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Recommended Books

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Quick start guide - Cyber Threat Intelligence

by Andy Playford

A comprehensive guide to incorporating threat intelligence into incident response processes.

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Intelligence-Driven Incident Response

by Scott J. Roberts, Rebekah Brown

A comprehensive guide to incorporating threat intelligence into incident response processes.

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The Cuckoo's Egg

by Cliff Stoll

A classic true story of tracking a cyber spy, providing insights into early cyber threats.

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Structured Analytical Techniques for Intelligence Analysis

by Randolph H. Pherson, Richards J. HEUR JR

3rd Edition of Structed analytical Techniques.

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Critical Thinking for Strategic Intelligence

by Katherine Hibbs Pherson, Randolph H Pherson

Provides insight into the disciplined research that needs to be done when analyzing massive amounts of data

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Communicating With Intelligence

by James S Major

Communication is the essence of intelligence. Provides intelligence practitioners with a comprehensive and detailed handbook.

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Online Resources

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Comprehensive knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques.

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SANS Reading Room

Free research papers and documentation on various security topics.

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AlienVault Open Threat Exchange (OTX)

Community-driven threat intelligence sharing platform.

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VirusTotal

File and URL analysis tool with multiple antivirus scanners.

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Threat Connect Research Roundup

Regular updates on emerging threats and threat intelligence research.

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Community Resources

FIRST

Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams - Global coordination of security incidents.

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CIRCL

Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg - Threat intelligence sharing and tools.

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CTI League

Global volunteer community of CTI professionals focusing on healthcare sector protection.

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CTI Tools

MISP

Open source threat intelligence platform for gathering, sharing, storing and correlating Indicators of Compromise.

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Yara

Pattern matching swiss knife for malware researchers.

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CRITs

Collaborative Research Into Threats - Open source threat intelligence platform.

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TheHive Project

Security incident response platform with threat intelligence capabilities.

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OpenCTI

Open source threat intelligence platform.

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