Security Awareness | TryHackMe Write-Up
An introduction to security awareness; why its important, the impact of being attacked, different threat actors and basic account security.
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Task 1: Introduction to Security Awareness#
Read why security awareness is so important for everyone.
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Task 2: Why Security Awareness is essential#
Security awareness training is a must-have skill to counter efforts by attackers and reduce risks within the business. A few of the benefits are below:
- Help prevent data breaches
- Minimize and reduce risks and threats
- Improve IT defenses
- Improves customer confidence
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Task 3: Data and account security#
How many people were affected by eBay being hacked?
145 million
What data was leaked from Playstation being hacked?
names, addresses, e-mail, birth dates
Task 4: Check if you’ve ever been part of a cyber breach#
Go to haveibeenpwned.com and see if your information has ever been part of a breach. If you have, don’t panic - ensure you change the breached accounts password. The next room in this module will talk about how you can use a password manager to create unique passwords for all your accounts.
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Task 5: Cyber threat actors#
The motivation of threat actors may vary and can be categorized into different groups:
- Nation-state cyber threat actors are geopolitically motivated.
- Cybercriminals are financially motivated.
- Hacktivists are ideologically motivated.
- Terrorist groups are motivated by ideological violence.
- Thrill-seekers are motivated by satisfaction.
- Insider threat actors are motivated by discontent.
Who would most likely be interested in exploiting a business?
Cybercriminals
Who would most likely be interested in exploiting a personal computer for fun?
Thrill-seekers.
Who would most likely be interested in exploiting a website to deliver a message?
Hacktivists
Task 6: Conclusion#
This room introduced you to the basics of security awareness concepts and knowledge that can help you stay safe online.
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