Answer:
Attack.
Explanation:
Attacks can be active or passive, inten- tional or unintentional, and direct or indirect.
For example, a person who harmlessly reads sensitive information not intended for his or her use is committing a passive attack.
A hacker attempting to break into an information system is an intentional attack.
An electricity outlet spark that causes a building fire is an unintentional attack.
A direct attack is perpetrated by a hacker trying to break into a system.
An indirect attack is a hacker compromising a system and using it to attack other systems.
Direct attacks originate from the threat itself. Indirect attacks originate from a compromised system or resource that is malfunctioning or working under the control of a threat.
