Threat Actors
A threat actor is another name for a hacker or attacker who is likely to attack your company; they all have different attributes. They will investigate your company from the outside, looking for details on social media and search engines. Let's now look at threat actor types:
- Hackers: There are three different types of hackers, so let's now look at each of these in turn:
a. Black Hat: The black hat hacker has no information because they are not authorized by the company.
b. Gray Hat: The gray hat hacker is provided with limited information from the company as they may be participating in the bug bounty program. These may be semi-authorized. These may be known as ethical hackers.
c. White Hat: The white hat hacker is an ethical hacker who is employed by the company to test applications for flaws and vulnerabilities before their release. They have all the information that they need, including the source code. These are authorized by the company as they are...
