Adversary
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 1: Introduction to SecurityUnit 2: Securing Spaces
A person or group trying to compromise a system. College Board says adversary, not "hacker".
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.3.A.12.1.B.1
Why it matters in Unit 1
Every question about attacks starts by asking who the adversary is and what they want.
Example
A group that phishes staff to steal patient records.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 1.3 Best Practices for Public Networks