Hacker Archetypes - D&D Classes - Lemmy.world

Researchers analyzed 190 million hacking events on a honeynet and categorized the types of hackers into Dungeons and Dragons classses. Rangers evaluate the system and set conditions for a follow-on attack. Thieves install cryptominers and other profiteering software. Barbarians attempt to brute force their way into adjacent systems. Wizards connect the newly compromised system to a previous to establish ‘portals’ to tunnel through to obscure their identity. Bards have no apparent hacking skill and likely purchase or otherwise acquired access. They perform basic computer tasks.