Anthony KraudeltHot take from a guy who spent two decades at investigating cyber crimes:
The term "hacker" tells you almost nothing useful.
What matters, what actually predicts behavior, tactics, and targets,
is WHY they're doing it.
The intelligence community has used M.I.C.E for 70 years to understand spies. That model is shifted to a new ear of online threats.
Money. Ideology. Curiosity . Ego.
I wrote a book applying it to cybersecurity. Not because it's theoretical.
Because in the field, understanding motivation is how you get ahead of attacks.
A money-motivated attacker runs a different kill chain than an ego-driven one.
Treat them the same and your defenses will always be one step behind.
Happy to talk through any of it here. The infosec community on Bluesky
has been one of the best conversations I've had about this stuff.
Book: 'How MICE Threaten Cyber Security' on Amazon.
https://a.co/d/0awR4gNr
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