Qzen - Food Safety Audits

Types of food attackers

Extortionist

Wants to gain financially from an attack but does not want to be caught and concentrates on avoiding detection. Target is likely to be a high profile business

Opportunist

May hold influential position within operation to evade internal controls. Their main asset is access. Likely to be discouraged by the chance of detection

Extremist

Takes their cause or campaign so seriously that they distort its context. Likely to enjoy publicity after the event. Typically resourceful and innovative in devising ways to attack

Disgruntled individual

Attacker is likely to be part of an individual rather than a group. If an insider they could be dangerous however they are more likely to want to cause embarrassment and financial loss than harm to public

Hacktivist & cyber criminals

Aims to subvert controls on computerized information and communications systems in order to stop them from working correctly or to steal or to corrupt data

Professional criminal

Potential simple crime with big gains in prospect, little chance of apprehension and modest penalties if convicted

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