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Cyber Security Kill Chain - Tactics and Strategies

You're reading from Cyber Security Kill Chain - Tactics and Strategies Breaking down the cyberattack process and responding to threats

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835466094

Length 308 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Ethical Hacking

Authors (2):

Gourav Nagar

Shreyas Kumar

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Understanding the Cyber Security Kill Chain

2. Chapter 2: Reconnaissance – The Initial Breach Plan FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Weaponization

4. Chapter 4: Delivery

5. Chapter 5: Exploitation

6. Chapter 6: Installation

7. Chapter 7: Command and Control

8. Chapter 8: Actions on Objectives

9. Chapter 9: Cyber Security Kill Chain and Emerging Technologies

10. Chapter 10: Legal and Ethical Aspects of the Cyber Security Kill Chain

11. Chapter 11: The Future

12. Chapter 12: A Proactive Approach

13. Index

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Legal and Ethical Aspects of the Cyber Security Kill Chain

Cybersecurity professionals know that technical prowess alone isn’t enough – we must also navigate a maze of legal requirements and ethical expectations. The Cyber Kill Chain (CKC) framework, originally developed by Lockheed Martin to outline the stages of a cyberattack, provides a useful lens to examine where these legal and ethical issues arise.

This chapter expands on each phase of the CKC – Reconnaissance, Weaponization, Delivery, Exploitation, Installation, Command and Control, and Actions on Objectives – highlighting the key legal implications and ethical considerations at every step.

We’ll also dive into global cybersecurity laws (such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, PIPL, LGPD, etc.), discuss hot topics such as “hacking back,” data privacy, duty of care, and proportionality, and learn from recent case studies (SolarWinds, MOVEit, and Colonial Pipeline). Throughout...

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Authors (2)

Gourav Nagar

Gourav Nagar

Gourav Nagar is a seasoned cybersecurity executive with over a decade of experience leading and scaling security programs. He has led organizations through some of the largest and most high-profile data breaches at some of the world's most respected companies. He has held key leadership roles at Uber, Apple, EY, and BILL, driving initiatives across security engineering, operations, threat detection, incident response, digital forensics, and infrastructure security. In addition to his corporate leadership, Gourav is a recognized thought leader and a dedicated mentor to students and early-career professionals. He actively advises cybersecurity founders and contributes to the broader innovation ecosystem by helping startups shape their products, go-to-market strategies, and security vision. Gourav holds a Master's in Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University and maintains industry-leading certifications including CISSP, CISM, CHFI, and GCFA.

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Shreyas Kumar

Shreyas Kumar

Shreyas Kumar is a Professor of Practice at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University. With over 22 years of experience across startups and Fortune 100 companies, including Adobe, Uber and Oracle. Shreyas is an accomplished author and speaker in cybersecurity, with numerous academic publications and conference talks. He holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University, and a Bachelors degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He holds multiple security certifications including CISSP, HCISPP, CISA and PCIP.

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