What are the biggest threats to a network in terms of security?

What will be an ideal response?

There are a variety of answers to this and it should give you an idea of the students' background in this area to listen to what they suggest.Some of the threats that should be named are worms and viruses, which can infect one host and spread through the network; intrusion into the network, which can allow messages to be intercepted; unauthorized use, which can compromise proprietary information or consume resources in an unintended manner; user compromise, which can grant unauthorized access to proprietary resources such as shared documents and servers; and denial-of-service attacks, which can render the network unusable.