The anatomy of common attack vectors

In this initial segment, we will delve into prevalent attack vectors that have been increasingly leveraged to impact organizations on a large scale. By dissecting various attack patterns, we aim to familiarize ourselves with the evolving threat landscape. Furthermore, an examination of these attack patterns against our own organizations often unveils a clandestine cohort of adversaries endeavoring to breach our systems. Building upon our earlier exploration in Chapter 4, where we extensively analyzed several attacker profiles and their primary targets, and Chapter 5, which elucidated methodologies for identifying weaknesses in our systems through an adversarial lens, our current focus shifts to the ongoing monitoring of attacks targeting our organization and similar entities. The objective is to discern recent attack patterns and fortify our defenses accordingly to thwart such incursions.

Next, we’ll dissect common attack types using real...