Which of the following is NOT a common category/classification of threat to an IT system?

The correct answer is D. Hackers. Hackers are classified as a human threat and not a classification by itself. All the other answers are incorrect. Threats result from a variety of factors, although they are classified in three types: Natural (e.g., hurricane, tornado, flood and fire), human (e.g. operator…

Submitted by ravi_2018· Apr 18, 2026Risk Identification, Monitoring and Analysis

Question

Which of the following is NOT a common category/classification of threat to an IT system?

Options

AHuman
BNatural
CTechnological
DHackers

How the community answered

(40 responses)

A
5% (2)
B
3% (1)
D
93% (37)

Explanation

Hackers are classified as a human threat and not a classification by itself. All the other answers are incorrect. Threats result from a variety of factors, although they are classified in three types: Natural (e.g., hurricane, tornado, flood and fire), human (e.g. operator error, sabotage, malicious code) or technological (e.g. equipment failure, software error, telecommunications network outage, electric power failure).

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