What is a human threat to the reliability of the information on your company website?

Question

Options

• AOne of your employees commits an error in the price of a product on your website.
• BThe computer hosting your website is overloaded and crashes. Your website is offline.
• CBecause of a lack of maintenance, a fire hydrant springs a leak and floods the premises. Your employees

• A
  78% (21)
• B
  15% (4)
• C
  7% (2)

Explanation

Option A is correct because it represents a human threat - an employee intentionally or accidentally entering wrong data - that directly compromises the reliability (accuracy/trustworthiness) of the information displayed on the website. A customer relying on that incorrect price receives false information, which is the definition of an information reliability failure caused by human action.

Option B describes a technical/availability threat (server overload causing downtime), not a human error affecting information accuracy - the website is simply offline, not displaying wrong data.

Option C describes a physical/environmental threat (flooding from infrastructure failure), which is a natural or maintenance issue rather than a direct human action targeting information integrity.

Memory tip: Link the three threat categories to people, machines, and places - Human (people making errors), Technical (machines failing), Physical (places being damaged). "Human threat to reliability" = a person putting wrong content into the system.

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