1.3.4 Lab - Visualizing the Black Hats
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Information Systems
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Feb 20, 2024
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Objectives
Research and analyze cyber security incidents.
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Background / Scenario
The FBI has estimated that cybercrime cost individuals and companies over 3.5 billion dollars in 2019. Governments, businesses, and individual users are increasingly the targets of cyberattacks and
cybersecurity incidents are becoming more common.
In this lab, you will create three hypothetical cyber attackers, each with an organization, an attack, a motive. In addition, suggest a method by which an organization could prevent or mitigate the attack.
Note
: You can use the web browser in the virtual machine that was installed in a previous lab to research security issues. By using the virtual machine, you may prevent malware from being installed
on your computer.
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Required Resources
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PC or mobile device with internet access and virtual machine (optional)
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Instructions
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Who is the attacker?
Hacker and a person who wants money
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What organization or group is the attacker associated with, if any?
Hacktivists
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What is the motive of the attacker?
Money
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What method of attack was used?
Phishing.
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What was the target and vulnerability used against the business? Target was data and vulnerbility was the staff not being safe
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How could this attack be prevented or mitigated?
Help workers be more aware and strengthen the network
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Who is the attacker?
Hackers
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What organization/group is the attacker associated with?
Criminal organizations
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What is the motive of the attacker?
Hurt the government
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What method of attack was used?
DDoS
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What was the target and vulnerability used against the business? Governmental network
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How could this attack be prevented or mitigated?
Strengthen maintenance persons
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Who is the attacker?
Black Hats
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What organization/group is the attacker associated with?
Small group of criminals
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What is the motive of the attacker?
Money
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What method of attack was used?
Phishing
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What was the target and vulnerability used against the business? Customers and the vulnerbility was the security is weak
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How could this attack be prevented or mitigated?
Improve network security
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