Section 3.20 Unskilled Attackers Flashcards
Objectives 1.2 Summarise fundamental security concepts Objectives 2.1 Compare and contrast threat actors and motivations Objectives 2.2 Explain common threat vectors and attack surfaces (3 cards)
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Unskilled Attacker (Script Kiddie)
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Individual who lacks the technical knowledge to develop their own hacking tools or exploits so they use scripts and programmes created by others
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Unskilled Attacker motivation
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Motivated by recognition or thrill of causing disruption to a network
3
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How can unskilled attackers cause damage (Script Kiddie)
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Launch DDoS attack. Multiple unskilled attackers can cause problems to a network
