NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY GREEN PAPER – SUPPORTING DOCUMENT Table 3 highlights the most likely threat agent for each of the top cyber threats. It indicates a widespread involvement of cyber criminals, followed by hactivists and nation-states4 in such forms of activities. Identity thefts or frauds, information leakages and phishing are the predominant threats originating from any of the threat agents identified. Threat Agents Cyber criminal On-line social hacker Hacktivist Nation state Corporation Employee Cyber fighter Cyber terrorist Script kiddy Identity theft fraud Information leakage Phishing Data breaches Malicious code Web-based attacks Web application / injection attacks Top threats Exploit kits Physical damage /theft/ loss of data Insider threat Denial of Service Cyber espionage Spam Botnets Ransomware / rogueware / scareware Table 3 –The likely threat agent for each cyber threat The cyber agent scenario is however not complete without also identifying the friendly cyber agents – the agents who positively contribute to a safe and secure cyber space – who are listed in Table 4. 16 Malta | National Cyber Security Strategy Green Paper – Supporting Document