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title: "What are the possible results of an attack on a computer network?"  
description: "What are the possible results of an attack on a computer network?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2022-05-05  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97138/what-are-the-possible-results-of-an-attack-on-a-computer-network  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "network-security", "networking"]  
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# What are the possible results of an attack on a computer network?

What are the possible [results](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13134/what-does-it-take-to-obtain-impeccable-laser-cutting-results) of an [attack](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300788/why-is-heart-attack-increasing-in-the-younger-generation) on a [computer network](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156390/how-do-you-secure-a-computer-network)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- When most people think of cyberwarfare, they think of CNA. They believe such attacks will bring down electrical grids. They imagine cars coming to a halt in their tracks. They imagine planes crashing. All of these are theoretical possibilities.
- CNA stands for computer-based asset compromise and system manipulation. **Systems can be shut down,** data can be altered, resources can be used for botnets, and any other action that jeopardises a system's integrity or availability can be taken. The organization's [**computer**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50301/how-to-find-the-configuration-of-your-own-computer) system is either utilised against it or its resources and data are made unavailable.

**Read More: [What is the difference between network security, information security and computer security?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97151/what-is-the-difference-between-network-security-information-security-and-computer-security)**


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