08. History of Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Incident Response
The Evolution of Threats
ND545 C3 L0 A07 History Of Threats Vulnerabilities And Incident Response
Threats have been around for as long as human beings have been on this earth, and much longer. For example:
- Millions of years ago, meteors were a detrimental threat to dinosaurs.
- Thousands of years ago, wildcats were a detrimental threat to cavemen and cavewomen.
- Hundreds of years ago, thieves were a detrimental threat to banks.
- Today, digital threat can be detrimental to human beings when not adequately addressed.
The bottomline is that threats are constantly evolving, and adapting is a never-ending process.