Threats associated with the human factor in the aspect of information security

Abstract

The current publication presents selected risks resulting from the involvement of the human factor. In the opinion of the authors of the paper, it is the human inclination to make mistakes, commit breaches and abuses that can generate losses and damages caused by disclosure, modification, destruction or loss of corporate data. Theoretical considerations on the subject matter have been enriched by the results of conducted empirical research. They answer the following question: What categories of information security threats are associated with the human factor.

Keywords

• information security
• information security management system
• information protection
• information security threats