Threat Actors, Vectors, and Intelligence Concepts
Let's look at threat actors, vectors, and intelligence concepts, starting with threat assessments.
Threat Actors
A threat assessment helps a company classify its assets and then looks at the vulnerabilities of that asset. It will look at all of the threats the company may face, the probability of the threat happening, and the potential loss should the threat be successful.
A threat actor is another name for a hacker or attacker who is likely to attack your company; they all have different attributes. They will investigate your company from the outside, looking for details on social media and search engines. Security companies provide an open-source intelligence test and inform you of your vulnerabilities in terms of threat actors.
Let's now look at threat actor types:
