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Engineers can now use this data in a structured way to improve information system security and survivability. Security professionals can gain a lot from reading about it security. Threat modeling in technologies and tricky areas 12. Destruction of information, corruption of information, theft or loss of information, disclosure of information, denial of use, elevation of privilege and illegal usage.
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