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A command kill chain consists of payload delivery, code execution on a target system, and establishing a command and control (C2) channel outside of a....

TTPs are the “patterns of activities or methods associated with a specific threat actor or group of threat actors.”

The adversaries trying to breach your cyber defenses have a plan, do you? A few weeks ago, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)....

Cyber threat intelligence should always enable decision making and action, but what good is a cyber threat intelligence program if you take no action....

Cyber threat intelligence is a process required to make action-oriented, judgement-based decisions that are not otherwise possible. Optiv recommends....

For all functional roles in the organization prioritizing those mission critical to the business and its security, identify the specific knowledge....

The sad truth about penetration tests is that they are almost always successful in demonstrating dramatic security events. Even junior assessors can....

As our universe becomes more robust and, its inhabitants become increasingly more aware of the stability of WAN, it is most certain that the future....

Actively manage the lifecycle of system and application accounts – their creation, use, dormancy, deletion – in order to minimize opportunities for....

The processes and tools used to track, control, prevent and correct the security use of wireless local area networks (LANs), access points and....

Has your "Guest" Network become the defacto landing place for pseudo-production devices? I shared an insightful discussion with a customer recently....

The processes and tools used to track/control/prevent/correct secure access to critical assets (e.g., information, resources, and systems) according....