Episode 15 — MITRE ATT&CK in PenTesting Context
This episode explains how to use MITRE ATT&CK as a shared language for describing adversary behaviors without turning your thinking into taxonomy memorization. You’ll learn the difference between tactics, which describe high-level goals, and techniques, which describe the methods used to achieve them, and how mapping observed actions to behaviors improves reporting clarity and remediation planning. We’ll cover common behaviors across discovery, credential access, privilege escalation, lateral movement, persistence, command and control, and exfiltration, focusing on how scenario clues imply one behavior over another. You’ll practice translating a sequence of actions into a concise behavior narrative, and you’ll learn how defenders use the same language to prioritize detections and control improvements beyond patching. By the end, you’ll be able to choose answers that align with behavior-driven reasoning and communicate findings in a way stakeholders can tie directly to mitigations. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
