There are several actions that an attacker can take before, during, and after a successful cyber attack. These actions are sequential, and if the attacker fails at one stage, it is not possible to execute the next step of the cyber attack. The Cyber Kill Chain model divides these stages of attackers into 7 steps. The steps of cyber attacks are depicted in the visual below:
The steps in the Cyber Kill Chain are discussed in this part of the training. In the next sections, each Cyber Kill Chain step is explained under distinct categories. In the following section, the topic "Reconnaissance" is covered.