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Risk - Likelihood of a threat actor taking advantage of a vulnerability by using a treat against an IT system asset 5 jargon terms in risk - Asset. Likelihood. Threat actor. Vulnerability. Threat ... Asset - Part of an IT infrastructure that has value. Tangible and intangible Likelihood - Probability over a define period of time of someone/thing damaging assets Threat Actor - Anyone or anything that has the motive and resources to attack another enterprise's IT infrastructure Hacker/Security Hacker - Possess technical skills to gain access to computer systems 3 types of hackers - White hat/Authorized Gray hat/Semi-Authorized Black hat/Unauthorized Hacktivist - Hacker and an activist. They have an agenda. Fueled by a sense of injustice. Script kiddies - Poorly skilled actors who take advantage of open source attacking tools. Insiders/Insider threat - People within an organization. Motivated by revenge or greed. May do stupid things. Shadow IT - IT systems installed without the knowledge or consent of the main IT department Competitors - Outside organizations that try to gain access to the same customers as the targeted company. Competitive Intelligence gathering - Gaining information about competitors, their customers, their business practices, and so on. Criminal syndicate - Use extra-legal methods to gain access to resources. Organized crime. Sophisticated and well funded. [Show More]

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