Section 2

Question 1

Threat Actors Intent

Answer 1

Specific objective or goal that a threat actor is aiming to achieve through their attack

Question 2

Threat Actors Motivation

Answer 2

Underlying reasons or driving forces that pushes a threat actor to carry out their attack

Question 3

Data Exfiltration

Answer 3

Unauthorized transfer of data from computer

Question 4

Financial Gain

Answer 4

Allows hackers to steal financial information in order to gain unauthorized access into the victims’ bank accounts

Question 5

Blackmail

Answer 5

Attacker obtains sensitive or compromising information about an individual or an organization and threatens to release this information to the public unless certain demand are met

Question 6

Service Disruption

Answer 6

Aim to disrupt the services of various organization, to cause chaos, make a political statement or demanding ransom

Question 7

Philosophical or Political Belief

Answer 7

Attacks are conducted due to the philosophical or political belief of the attacks known as hacktivism

THINK ANONYMOUS

Question 8

Ethical Reasons

Answer 8

Contrary to malicious threat actors, ethical hackers, also known as authorized hackers, are motivated by a desire to improve security

Question 9

Revenge

Answer 9

A threat actor wants to target an entity that they believe has wronged them in some way

Question 10

Disruption or Chaos

Answer 10

Creating and spreading malware to launching sophisticated cyberattacks against the critical infrastructure in a populated city

Question 11

Espionage

Answer 11

Spying on individuals, organizations, or nations to gather sensitive or classified information

Question 12

War

Answer 12

Cyber warfare can be used to disrupt a country’s infrastructure, compromise its national security, and to c cause economic damage

Question 13

Internal Threat Actors

Answer 13

Individuals or entities within an organization who pose a threat to its security