It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that the phrase “indicators of compromise” (or IOCs) can be found in every report published on the Securelist. Usually after the phrase there are MD5 hashes[1], IP addresses and other technical data that should help information security specialists to counter a specific threat. But how exactly can indicators of compromise help them in their everyday work? To find the answer we asked three Kaspersky experts: Pierre Delcher, Senior Security Researcher in GReAT, Roman Nazarov, Head of SOC Consulting Services, and Konstantin Sapronov, Head of Global Emergency Response Team, to share their experience.
What is cyber threat intelligence, and how do we use it in GReAT?
We at GReAT are focused on identifying, analyzing and describing upcoming or ongoing, preferably unknown cyberthreats, to provide our customers with detailed reports, technical data feeds, and products. This is what we call cyber threat intelligence. It is a highly demanding activity, which requires time, multidisciplinary skills, efficient technology, innovation and dedication. It also requires a large and representative set of knowledge about cyberattacks, threat actors and associated tools over an extended timeframe. We have been doing so since 2008, benefiting from Kaspersky’s decades of cyberthreat data management, and unrivaled technologies. But why are we offering cyber threat intelligence at all?
The intelligence we provide on cyberthreats is composed of contextual information (such as targeted organization types, threat actor techniques, tactics and procedures – or TTPs – and attribution hints), detailed analysis of malicious tools that are exploited, as well as indicators of compromise and detection techniques. This in effect offers knowledge, enables anticipation, and supports three main globa ..
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