Security Plus 601 Exams 2023

Risk - Likelihood of a threat actor taking advantage of a vulnerability by using a treat against an IT system asset 5 jargon terms in risk - Asset. Likelihood. Threat actor. Vulnerability. Threat Asset - Part of an IT infrastructure that has value. Tangible and intangible Likelihood - Probability over a define period of time of someone/thing damaging assets Threat Actor - Anyone or anything that has the motive and resources to attack another enterprise's IT infrastructure Hacker/Security Hacker - Possess technical skills to gain access to computer systems 3 types of hackers - White hat/Authorized Gray hat/Semi-Authorized Black hat/Unauthorized Hacktivist - Hacker and an activist. They have an agenda. Fueled by a sense of injustice. Script kiddies - Poorly skilled actors who take advantage of open source attacking tools. Insiders/Insider threat - People