CompTIA · Security+ SY0-801
Threat actors and motivations
Security+ SY0-801 · Lesson 7 of 32 · 57:18
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In this lesson
Prepare for the Security+ SY0-801 exam (CompTIA Security+ V8). In this lesson: outside attackers like nation-states, organized crime, unskilled attackers, and hacktivists, insiders and competitors, their motivations, and their attributes (internal or external, resources and funding, sophistication), and how to match defenses to each actor. Includes three original practice questions.
Preview the topics
- A group that opposes Ashgrove’s new factory defaces the web store with a protest message, and posts the staff directory online, without asking for money. Which threat actor fits best?
- Months after a breach, investigators find a previously unknown flaw, custom malware, and attackers hidden for a year in the design network, without stealing money. What does this suggest about the attackers?
- An Ashgrove admin, rushing before a holiday, makes a cloud storage bucket public by mistake, and a researcher finds customer invoices in it. Which threat actor category does the admin represent?