Extreme and inappropriate reactions or responses, such as angry outbursts. Unexplained and alarming changes in behavior or conduct. Suicidal comments or threats. Verbal or written abuse or harassment, including direct contact, voicemail, e-mail, social networking sites.
Threatening behavior is intentional behavior which would cause fear of injury or harm. It can include verbal or written words, actions, or behaviors that are intended to instill fear such as yelling at a person, destruction of property, slamming doors, or blocking and cornering.
A physical IN-PERSON THREAT is when you are in imminent danger because of the close proximity of the person making the threat.
Threats can be classified into four different categories; direct, indirect, veiled, conditional.
The four classes of physical threats are: hardware, environmental, electrical, and maintenance. Malware is short for malicious software. It is code or software specifically designed to damage, disrupt, steal, or inflict “bad” or illegitimate action on data, hosts, or networks.
Examples of Criminal Threats
Sending an email to an ex telling him or her you're coming to kill him or her and the entire family. Calling someone and telling him or her you're going to kidnap his or her child. Posting on social media that you have an intention to physically beat someone you don't like.
Aggression can be direct behaviors such as hitting, kicking, biting, and pushing to name a few. Additionally, aggression can take on an indirect form like teasing, bullying, spreading rumors, name-calling, or ignoring someone.
Examples of threatening behavior:
Direct or implied threats of violence. Throwing objects. Challenges to fight. Shoving.
Warning signs are used to warn motorists and pedestrians about a given area. Examples of warning signs include left turn ahead, led reverse turn ahead, right curve ahead, winding road left ahead, hairpin curve ahead, side road at angle, sharp to the right, sharp curve to the left, intersection and hill with grade.
The acronym "CAUTION" helps recognize the 7 most common signs of cancer. C for change in bowel or bladder habits, A for a sore that does not heal, U for unusual bleeding or discharge, T for thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere, I for indigestion, O for obvious change to warts or moles, and N for nagging cough.
Indicators of a potential insider threat can be broken into four categories--indicators of: recruitment, information collection, information transmittal and general suspicious behavior.
It is also very important to make sure not to ignore an aggressor's warning signs of a perceived threat. Be alert to the presence of facial tension such as pursed lips, knotted brow, clenched teeth or fists, and tense body language. Remember to maintain control by controlling your own emotions.
The threat must be willful, that is, it must be done on purpose. The threat can be made by words, in writing, or by electronic communication. The threat must be meant to be understood as an intention to unlawfully kill, or cause great bodily injury to, another person or his or her immediate family.
The three aggression types comprised reactive-expressive (i.e., verbal and physical aggression), reactive-inexpressive (e.g., hostility), and proactive-relational aggression (i.e., aggression that can break human relationships, for instance, by circulating malicious rumours).
Behaviors often seen during aggressive communication include: putting others down, overpowering others, not showing appreciation, rushing others unnecessarily, ignoring others, not considering others' feelings, intimidating others, and speaking condescendingly.
Natural threats, such as floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes. Unintentional threats, like an employee mistakenly accessing the wrong information. Intentional threats, such as spyware, malware, adware companies, or the actions of a disgruntled employee.
Workplace violence is any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. It ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even homicide. It can affect and involve employees, clients, customers and visitors.
The main types of cybersecurity threats that companies face today include malware, social engineering, web application exploits, supply chain attacks, Denial of Service attacks, and man-in-the-middle attacks.