Episode 27 — Motivations and Capabilities: Money, Espionage, Ideology, and Extortion (2.2)
This episode connects attacker motivations to tactics, target selection, persistence, and expected impact. Financially motivated attackers may focus on ransomware, payment fraud, credential theft, or data resale. Espionage-driven attackers may seek intellectual property, government information, business strategy, or sensitive communications. Ideological attackers may deface sites, leak data, or disrupt services to gain attention. Revenge, curiosity, influence operations, and extortion can also drive behavior. For Security+ questions, students should evaluate both motivation and capability because the same attack technique may mean different things depending on whether the actor is opportunistic, funded, persistent, or highly targeted. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with. And dont forget Cyberauthor.me for the companion study guide and flash cards!
