Analysing the IoC and IoA incident response techniques in cybersecurity
By Zeki Turedi, Technology Strategist, EMEA at CrowdStrike
Organisations attempting to protect their data currently face an unprecedented threat level. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2019 ranked data theft and cyber attack as two of the top five global risks in terms of likelihood. Even the largest and best-equipped of international organisations have shown they’re susceptible to attack from persistent, skilled adversaries.
The tough reality for many organisations is that by the time they have been compromised, it’s already too late. To detect these threats, cybersecurity teams have traditionally relied on Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) which work by detecting signatures, exploits, vulnerabilities and IP addresses to help determine whether a security incident has occurred. This has meant that rather than preventing a breach, security teams have remained focussed on investigating what has already happened. However, in recent years, next-generation security solutions have emerged, allowing security teams to go beyond this to really understand the intent of what an attacker is trying to accomplish – and hence, how better to thwart this.
What are Indicators of Attack (IoAs)?
IoAs allow security teams to develop a more proactive approach to investigations by helping them quickly identify and understand common actions that an adversary must conduct to ..
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