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Operationalizing Threat Intelligence

Name: Operationalizing Threat Intelligence
ISBN: 9781801814683

by Kyle Wilhoit, Joseph Opacki

June 2022

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460 pages

11h 5m

English

Packt Publishing

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Operationalizing Threat Intelligence
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Preface
Who this book is forWhat this book coversTo get the most out of this bookDownload the color imagesConventions usedGet in touchShare Your Thoughts
Section 1: What Is Threat Intelligence?
Chapter 1: Why You Need a Threat Intelligence Program
What is CTI, and why is it important?Data, information, and intelligenceTactical, strategic, operational, and technical threat intelligenceTactical CTIStrategic CTIOperational CTITechnical CTISubject matter expertiseThe uses and benefits of CTIHow to get CTIWhat is good CTI?The five traits of good CTIAdmiralty ratingsSource ratingsData credibility ratingsPutting it togetherIntelligence cyclesThe threat intelligence life cycle F3EAD life cycleThreat intelligence maturity, detection, and hunting modelsTIMMThe threat HMMThe detection maturity modelWhat to do with threat intelligenceSummary
Chapter 2: Threat Actors, Campaigns, and Tooling
Actor motivationsBragging rights or for funFinancial or for profitRevengeIdeological beliefsIntelligence gathering and intellectual property theftTerrorismWarfareThreat actorsNation state attackersCybercriminalsHacktivistsTerrorist groupsThrill seekersInsider threatsThreat campaignsVulnerabilities and malwareVulnerabilities and exploitsMalwareMalware, campaigns, and actor namingThe act of namingActor, activity, and group namingMalware namingCampaign namingAliasesToolingSystem administrator toolsOpen source toolsHacking toolsThreat actor attributionSummary
Chapter 3: Guidelines and Policies
The needs and benefits of guidelines, procedures, standards, and policiesGuidelinesProceduresStandardsPoliciesSIRsPIRs GIRsDefining intelligence requirementsEvaluating the intelligence requirementThe prioritization of intelligence requirementsFCRsReevaluation IERsDIRsDeveloping intelligence requirementsAttack surface versus threat actor focusedA GIR exampleSummary
Chapter 4: Threat Intelligence Frameworks, Standards, Models, and Platforms
The importance of adopting frameworks and standardsThreat modeling methods and frameworksThreat intelligence pyramid of painCyber Kill ChainDiamond modelMITRE ATT&CKThreat intelligence and data sharing frameworksTraffic light protocolStructured Threat Information eXpressionTrusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information (TAXII)Storage platformsOpenCTIMalware Information Sharing Platform (MISP)Summary
Section 2: How to Collect Threat Intelligence
Chapter 5: Operational Security (OPSEC)
What is OPSEC?The OPSEC processTypes of OPSECIdentity OPSECPersonal protectionOnline persona creationTechnical OPSEC types and conceptsInfrastructure and networkHardwareSoftware and operating systemActor engagementSource protectionOPSEC monitoringPersonnel training and metricsSummary
Chapter 6: Technical Threat Intelligence – Collection
The collection management processThe role of the collection manager Prioritized collection requirementsThe collection operations life cycleSurveying your collection needsIntelligence collection metrics Prioritized intelligence requirementsRequests for informationPlanning and administrationPeopleProcessTools and technologyThe collection operationCollection typesData typesRaw dataAnalyzed dataProduction dataThe artifact and observable repositoriesIntelligence collection metricsQuantitative metricsQualitative metricsSummary

Chapter 7: Technical Threat Analysis – Enrichment
The need and motivation for enrichment and analysisInfrastructure-based IOCsDomain Name System (DNS)WHOISPassive DNSFile-based IOCsFile artifactsStatic tool analysisDynamic malware analysisSetting up the environmentDynamic malware analysis toolsDefeating system monitoringCuckoo sandboxOnline sandbox solutionsReverse engineeringSummary
Chapter 8: Technical Threat Analysis – Threat Hunting and Pivoting
The motivation for hunting and pivotingHunting methodsVerdict determinationThreat expressionTranslating IOCs to TTPsHunting and identification signaturesPivot methodsMalicious infrastructure pivotsMalicious file pivotsPivot and hunting tools and servicesMaltegoAlienVault OTXurlscan.ioHybrid AnalysisVirusTotal graphing/huntingRiskIQ PassiveTotalSummary
Chapter 9: Technical Threat Analysis – Similarity Analysis
The motivations behind similarity analysisWhat is similarity grouping?Graph theory with similarity groupsDirectionGraphical structuresSimilarity analysis toolsYARAGraphing with STIXHashing and fingerprinting toolsImport hashingFuzzy and other hashing methods to enable similarity analysisUseful fingerprinting toolsSummary
Section 3: What to Do with Threat Intelligence
Chapter 10: Preparation and Dissemination
Data interpretation and alignmentData versus information versus intelligenceCritical thinking and reasoning in cyber threat intelligenceCognitive biasesFoundations of analytic judgments Motives and intentionsAnalytic confidenceMetadata tagging in threat intelligenceThoughts before disseminationSummary
Chapter 11: Fusion into Other Enterprise Operations
SOCIRThe IR life cycleF3EADRed and blue teamsThe red teamThe blue teamThreat intelligenceInformation securityOther departments to considerProducts and servicesMarketing and public relationsSalesLegal and organizational risksExecutive leadershipSummary
Chapter 12: Overview of Datasets and Their Practical Application
Planning and directionCollectionAnalysisInfrastructure discoveryProductionCyber Threat Intelligence Report – Ozark International BankDissemination and feedbackSummary
Chapter 13: Conclusion
What Is Cyber Threat Intelligence?How to Collect Cyber Threat IntelligenceWhat to Do with Cyber Threat IntelligenceSummary
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Chapter 2: Threat Actors, Campaigns, and Tooling

When people think of threat actors, they often associate the iconography of the hooded miscreant; hiding out in a basement, their features illuminated by the glow of the monitor, tirelessly pecking on the keys of a worn-out keyboard. While this may be a semi-accurate portrayal for a percentage, the reality is that threat actors are far more professional and organized. Studying their behaviors and approaches to committing cybercrimes is much more detailed and involves studying the threat actors, their motivations, and the associated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that they utilize in their attack chain.

As we learned in the previous chapter, there are many diverse methods we can use ...

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