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analyzing-cyber-kill-chain
Analyzes intrusion activity against the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain framework to identify which phases an adversary has completed, where defenses succeeded or failed, and what controls would have interrupted the attack at earlier phases. Use when conducting post-incident analysis, building prevention-focused security controls, or mapping detection gaps to kill chain phases. Activates for requests involving kill chain analysis, intrusion kill chain, attack phase mapping, or Lockheed Martin kill chain framework.
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# Analyzing Cyber Kill Chain
## When to Use
Use this skill when:
- Conducting post-incident analysis to determine how far an adversary progressed through an attack sequence
- Designing layered defensive controls with the goal of interrupting attacks at the earliest possible phase
- Producing threat intelligence reports that communicate attack progression to non-technical stakeholders
**Do not use** this skill as a standalone framework — combine with MITRE ATT&CK for technique-level granularity beyond what the 7-phase kill chain provides.
## Detection Gaps & Validation
- **Phases 1-2 are invisible:** recon and weaponization happen off your network, so a "no detection" verdict there reflects missing external telemetry (passive DNS, OSINT), not adversary inactivity. Do not score these as defensive failures.
- **Single-phase tunnel vision:** mapping one EDR alert to Installation while ignoring un-logged Delivery/Exploitation creates a false "stopped at Phase 5" narrative. Mark phases "unknown" (not "not reached") where telemetry is absent, and back each verdict with a named log source.