An act or object that poses a danger to assets; it can be caused by a hacker (those who use their knowledge to break into computers and networks for profit or for the challenge of it); and it can be caused by viruses (software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage, like worms, adware, spyware and ransomware).

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12 May, 05:54

An act or object that poses a danger to assets; it can be caused by a hacker (those who use their knowledge to break into computers and networks for profit or for the challenge of it); and it can be caused by viruses (software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage, like worms, adware, spyware and ransomware).

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Kingston Nicholson · Answer 1

The correct answer is "threat".

Explanation:

The threat is an object which breaks the security in the computer system The threat object is performed by the hacker. A hacker is a person who breaks the computer security and the networks for the purpose of their profit or for any challenge to doing it.

The virus is the cause of the threat. The virus is a software program written with the malicious intent to damage the computer system. worms, adware, and ransomware, etc are the example of a virus