Cybersecurity by the book

Credit: Oscar alexander CC-BY-SA-3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en Consider this past question from an "ethical hacking" certification posted on itexamanswers.net 1 : Which threat actor term describes a well-funded and motivated group that will use the latest attack techniques for financial gain? hacktivist state-sponsored attacker organized crime insider threat The question describes the threat actor as follows: The threat actor is a group of, presumably, people They're well-funded They're motivated They use the latest attack techniques They desire financial gain A hacktivist, a horrible portmanteau of hack and activism, in the examiners head is likely underfunded and doesn't desire financial gain. 2 Never mind that the term activism intends to delegitimize people's political when someone selectively calls a person activist when they don't agree with that person's opinion. Let's rule out hacktivist then. A state-sponsored attacker can seek financial gain.…