Exploring the different types of threat actors
There are specific categories of threat actors, and their characteristics and motivations mainly define these categories. Different attackers can pose a risk to the organization at particular times. Therefore, according to the circumstances, it is imperative to know their categories and interests. Let's look at the main types of threat actors.
Hacktivists
The term hacktivism is a portmanteau of the words hacker and activism. These actors are related to movements that look to get attention using digital tools in a non-violent way for their ideological interests.
The motivations behind hacktivism are more related to social struggles, the search for justice, defiance of political and economic powers, and even in some cases with a certain sense of the search for anarchy, but rarely with malicious intentions.
What makes these groups dangerous is that they can sometimes be infiltrated or manipulated by people or groups outside...