WorksheetsUnderstanding Cyber Attack Motivations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following best describes 'hacktivism'?
Hacking for personal financial gain
Hacking to promote a political or social cause
Hacking for fun or curiosity
Hacking to steal trade secrets
What is the primary motivation behind most cybercrimes?
Revenge
Financial gain
National security
Scientific research
Which type of attacker is most likely to be involved in cyber espionage?
Script kiddies
State-sponsored actors
Hacktivists
Insiders
An employee who steals confidential company data for personal benefit is an example of which type of threat?
Insider threat
Hacktivism
State-sponsored attack
Cyber espionage
Which of the following is a common motivation for state-sponsored cyber attacks?
Gaining competitive business advantage
Promoting a social cause
National security and intelligence gathering
Personal revenge
What is cyber espionage primarily concerned with?
Disrupting services
Stealing sensitive information
Vandalising websites
Spreading malware for profit
Which of the following best describes an insider threat?
An external hacker targeting a company
A current or former employee misusing access
A government agency conducting surveillance
A group of hacktivists protesting online
Which motivation is most likely behind a cyber attack that defaces a government website with political messages?
Financial gain
Hacktivism
Cyber espionage
Insider threat
Which of the following is NOT typically a motivation for cybercrime?
Financial gain
Political protest
National defence
Personal revenge
A cyber attack carried out by a foreign government to steal military secrets is an example of:
Hacktivism
Insider threat
State-sponsored cyber attack
Cybercrime for financial gain
Which of the following is a potential motivation for an insider threat?
Loyalty to the company
Disgruntlement or revenge
Promoting a political cause
National security
Which group is most likely to conduct cyber attacks for intelligence gathering?
Hacktivists
State-sponsored actors
Script kiddies
Cybercriminals
What is the main goal of cyber espionage?
To make money quickly
To gather confidential information
To protest against a government
To cause physical damage
Which of the following is an example of a financial motivation for a cyber attack?
Stealing credit card details to sell online
Defacing a website to make a political statement
Leaking classified documents to the press
Sabotaging a rival nation’s infrastructure
Which type of attacker is most likely to be motivated by ideology rather than money?
Cybercriminals
Hacktivists
Insiders
State-sponsored actors
Which of the following best describes a state-sponsored cyber attack?
An attack carried out by a private individual for personal gain
An attack funded or directed by a government
An attack by a group of activists
An attack by a disgruntled employee
Which of the following is NOT a typical motivation for an insider threat?
Financial reward
Revenge against employer
National pride
Coercion by external parties
Which of the following is most likely to be the target of cyber espionage?
Online shopping websites
Government agencies and large corporations
Personal social media accounts
Local sports clubs
Which of the following is a common method used by insiders to carry out cyber attacks?
Phishing emails from outside the organisation
Using legitimate access to steal data
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks
Website defacement
Which of the following best describes the motivation behind hacktivist attacks?
To make a profit
To gather intelligence for a government
To promote a political or social agenda
To sabotage a competitor
