Considering hacker targets
One of the biggest issues to consider when thinking about hackers is that hackers don’t just attack your organization without reason. There is always a target and a motivation to attack a target. Otherwise, the hacker, just like anyone else, isn’t going to bother. The targets that a hacker chooses are the primary means of interaction with your organization rather than a secondary consideration. The hacker needs to see that the target can be easily accessed. In some cases, the attack almost becomes a game for the hacker, a kind of puzzle to solve. Yes, there are monetary or other reasons for the attack, but if you can get money out of any of a variety of targets, then the target itself must become part of the motivation for this particular attack. The following sections discuss some hacker targets that help demonstrate an attack pattern and a reason for choosing that particular target and not some other target in an organization.
