The Cyber Threat Actors You Should Know About
Threat Actors are a common consideration for any organization looking to iron-clad their cyber security posture. This article breaks down the skills, motivations, and resources of some common threat actors and explains which approaches can help to protect against them.
Cyber threat actors include a state, group, or individual which might maliciously intend to exploit technological and cyber security vulnerabilities in an organization to gain unauthorized access to its information systems. Threat actors are classified into different categories according to their sophistication, skill, motivations, and resources. Each class of threat actors will carry a certain level of risk, depending on the circumstances under which they present.
Why do organizations need to consider cyber threat actors as part of their risk management process?
It is best practice to adopt a threat-driven approach to effectively safeguard against the risks associated with malicious threat actors.
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