Threat and Attack Types, Motivations, and Tactics

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Official references for this objective

Splunk — Recorded Webinar: Getting Ahead of The Adversary - Splunk and Johns Hopkins Demonstrate Threat Hunting Tactics | Splunk

The only way to do this is to apply advanced analytics, which helps agencies quickly identify, investigate, respond and adapt to threats in dynamic, digital
Splunk — Automated Threat Analysis in Splunk Enterprise Security | Splunk

It automatically breaks down complex phishing attack chains to reach the final payload, extract critical forensic evidence, and deliver a thorough analysis of the threat
Splunk — White Paper - Using Splunk Software as Part of a Government Insider Threat Detection Program | Splunk

How machine data can play a central role on insider threat investigations