Book layout
This book is laid out in a manner intended to help you better prepare for and understand the contents of each chapter. Each chapter will have five sections:
- Introduction and learning outcomes: This area will introduce you to the main focus of the chapter, as well as outlining the expected high-level areas that you should remember as you review the material. Each learning objective will start with one of the following three words:
- If the objective starts with Identify, then the intention is just for you to have a higher-level understanding of the topic. You do not need to worry about having an expert-level understanding of that material.
- If the objective starts with Comprehend, then the intention is for you to be able to apply the topic and extrapolate how it would fit into a given scenario.
- If the objective starts with Discuss, then the intention is for you to be able to have an educated discussion with another knowledgeable person on the topic. Not only would you fully understand the concept, but you would also be able to apply it in real time to various scenarios.
- Topic focus: This area is the main focus of the chapter and will provide all of the details needed for you to understand the topic.
- Scenarios: This area is broken up into two fictional subscenarios, one focused on an internal hunt team and one focused on an external hunt team. The internal hunt team is one that exists full time within the scenario's organization. The external hunt team is a team that was contracted out by the scenario's organization to perform a specific threat hunt. These scenarios will build upon the previous chapter's scenario.
- Summary: This area will provide you with a summary of the chapter and any higher-level takeaways that you should continue to focus on.
- Review questions: This area will provide you with a chance to test your understanding of the material through a few questions or scenarios aimed at reinforcing the learning objectives stated at the beginning of the chapter.
This structure should help you go through and understand the content of each chapter, and the book at large, in the most efficient manner.
