Threat Agent:
The specific potential or agent that creates problems in the system is called as Threat Agent.
Threat:
The potential that creates hurdles in the system is called as Threat.
Differences between Threat Agent and Threat:
Threat Agent | Threat |
It is a specific individual or group that create the problem in the system. | It is the common potential which can harm the system. |
It can be any specific virus, worm, and many more. | It can be any common thing like worm which can harm the system. |
Example of threat agent is Kevin Mitnick (hacker), and Blaster (worm). | Example of threat is Hacking, Spoofing and many more. |
It is the specific fundamental which is used to know about who is trying to create the problem in the system. | It is the fundamental method which is used to create problem in the system. |
Types of threat agents are hackers, worms and many more. | Types of threats are physical (fire), natural (climate), technical (software) and many more. |
To find and remove a specific threat agent there will be a specific way. Like finding hackers and worms need different approaches. | To know about a threat there will be a common way. |