Cyber Kill Chain
The Cyber Kill Chain is an attack framework model that defines and describes the seven stages of a cyberattack. The stages of cyberattack include reconnaissance, weaponization, delivery, exploitation, installation, command and control, and actions on objectives. The stages of this framework help analysts better understand the potential strategies, techniques, and procedures that cyberattackers use. The framework is presented from the perspective of actions an attacker would take and then used by analysts for review and understanding. It draws inspiration from the kill chain military tactic, which has five stages – intelligence gathering, planning and weaponization, execution, establishment of control, and mission objectives.
Figure 2.1 shows the seven stages of the model.
Figure 2.1: The Cyber Kill Chain
The following list describes each stage of the Cyber Kill Chain:
- Reconnaissance stage: The attacker collects information...
