XYZ Corporation is a large manufacturing company with multiple production facilities across the country. The company has recently experienced several security incidents, including a ransomware attack that disrupted operations for several days and a data breach that exposed sensitive customer information.

In response to these incidents, XYZ Corporation has decided to conduct a comprehensive review of its information security practices and implement a company$-$wide security awareness training program.

Identify and discuss three types of security threats that XYZ Corporation may have faced, and suggest appropriate countermeasures to mitigate those threats.