Category:Internet attacker

Description
An Internet attacker is someone whose only access to an application is via the Internet. They may or may not have an account or any relationship with the business.

They may try various approaches, including direct attacks, attacks on users of the system, email spamming, phishing, and many more.

Internet attackers can be assumed to have a wide variety of skills and motivations. Surely there are some who have a high level of skill in attacking applications, significant time to search for vulnerabilities, and financial motivation to do so.

Examples

 * Script kiddies
 * Professional attacker
 * Hackers and Crackers (Hackers/ Crackers Group)

Related Threats

 * Category:Intranet attacker

Staff Contractors Operational and Maintenance Staff Security Guards Other Employees who are annoyed with the company

Related Attacks

 * Keylogger attack
 * Phishing
 * Brute force attack
 * Social Engineering