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
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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
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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
