motive-vocab

Benefit Foreign Entity (1)

Insider committed their attack to benefit a foreign entity, such as a foreign government or military

Benefit New Employer (2)

Insider committed their attack to benefit their new employer, such as by stealing a client list when they left the victim organization

Competitive Business Advantage (3)

Insider committed their attack in order to gain a business advantage for a competing company. Often, this is the insider starting their own company

Curiosity (4)

Insider committed the incident out of curiosity. E.g., Insider accessed medical records of a celebrity because they were curious of that celebrity’s age

Financial Gain (5)

Insider committed their attack to make a profit

Freedom of Information (6)

The insider held the belief that it is in the best interest of the public to share the victim organization’s confidential information with the public (e.g., sharing unfavorable test results of a product or unfavorable information about an organization’s internal practices)

Recognition (7)

The insider wanted to be recognized (e.g., for being smart, talented, capable, powerful, etc.)

Revenge (8)

The insider wanted revenge for an actual or perceived wrong

Other (99)

Other motive not listed in this vocabulary