Depending on motivations, different cyber security threat groups may be more or less likely to target attacks at certain people or organisations. By understanding methods and intentions, we are better able to protect ourselves and mitigate against these particular threats, creating targeted defence strategies.
The main cyber security threat groups, and a set of case studies illustrating these, are listed below:
- Collateral Damage
- Collateral Damage Case Study – Maersk
- Financially Motivated Threats
- Financially Motivated Threats – Case Study
- Hacktivists
- Hacktivists – Case Study
- Malicious Insiders
- Malicious Insiders Case Study – Ex Cisco Employee
- Nation State Hackers
- Nation State Hackers Case Study: Bangladesh Bank Heist
- Non Malicious Insiders Case Study – British Airways
- Non-Malicious Insiders
- Script Kiddies
- Script Kiddies – Case Study
- Supply Chain Attacks
- Supply Chain Attacks – Case Study