Threat Frameworks

Thinking Like an Analyst — Kill Chain to ATT&CK

Tools find alerts; frameworks turn alerts into understanding. This epoch teaches the mental models analysts use to make sense of an adversary: the Cyber Kill Chain, the Diamond Model, MITRE ATT&CK and the ATT&CK Navigator, the Pyramid of Pain, MITRE D3FEND, and STIX/TAXII for sharing — all tied together by the threat-intelligence lifecycle and threat-informed defense. Hands-on analyst exercises (map an intrusion to the kill chain, pivot the Diamond, tag behavior with ATT&CK technique IDs, climb the Pyramid of Pain, map a defense in D3FEND, and author a STIX indicator) alongside the concepts.