Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK Framework Analysis

This paper aims at exploring and analyzing the relationship between Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK framework by detailing all phases of Cyber Kill Chain model with the technical flow from the mindset of attackers, discussing all tactics and techniques of MITRE ATT&CK framework in the area of preparatory and Windows matrix in the enterprise, and leveraging and utilizing all tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) in MITRE ATT&CK framework with all the phases of the Cyber Kill Chain model. By achieving this, cybersecurity analysts as well as defenders can understand and foresee attackers’ mindset and perspective, especially the attackers' attack methodology and their TTPs used in each phase of the attack methodology so that the defenders are able to protect and prevent valuable and critical digital assets from being exploited and compromised by the cyber-terrorists.