{"id":71,"date":"2025-09-28T21:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2025-09-28T21:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:18:32","slug":"journal-entries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/journal-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal Entries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Journal Entry #5<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>After going through the motives for cyber offending, here\u2019s how I would rank them from strongest to weakest.<\/div>\n<div>1. Money &#8211; This one makes the most sense because financial gain is a huge driver behind a lot of cybercrime, from ransomware to online fraud.<\/div>\n<div>2. Recognition &#8211; Many hackers want to prove themselves or get respect from peers, so recognition feels like a big factor.<\/div>\n<div>3. Political &#8211; Hacktivism and politically motivated attacks are very real today, and they can cause serious damage.<\/div>\n<div>4. Revenge &#8211; Personal grudges or payback can push someone toward cybercrime, especially when emotions run high.<\/div>\n<div>5. Curiosity &#8211; Some people just want to see what they\u2019re capable of, and stories about young hackers breaking into big systems prove this.<\/div>\n<div>6. Entertainment &#8211; Doing it for fun or the thrill happens, but it seems less powerful than money or politics.<\/div>\n<div>7. Multiple reasons &#8211; A lot of offenders probably overlap motives, but I see this more as a mix rather than a clear reason.<\/div>\n<div>8. Boredom &#8211; This feels like the weakest motive. While some might act out of boredom, it doesn\u2019t explain the bigger, more serious crimes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I put money first because it lines up with what we see most often in real cases. Recognition and politics follow because both have a big impact on people and systems. Boredom landed last because it feels too minor compared to the other motives.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journal Entry #5 After going through the motives for cyber offending, here\u2019s how I would rank them from strongest to weakest. 1. Money &#8211; This one makes the most sense because financial gain is a huge driver behind a lot&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/journal-entries\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31351,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31351"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/danielcyse201s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}