Motive
Boundary Testing
Coercion
Conflicts of Interest
Curiosity
Espionage
Fear of Reprisals
Hubris
Human Error
Ideology
Joiner
Lack of Awareness
Leaver
Misapprehension or Delusion
Mover
Personal Gain
Political or Philosophical Beliefs
Recklessness
Recognition
Resentment
Revenge
Rogue Nationalism
Self Sabotage
Third Party Collusion Motivated by Personal Gain
- ID: MT018
- Created: 29th October 2024
- Updated: 25th April 2025
- Contributor: Matt Barr
Curiosity
A subject, motivated solely by personal curiosity, may take actions that unintentionally cause or risk harm to an organization. For example, they might install unauthorized software to experiment with its features or explore a network-attached storage (NAS) device without proper authorization.