CS Cyber Actors Flashcards
(15 cards)
What does DDoS stand for?
Distributed Denial of Services
What does APT stand for?
Advanced Persistence Threats
What 1 thing interests Cybercriminals?
Illegal Profit
What are the 4 typical attacks for Cybercriminals?
Money Theft, Personal Document Ransom, Data Breaches, DDoS
What are the 4 attack vectors of Cybercriminals?
Malware, Social Engineering, Social Media, Botnet
What 4 things interest Nation States?
High quality intelligence, Sabotaging critical infrastructure, Subversion
What are the 4 typical attacks for Nation States?
Influence Campaigns, Data Breaches, DDoS, APT
What are the 4 attack vectors of Nation States?
Same as Cybercriminals, just on a more advanced level
What 3 things motivate Hacktivisits?
Political, Religious or Social Ideologies
What are the 3 typical attakcs for Hacktivists?
Web defacement, Data Breaches, DDoS
What are the 4 attack vectors of Hacktivists?
Same as Cybercriminals, just on a less advanced level
What are the 3 typical attacks for Insider Threats?
Publish info online, install malware, steal and sell information
What are 2 unintentional attacks, that are not considered as Insider Threats?
Accidential deleting/posting info, accidently visiting malicious websites
What 3 things motivate Script Kiddies?
Want to join real hackers, the challenge itself, curiosity
What is the difference between Attack Instigator vs Attack Perpetrator?
Instigator bribes or hires Perpetrator, Perpetrator carries out attack
