Summary

The chapter has focused on what drives hackers and has discussed their psychological make-up and thought patterns. In the psychological make-up section, we have looked at the traits which define most hackers. These traits include patience, determination, insensitivity, risk-taking, coercion, carefulness, defiance, lack of social skills, radicalism, and rebellion, among others. Most of these traits help profile attackers and can be used to prepare an organization for hacking incidences. The patience and determination show just how far a hacker is willing to go. Insensitivity rules out appeals for mercy as a countermeasure to hacking events. The risk-taking trait shows that the hackers are not afraid of the law catching up with them, as it hardly ever does. Coercion and carefulness show how meticulous hackers are in their attacks and can get the best of targets, even before...