Hacker Archetypes - D&D Classes
Hacker Archetypes - D&D Classes
Luring threat actors into RDP traps reveals attackers' tactics. This blog summarizes an hour-long presentation about what can be found in those traps.
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 acquire access. They perform basic computer tasks.
Interesting read! And the way they use DnD classes is very fun to me. They did the bard dirty though haha.
Yeah, considering a bard is OP in certain situations, and often a great buff to any group. I think they should have likened a bard to social engineering experts or people that associate with hackers and help them with less hacking oriented tasks. Like a startup incubator except for black hats.
Yeah that is a good one. Though I don't know if there is another class that would have fit their category better