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In cybersecurity and risk assessment, a threat actor (or threat agents, attackers, or adversaries) is a person, group, organisation, state, or other entity with the ability to cause, carry, transmit, support, or exploit a threat.
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| cybercriminals | instance of | researchers and security organisations use taxonomies that distinguish between groups | 0.80 | text |
| state-linked actors | instance of | researchers and security organisations use taxonomies that distinguish between groups | 0.80 | text |
| ideologically motivated actors | instance of | researchers and security organisations use taxonomies that distinguish between groups | 0.80 | text |
| thrill seekers or trolls | instance of | researchers and security organisations use taxonomies that distinguish between groups | 0.80 | text |
| insiders | instance of | researchers and security organisations use taxonomies that distinguish between groups | 0.80 | text |
| and competitors.Threat actor classifications are used in risk management | instance of | researchers and security organisations use taxonomies that distinguish between groups | 0.80 | text |
| cyber threat intelligence | instance of | researchers and security organisations use taxonomies that distinguish between groups | 0.80 | text |
| and incident response to connect observed behaviour with possible objectives | instance of | researchers and security organisations use taxonomies that distinguish between groups | 0.80 | text |
| likely future activity | instance of | researchers and security organisations use taxonomies that distinguish between groups | 0.80 | text |
| Threat actor | related to Government taxonomies | Taxonomies | 0.60 | section |
| Threat actor | related to Government taxonomies | In | 0.60 | section |
| Threat actor | related to Government taxonomies | United States | 0.60 | section |
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