Weaponization
Weaponization is the process where tools are built or used to attack their victims. Creating an infected file and sending it to the victim could be part of this chain. We will cover weaponization (tools) in every step that is relevant. As an example, we gave the privilege escalation tools / weapons under the Privilege Escalation section:
The following Figure 3 demonstrates how the Threat Actors deliver their weapons, such as malware, to their targets, and hack the victim's computers:
Figure 3: The stages where malware will be delivered