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Product type Paperback

Published in May 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804614266

Length 192 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Rebecca Blair

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 – The Basics: SOC and ATT&CK, Two Worlds in a Delicate Balance

2. Chapter 1: SOC Basics – Structure, Personnel, Coverage, and Tools FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Analyzing Your Environment for Potential Pitfalls

4. Chapter 3: Reviewing Different Threat Models

5. Chapter 4: What Is the ATT&CK Framework?

6. Part 2 – Detection Improvements and Alignment with ATT&CK

7. Chapter 5: A Deep Dive into the ATT&CK Framework

8. Chapter 6: Strategies to Map to ATT&CK

9. Chapter 7: Common Mistakes with Implementation

10. Chapter 8: Return on Investment Detections

11. Part 3 – Continuous Improvement and Innovation

12. Chapter 9: What Happens After an Alert is Triggered?

13. Chapter 10: Validating Any Mappings and Detections

14. Chapter 11: Implementing ATT&CK in All Parts of Your SOC

15. Chapter 12: What’s Next? Areas for Innovation in Your SOC

16. Index

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Overview of the various ATT&CK models

As mentioned, the MITRE ATT&CK Framework has evolved to include multiple different models based on operating systems and environments. Currently, these are the following models:

Windows
macOS
Linux
Network
Containers
Office 365
Azure AD
Google Workspaces
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Android
iOS
Industrial Control System (ICS)

These models are meant to be used in a pick-and-choose manner so that, as an end user, you are able to select the techniques and matrices that apply to your environment and mix and match options as needed. We’ll take a deep-dive into quite a few of the different models by looking at the types of techniques and comparison of the different models through future chapters. However, from a basic point of view, they are all initially based on a version of the Cyber Kill Chain framework. The Cyber Kill Chain framework...