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A threat can be anything that disrupts, disrupts, or destroys valuable services and assets within an organization’s technology ecosystem. Whether the source is ‘human’ or ‘non-human’, a cyber-threat assessment must examine all potential vectors that could pose a possible security risk to a system or asset. The main mission of the SOC in Cyber Security is monitoring and alerting.
Cyber Threat Assessment provides a structured and repeatable process to support an organization’s efforts to identify, remediate, and prepare for potential threats. The process results are combined with internal data on vulnerabilities relevant to a particular organization and knowledge of external guidance and recommendations. Finally, identified vulnerabilities are evaluated regarding the probability of occurrence and potential impact.
In sum, this threat-centric approach to countering cyberattacks represents a shift from a reactive to a proactive security state. Identifying ways to protect better the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of its technical assets, affecting their usability and functionality. Vulnerability Assessment Tools permit the detection of vulnerabilities in applications using many ways.
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Although there are several different methods an organization can use to conduct cyber threat analysis, they all share the following key components or phases at the core level.
Scope includes information, asset or software characteristics, and the threat environment used for analysis.
IT analysts need unrestricted access to data to transform it into information that supports threat analysis. Examples include intrusion incidents, detection engine logs, reported exploits, firewall logs, malware reverse engineering, open source web searches, honeypots, digital forensic analysis, and more. Other sources incorporate internal policies and methods, logs and alerts, and system version and configuration information.
During this phase, systems, assets, and enterprise security tools are tested and evaluated based on the information gathered to determine where potential threats lie. For each threat identified, the organization also determines the likelihood of the threat materializing and the potential impact if the threat were to be exploited. These potential impacts can be categorized according to what affects the system’s availability, confidentiality, and integrity of data processed or stored.
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As part of this process, threat analysts must also identify attack vectors and how they can introduce threats to a device, system, or network. Examples of Attack Vectors:
- Phishing Attacks
- Insecure Wireless Networks
- Removable Media
- Mobile Devices
- Malicious Web Components
- Viruses and Malware
It is also important to note that should perform regular threat assessments. This may be annually or with changes or additions to your organization’s technology or operational footprint.
Data security protects digital information throughout its lifecycle from damage, theft, or unauthorized access.
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- Generate threats first and analyze the system for threats.
- For threat analysis, a model is first designed containing definitions of steps and elements.
- An interacting element is a process, data storage, data flow, boundary, or element specified externally within a system.
For security professionals, threat assessment is also used to describe the process by which operations personnel monitor and identify potential, imminent, or imminent threats (active shooters, terrorists, criminals, etc.).
LTS Secure uses the term proactive threat analysis to describe the systematic observation process for identifying threats.
These threats can target customers, their facilities, or staff.
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