Scenario mapping

For the final section of this chapter, we are going to look at an important part of SOC development: scenario mapping. This process is carried out on a regular basis to ensure that tools and procedures are tuned for effective analysis and have the right data flow and that responses are well defined to ensure appropriate actions are taken upon detection of potential and actual threats. To make this an effective exercise, we recommend involving a range of different people with diverse skill sets and viewpoints, both technical and non-technical. You can also involve external consultants with specific skills and experience in threat hunting, defense, and attack techniques.

The following process is provided as a starting point. We encourage you to define your own approach to scenario mapping and improve it each time the exercise is carried out.

Step 1 – Define the new scenarios

In this first step, we articulate one scenario at a time; you may want to use...