Threat Actors / Encryption

Threat Actor that operates primarily for financial gain

Individuals or groups that use hacking to promote political, social, or ideological.

Consistent attack used by nation states

Primary motivation of a Nation State Actor?

Which threat actor would use an APT

Data before encryption

Groups of cybercriminals that operate in an organized manner to conduct illegal activities for financial gain

e practice of concealing messages or information within other non-secret text or data

Motivation of the actor is for entertainment, recognition and validation

This threat actor is ran by a country

Individuals within an organization, who misuse their access to systems, data, or information

The use of 1 key to encrypt and decrypt a message (ex: Caesar cipher)

Motivations of this actor is Often driven by convenience or the need to bypass organizational restrictions

Which 'Key' is used to lock our information before it is sent?

The action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

refers to a highly sophisticated and prolonged cyberattack

Use of technology systems, devices, software, applications, and services without explicit organizational approval.

Hackers who may sometimes violate laws or ethical standards but do not have malicious intent.

Threat actors motivation: sometimes seeking rewards or recognition, but without intent to cause harm

Hiding a secret message file in a digital picture is Encryption

Data after encryption

Motivation of ________________ is to improve cybersecurity, protecting organizations

Also known as an ethical hacker

Inexperienced individuals who use pre-existing hacking tools, without a deep understanding of how they work.

Raising awareness, disrupting operations, or drawing attention to perceived injustices.