Motive

The reason or underlying cause that prompts a subject to engage in an infringement.

Sections

ID	Name	Description
MT012	Coercion	A subject is persuaded against their will to access and exfiltrate or destroy sensitive data, or conduct some other act that harms or undermines the target organization.
MT017	Espionage	A subject carries out covert actions, such as the collection of confidential or classified information, for the strategic advantage of a nation-state.
MT009	Fear of Reprisals	A subject accesses and exfiltrates or destroys sensitive data or otherwise contravenes internal policies in an attempt to prevent professional reprisals against them or other persons.
MT011	Hubris	A subject accesses and exfiltrates or destroys sensitive data or otherwise contravenes internal policies with the aim to successfully defeat controls in order to demonstrate ability and/or skill.
MT016	Human Error	The subject has no threatening motive and is not reckless in their actions. The infringement is a result of an honest mistake made by the subject.
MT001	Joiner	A subject joins the organisation with the pre-formed intent to gain access to sensitive data or otherwise contravene internal policies.
MT008	Lack of Awareness	A subject is unaware that they are prohibited from accessing and exfiltrating or destroying sensitive data or otherwise contravening internal policies.
MT003	Leaver	A subject leaving the organisation with access to sensitive data with the intent to access and exfiltrate sensitive data or otherwise contravene internal policies.
MT013	Misapprehension or Delusion	A subject accesses and exfiltrates of destroys sensitive data or otherwise contravenes internal policies as a result of motives not grounded in reality.
MT002	Mover	A subject moves within the organisation to a different team with the intent to gain access to sensitive data or to circumvent controls or to otherwise contravene internal policies.
MT005	Personal Gain	A subject seeks personal gain from another by accessing and exfiltrating or destroying sensitive data or otherwise contravening internal policies.
MT004	Political or Philosophical Beliefs	A subject is motivated by their political or philosophical beliefs to access and destroy or exfiltrate sensitive data or otherwise contravene internal policies.
MT015	Recklessness	The subject does not have a threatening motive. However, the subject under takes actions without due care and attention to the outcome, which causes an infringement.
MT007	Resentment	A subject is motivated by resentment towards the organisation to access and exfiltrate or destroy data or otherwise contravene internal policies.
MT010	Self Sabotage	A subject accesses and exfiltrates or destroys sensitive data or otherwise contravenes internal policies with the aim to be caught and penalised.
MT006	Third Party Collusion Motivated by Personal Gain	A subject is recruited by a third party to access and exfiltrate or destroy sensitive data or otherwise contravene internal policies for in exchange for a personal gain.