The original "Cyber Kill Chain" developed by Lockheed Martin, identifies seven steps adversaries perform to compromise networks and accomplish an objective. TechRepublic posted an article offering basic end-user awareness or endpoint-focused defense actions at each step of the Cyber Kill Chain to stop malicious actors from achieving their ultimate goal. Combined with cybersecurity frameworks and results of risk assessments, the Cyber Kill Chain can help organizations tackle the basics of a foundational cyber-defense strategy. The ICS Cyber Kill Chain, a concept introduced by the SANS Institute, further assists ICS asset owners and operators to better understand and defend against the campaigns of ICS-focused threat actors. TechRepublic.