Which group is most commonly associated with logic bombs?

Which group is most commonly associated with logic bombs?

• A. disgruntled employees
• B. interns
• C. external competitors
• D. senior executives

Answer: (A)

Logic bombs are malicious code placed to execute when a specific condition is met, and they rely on someone with legitimate access to insert and trigger it. The most common source of this kind of threat is a disgruntled employee who already has access to critical systems and the motive to cause harm later. Interns generally have limited, temporary access, making it harder to plant a reliable trigger. External competitors typically don’t gain the kind of access needed to insert and conceal a logic bomb within internal systems. Senior executives, while they have access, are less likely to engage in this activity due to governance, risk, and the visibility of their actions.

Logic bombs are malicious code placed to execute when a specific condition is met, and they rely on someone with legitimate access to insert and trigger it. The most common source of this kind of threat is a disgruntled employee who already has access to critical systems and the motive to cause harm later. Interns generally have limited, temporary access, making it harder to plant a reliable trigger. External competitors typically don’t gain the kind of access needed to insert and conceal a logic bomb within internal systems. Senior executives, while they have access, are less likely to engage in this activity due to governance, risk, and the visibility of their actions.