Further reading
Several web resources have been listed for additional information and review on the subjects covered in this chapter:
- Jeffrey Carr’s first use of the cyber kill chain: http://jeffreycarr.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-cyber-kill-chain-trademarked-by.html
- Lockheed Martin’s Cyber Kill Chain framework: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/cyber/cyber-kill-chain.html
- MITRE ATT&CK official knowledge base: https://attack.mitre.org
- CNBC: Google, Microsoft plan to spend billions on cybersecurity after meeting with Biden: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/google-microsoft-plan-to-spend-billions-on-cybersecurity-after-meeting-with-biden.html
- Notable Microsoft security acquisitions:
- Aortao: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2014/11/13/microsoft-acquires-aorato-give-enterprise-customers-better-defense-digital-intruders-hybrid-cloud-world
- Secure Islands: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2015/11/09/microsoft-to-acquire-secure-islands-a-leader-in-data-protection-technology
- Hexadite: https://news.microsoft.com/2017/06/08/microsoft-signs-agreement-to-acquire-hexadite
- CyberX: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/06/22/microsoft-acquires-cyberx-to-accelerate-and-secure-customers-iot-deployments
- RiskIQ: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/07/12/microsoft-to-acquire-riskiq-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-of-digital-transformation-and-hybrid-work
- CloudKnox: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2021/07/21/microsoft-acquires-cloudknox-security-to-offer-unified-privileged-access-and-cloud-entitlement-management
- The Microsoft Zero Trust Maturity Assessment tool: https://info.microsoft.com/ww-landing-Zero-Trust-Assessment.html
- Microsoft Digital Defense Report: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/microsoft-digital-defense-report
