Types of Hackers and Threat Actors

Question 1

Non-malicious hackers who attempt to break into a company’s
systems at their request

Answer 1

White Hats

Question 2

Malicious hackers who break into computer systems and
networks without authorization or permission

Answer 2

Black Hats

Question 3

Hackers without any affiliation to a company who attempt to
break into a company’s network but risk the law by doing so

Answer 3

Gray Hats

Question 4

● Hackers who attempt to hack into a network with permission of
the company but are not employed by the company

Answer 4

Blue Hats

Question 5

Hackers who find and exploit vulnerabilities before anyone else
does
● 1 in 10,000 are ______

Answer 5

Elite

Question 6

Hackers with little to no skill who only use the tools and exploits written
by others

Answer 6

Script Kiddies

Question 7

▪ Hackers who are driven by a cause like social change, political agendas, or
terrorism

Answer 7

Hacktivists

Question 8

Hackers who are part of a crime group that is well-funded and highly
sophisticated

Answer 8

Organized Crime

Question 9

Highly trained and funded groups of hackers (often by nation states) with
covert and open-source intelligence at their disposal

Answer 9

Advanced Persistent Threats