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Cyber Killchain

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    Ian Atha
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    Ian Atha is an Athens-based technologist, ex-OpenAI, building at the intersection of craft, code, and civic life.

Cyber Killchain

Every attack on information infrastructure takes the following form:

  • Reconnaissance
  • Weaponization
  • Delivery
  • Exploitation
  • Persistence
  • Actions on Objectives

Lockheed Martin popularized this list as a Cyber Killchain.

The key is that it's a chain, therefore weakening any part of it, weakens the chain. The "defense in depth" directive of any infosec approach is informed by this fact.

Ian Atha is an Athens-based technologist, ex-OpenAI, building at the intersection of craft, code, and civic life.