NSE 1 The Threat Landscape - Bad Actors

What central component is necessary to form a botnet?

Command & Control (C&C) Server

What is the motivation of the "Cyber Terrorist"?

Ideology

What is the goal of the "Cyber Terrorist"?

Intimidation through disruption and damage

What is the motive of the "Cyber Criminal"?

Money

What is the motivation of the bad actor known as the "Explorer"?

Notoriety

What is it called when a fraudulent email masquerades as a legitimate communication in an attempt to get a user to reveal sensitive information?

Phishing

What are the primary motivations of the "Hacktivist"?

Political, social, or moral disagreements

What is the name of the malware that takes over a computer system and holds hostage the disk drives or other data?

Ransomware

What is the primary motivation of the "Cyber Warrior"?

The political interest of their country's government

Attacking systems by exploiting unknown and unpatched vulnerabilities is also known as:

Zero-Day Exploits