
    [Defense131 - adversary principle (GASSP)]
    [Defense135 - alarms]
    [Defense62 - analysis of physical characteristics]
    [Defense32 - anomaly detection]
    [Defense45 - augmented authentication devices time or use variant]
    [Defense88 - authenticated information]
    [Defense61 - authentication of packets]
    [Defense47 - authorization limitation]
    [Defense35 - awareness of implications]
    [Defense5 - background checks]
    [Defense33 - capture and punishment]
    [Defense49 - classifying information as to sensitivity]
    [Defense120 - clear line of responsibility for protection]
    [Defense96 - content checking]
    [Defense114 - control physical access]
    [Defense13 - detection before failure]
    [Defense87 - disable unsafe features]
    [Defense118 - document and information control procedures]
    [Defense76 - effective protection mind-set]
    [Defense6 - feeding false information]
    [Defense38 - financial situation checking]
    [Defense14 - human intervention after detection]
    [Defense119 - individual accountability for all assets and actions]
    [Defense116 - inspection of incoming and outgoing materials]
    [Defense111 - minimize traffic in work areas]
    [Defense42 - multi-person controls]
    [Defense98 - perception management]
    [Defense25 - policies]
    [Defense28 - procedures]
    [Defense122 - protection of names of resources]
    [Defense100 - retaining confidentiality of security status information]
    [Defense40 - separation of duties]
    [Defense52 - testing]
    [Defense125 - time, location, function, and other similar access limitations]
    [Defense24 - training and awareness]