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Cyber Security Kill Chain - Tactics and Strategies. Breaking down the cyberattack process and responding to threats

Cyber Security Kill Chain - Tactics and Strategies. Breaking down the cyberattack process and responding to threats

Gourav Nagar, Shreyas Kumar, Rohit Ghai

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Gain a strategic edge in cybersecurity by mastering the systematic approach to identifying and responding to cyber threats through a detailed exploration of the cyber kill chain framework. This guide walks you through each stage of the attack, from reconnaissance and weaponization to exploitation, command and control (C2), and actions on objectives. Written by cybersecurity leaders Gourav Nagar, Director of Information Security at BILL Holdings, with prior experience at Uber and Apple, and Shreyas Kumar, Professor of Practice at Texas A&M, and former expert at Adobe and Oracle, this book helps enhance your cybersecurity posture. You’ll gain insight into the role of threat intelligence in boosting the cyber kill chain, explore the practical applications of the framework in real-world scenarios, and see how AI and machine learning are revolutionizing threat detection. You’ll also learn future-proofing strategies and get ready to counter sophisticated threats like supply chain attacks and living-off-the-land attacks, and the implications of quantum computing on cybersecurity.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the strategic understanding and skills needed to protect your organization's digital infrastructure in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity.
  • 1. Understanding the Cyber Security Kill Chain
  • 2. Reconnaissance – The Initial Breach Plan
  • 3. Weaponization
  • 4. Delivery
  • 5. Exploitation
  • 6. Installation
  • 7. Command and Control
  • 8. Actions on Objectives
  • 9. Cyber Security Kill Chain and Emerging Technologies
  • 10. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Cyber Security Kill Chain
  • 11. The Future
  • 12. A Proactive Approach
  • Title: Cyber Security Kill Chain - Tactics and Strategies. Breaking down the cyberattack process and responding to threats
  • Author: Gourav Nagar, Shreyas Kumar, Rohit Ghai
  • Original title: Cyber Security Kill Chain - Tactics and Strategies. Breaking down the cyberattack process and responding to threats
  • ISBN: 9781835462270, 9781835462270
  • Date of issue: 2025-05-30
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_44eg
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing