Threat actors and tracking actors Course
1 hour, 9 minutes
Course description
We will look at the threat actors in this course: The financially motivated criminal actors with connections to the organized crime syndicates, or the nation-state attackers with the end goal of gaining as much information as possible or wreaking havoc in critical national infrastructure — this course is all about them and more.
Syllabus
Tracking threat actors
Video - 00:10:00
All actors are unique but sometimes they inadvertently share information about themselves, and I'll help you find commonalities in attacks impacting you.
Insider threat
Video - 00:10:00
I'll talk about insiders: their motivations, goals, modus operandi, capabilities and some example insiders.
Cyber-terrorists
Video - 00:10:00
I'll talk about cyberterrorists: their motivations, goals, modus operandi, capabilities and some example actors.
Hacktivists
Video - 00:09:00
I'll talk about hacktivists: their motivations, goals, modus operandi, capabilities and some example hacktivists.
Nation-state actors
Video - 00:14:00
I'll talk about nation-state sponsored actors: their motivations, goals, modus operandi, capabilities and some example actors.
Criminal actors
Video - 00:16:00
I'll talk about cybercriminal actors: their motivations, goals, modus operandi, capabilities and some example actors.
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