The Cyber Kill Chain — Roadmap Step & Resources
The stages an attacker moves through from reconnaissance to actions on objectives
- Level: beginner
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker
Before this step
Interview questions
- Walk me through the stages of the cyber kill chain.
Study resources
- Cyber Kill Chain (Article) — Lockheed Martin's own original framework defining the Cyber Kill Chain.
- The Cyber Kill Chain Explained (Video) — A practical walkthrough of the stages an attacker moves through.
- Cybersecurity Full Course | Cybersecurity Training For Beginners 2026 (Video) — Simplilearn's comprehensive, current cybersecurity fundamentals course covering the threat landscape, kill chain and SOC concepts.
Part of
- Foundations of Cybersecurity — section
- Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker roadmap — the full learning path