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M. Butler, J. G. OakleyThe Business of Hackinghttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0174-7_2

2. The Service

Michael Butler1   and Jacob G. Oakley2
(1)
Falls Church, VA, USA
(2)
Owens Cross Roads, AL, USA
 

Definitions

Our exploration of building and managing an offensive cybersecurity service begins with a few definitions to establish a common language between the various types of services.

Offensive Cybersecurity Service (OCS)

An offensive cybersecurity service is the mechanism by which an organization is able to acquire, manage, and execute offensive cybersecurity tasking as well as all elements involved in the management, development, and growth of the service and ...

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