Indicators of compromise (IOCs): how to collect and use them


It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that the phrase “indicators of compromise” (or IOCs) can be found in every report published on the Securelist. Usually after the phrase there are MD5 hashes[1], IP addresses and other technical data that should help information security specialists to counter a specific threat.

But how exactly can indicators of compromise help them in their everyday work? To find the answer we asked three Kaspersky experts: Pierre Delcher, Senior Security Researcher in GReAT, Roman Nazarov, Head of SOC Consulting Services, and Konstantin Sapronov, Head of Global Emergency Response Team, to share their experience.

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Source: Kaspersky