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B1 Threats to data Categorise

Target Level
Pass
Running Total
0
0%
Attempt
1 of 3

Click on an item, then click on a category to place it. Or, drag and drop the item into the correct category. Organise all items before clicking 'Check'.

Fun or challenge
Theft or industrial espionage
Financial gain
Personal attack
Disruption

An employee was fired and they log into their former employer in order to spread malware

A hacker wants to prove to their peers that they can hack into a system

A spouse suspects that their partner is cheating, so hacks into their personal email account
Political activists hijack a government website and fill it with propaganda messages
A hacker brute forces the remote desktop port to gain access to a company's customer list
A hacker wants to see whether it's possible to hack into a University server
A hacker sends out a phishing email in order to access bank details
A hacker wants to take a customer-facing webserver down using a DDoS attack
A hacker develops a new form of ransomware and spreads it onto the Internet
An attacker installs screen-capturing software onto a computer in order to spy on the user's activity

A hacker gets a real adrenaline rush when hacking

An attacker defaces a companies' social media platform
A hacker targets a bank in order to transfer funds
A state government wants to obtain data from another government
A hacker attempts to hack into a rival company to gain intellectual property

This is your 1st attempt! You get 5 marks for each one you get right first time. Good luck!

Pass Mark
70%