Kill Chain 💯

The is a conceptual framework originally used in military operations to describe the stages of an attack—from identifying a target to its eventual destruction. In modern contexts, it is most widely known as the Cyber Kill Chain® , a model developed by Lockheed Martin in 2011 to track and disrupt cyber intrusions.

According to standard guides from CrowdStrike and Microsoft Security , the process follows these sequential steps: Cyber Kill Chain® | Lockheed Martin Kill Chain

The core principle is that an attacker must complete every stage of the chain to succeed, while a defender only needs to "break" the chain at to stop the attack. The 7 Stages of the Cyber Kill Chain The is a conceptual framework originally used in