Intrusion Kill Chain (noun) [Word Notes]

06/21/22 • 7 min

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A cybersecurity first principle strategy focused on disrupting known adversary activity at one of several phases of an attack sequence.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/intrusion-kill-chain

Audio reference link: "Cybersecurity Days: A Network Defender's Future," by Rick Howard, Integrated Cyber Conference, Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense (IACD), YouTube, 26 October 2018.

A cybersecurity first principle strategy focused on disrupting known adversary activity at one of several phases of an attack sequence.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/intrusion-kill-chain

Audio reference link: "Cybersecurity Days: A Network Defender's Future," by Rick Howard, Integrated Cyber Conference, Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense (IACD), YouTube, 26 October 2018.

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