COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To make discoveries
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To protect information
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To steal information
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To expose corruption
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The biggest motivation is often financial gain. Hackers can make money by stealing your passwords, accessing your bank or credit card details, holding your information to ransom, or selling your data to other hackers or on the dark web.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some common reasons for hacking include basic bragging rights, curiosity, revenge, boredom, challenge, theft for financial gain, sabotage, vandalism, corporate espionage, blackmail, and extortion. Hackers are known to regularly cite these reasons to explain their behavior.
Detailed explanation-3: -Unfortunately, some attackers want to steal your data just to prove that they can. They are not motivated by monetary gain, access to free resources or the ability to steal your users’ identities. They simply want to prove to themselves – and their hacker friends, perhaps – that they can break past your defenses.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hijack your usernames and passwords. Steal your money and open credit card and bank accounts in your name. Ruin your credit. Request new account Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) or additional credit cards.