Indicator of compromise
Indicator of compromise (IoC) in computer forensics is an artifact observed on a network or in an operating system that, with high confidence, indicates a computer intrusion.[1]
Types of indication[edit]
Typical IoCs are virus signatures and IP addresses, MD5 hashes of malware files, or URLs or domain names of botnet command and control servers. After IoCs have been identified via a process of incident response and computer forensics, they can be used for early detection of future attack attempts using intrusion detection systems and antivirus software.
Automation[edit]
There are initiatives to standardize the format of IoC descriptors for more efficient automated processing.[2][3] Known indicators are usually exchanged within the industry, where the Traffic Light Protocol is being used.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Gragido, Will (October 3, 2012). "Understanding Indicators of Compromise (IoC) Part I". RSA. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Incident Object Description Exchange Format". RFC 5070. IETF. December 2007. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "Introduction to STIX". Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "FIRST announces Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) version 1.0". Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ Luiijf, Eric; Kernkamp, Allard (March 2015). "Sharing Cyber Security Information" (PDF). Global Conference on CyberSpace 2015. Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ Stikvoort, Don (11 November 2009). "ISTLP - Information Sharing Traffic Light Protocol" (PDF). Trusted Introducer. National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Development of Policies for Protection of Critical Information Infrastructures" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "ISO/IEC 27010:2015 [ISO/IEC 27010:2015] | Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management for inter-sector and inter-organizational communications". International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission. November 2015. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) Definitions and Usage". United States Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Traffic Light Protocol". Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-31.