Glossary: Compliance, Privacy and Penetration Testing

Cyber Kill Chain

Also written: Kill Chain

Lockheed Martin's 2011 model of an intrusion as seven ordered steps, from reconnaissance to actions on objectives. The defender wins by breaking any link, and the earlier the better.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 3: Gathering Audit Evidence and Setting the Scope
Chapter 6: What's next

Related terms

MITRE ATT&CK Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis Weaponization Delivery Installation Command and control (C2)Actions on objectives