Cyber Kill Chain: Reconnaissance

No wonder that cyber threats pose a significant risk to all of us be it individuals, organizations and nations. Cyber-attacks are becoming sophisticated day by day therefore understanding the attack methodologies used by cyber threat actors is crucial for defensive purposes. Here Cyber Kill Chain framework comes into play, it was developed by Lockheed Martin. The Cyber Kill Chain framework provides a well-structured approach to understand the various stages of a cyber-attack, from reconnaissance to data exfiltration. In this article, we discuss the first phase of the Cyber Kill Chain i.e.  reconnaissance.

The Cyber Kill Chain Overview

The Cyber Kill Chain’s concept has been drawn from military strategy which was adapted for cybersecurity purposes. It outlines the steps of a cyber-attack, allowing defenders to understand effectively intervene in the cyber-attack process. The seven stages of the Cyber Kill Chain are:

1. Reconnaissance: Collecting information about the target.
2. Weaponization: Cyber attackers develop or acquire the tools and methods necessary to exploit the vulnerabilities identified during reconnaissance. Weaponization can take various forms, including the creation of custom malware tailored to specific targets or the repurposing of existing exploits to suit the attacker's needs. 
3. Delivery: Attackers deliver the malicious payload such as malware or exploit code to the target. The objective of the delivery phase is to successfully infiltrate the target environment 
4. Exploitation: Exploiting....

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Priyanka Tomar

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