Upgrade to Pro
— share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …
Speaker Deck
Features
Speaker Deck
PRO
Sign in
Sign up for free
Search
Search
Homemade Ramen & Threat Intelligence
Search
Scott J. Roberts
January 29, 2018
Technology
2
560
Homemade Ramen & Threat Intelligence
My talk for the 2018 SANS CTI Summit focused on understanding CTI as a craft.
Scott J. Roberts
January 29, 2018
Tweet
Share
More Decks by Scott J. Roberts
See All by Scott J. Roberts
LLM SATs FTW
sroberts
0
680
STRAT - A System-Centric Approach to Cyber Resilience
sroberts
0
35
Tortured Responders Dept - Scott & Rebekah's Edition
sroberts
0
120
Skynet the CTI Intern: Building Effective Machine Augmented Intelligence
sroberts
0
130
DRIVING INTELLIGENCE WITH MITRE ATT&CK: LEVERAGING LIMITED RESOURCES TO BUILD AN EVOLVING THREAT REPOSITORY
sroberts
0
77
Exploring Threat Intelligence: Insights and Tools from Vertex Synapse
sroberts
0
67
Introduction to Open Source Security Tools
sroberts
3
5k
Building Effective Threat Intelligence Sharing
sroberts
1
120
Japanese Manufacturing, Killer Robots, & Effective Incident Handling
sroberts
0
120
Other Decks in Technology
See All in Technology
Windows で省エネ
murachiakira
0
150
20250929_QaaS_vol20
mura_shin
0
110
後進育成のしくじり〜任せるスキルとリーダーシップの両立〜
matsu0228
1
570
Flaky Testへの現実解をGoのプロポーザルから考える | Go Conference 2025
upamune
1
340
C# 14 / .NET 10 の新機能 (RC 1 時点)
nenonaninu
1
1.3k
“2件同時配達”の開発舞台裏 〜出前館PMが挑んだダブルピック実現に向けた体験設計〜
demaecan
0
170
フルカイテン株式会社 エンジニア向け採用資料
fullkaiten
0
9k
Oracle Base Database Service 技術詳細
oracle4engineer
PRO
11
77k
AI Agentと MCP Serverで実現する iOSアプリの 自動テスト作成の効率化
spiderplus_cb
0
310
「Verify with Wallet API」を アプリに導入するために
hinakko
1
120
5年間のFintech × Rails実践に学ぶ - 基本に忠実な運用で築く高信頼性システム / 5 Years Fintech Rails Retrospective
ohbarye
9
4k
Modern_Data_Stack最新動向クイズ_買収_AI_激動の2025年_.pdf
sagara
0
150
Featured
See All Featured
Building Adaptive Systems
keathley
43
2.8k
CoffeeScript is Beautiful & I Never Want to Write Plain JavaScript Again
sstephenson
162
15k
Done Done
chrislema
185
16k
BBQ
matthewcrist
89
9.8k
Reflections from 52 weeks, 52 projects
jeffersonlam
352
21k
Writing Fast Ruby
sferik
629
62k
A better future with KSS
kneath
239
17k
Building Flexible Design Systems
yeseniaperezcruz
329
39k
Documentation Writing (for coders)
carmenintech
75
5k
Designing for humans not robots
tammielis
254
25k
The Success of Rails: Ensuring Growth for the Next 100 Years
eileencodes
46
7.6k
[RailsConf 2023] Rails as a piece of cake
palkan
57
5.9k
Transcript
HOMEMADE RAMEN & THREAT INTEL A recipe for both
SCOTT J ROBERTS Instructor: SANS FOR578 Cyber Threat Intelligence Author:
Intelligence Driven Incident Response
METAPHOR WARNING!!!
WHAT IS RAMEN?
WHAT IS THREAT INTELLIGENCE?
THE GOAL Understand the combination of tools, inputs, process, &
people that lead to creating a threat intelligence capability.
THE TOOLS
“SOMETHING (SUCH AS AN INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS) USED IN PERFORMING
AN OPERATION OR NECESSARY IN THE PRACTICE OF A VOCATION OR PROFESSION” Merriam-Webster: Tool (Def 2a)
THE TOOLS FOR RAMEN
TOOLS ➤ Tongs ➤ Ladle ➤ “Spider” ➤ Knives &
Cutting Boards ➤ “Base Infrastructure:” Pots & Pans, Stove Top Burner
INFRARED THERMOMETER Aka Kitchen Laser Gun
THE TOOLS FOR CTI
TIP: YETI
WORKBENCH: MALTEGO
DETECTIONS: YARA & SNORT
3RD PARTY SOURCES: PASSIVE TOTAL & SHODAN
KEY: FITTING INTO YOUR ENVIRONMENT
“ “Remember, it is never the knife's fault.” – Daniel
Boulud
THE INGREDIENTS
“SOMETHING THAT ENTERS INTO A COMPOUND OR IS A COMPONENT
PART OF ANY COMBINATION OR MIXTURE” Merriam-Webster: Ingredient
THE INGREDIENTS FOR RAMEN
BROTH BASE ➤ 1 cup rough diced red delicious apple
(about 1) ➤ 1 cup rough diced garlic (about 3 heads) ➤ 1 cup rough diced ginger ➤ 1 medium yellow onion ➤ 1/2 rack pork baby back ribs ➤ 12 cups water ➤ 1 cup soy sauce
NOODLES
BROTH EXTRAS ➤ 1 sheet kombu ➤ handfull rough choped
dry shiitake mushrooms ➤ 1 half a diced sweet potato ➤ Ends of 1 bunch green onions
SERVING EXTRAS ➤ Slow Poached Eggs ➤ Nori/Wakame ➤ Siracha
➤ Sweet Potato ➤ Grilled Sweet Potato
THE INGREDIENTS FOR THREAT INTELLIGENCE
YOUR OWN INCIDENTS
YOUR TEAMS
VENDOR REPORTS
HONEYPOTS
PEERS/SHARING COMMUNITIES
3RD PARTY PAID INTELLIGENCE
“ Real food doesn't have ingredients, real food is ingredients.
–Jamie Oliver
THE RECIPE
“A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING SOMETHING FROM VARIOUS INGREDIENTS”
Merriam-Webster: Recipe (2)
THE RECIPE FOR RAMEN
STEPS FOR RAMEN ➤ Bring water (Optional add dry shiitakes
and nori) to a simmer ➤ Add other ingredients (except noodles) and bring to a boil ➤ Reduce heat and simmer 2.5-3 hours (reduced to about half) ➤ Prepare noodles and serve with extras
THE RECIPE FOR THREAT INTELLIGENCE
INTELLIGENCE CYCLE
F3EAD EXPLOIT ANALYZE DISSEMINATE FIND FIX FINISH
LESSONS LEARNED & PRACTICE
“ “Today’s innovation is tomorrow’s tradition.” –Lidia Bastianich
THE COOKS
GREAT COOKS EAT (CONSUME)
GREAT COOKS COOK (CREATE)
GREAT COOKS LEARN (GROWTH)
“ “Cook, cook, and cook. Keep your hands as involved
in the kitchen and as much as you can and don’t seek glamour.” –Gaggan Anand
THE OUTPUT
PICTURE OF RAMEN
INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS
RFIS
SHORT FORM REPORTS
LONG FORM REPORTS
CONCLUSION
TAKEAWAYS ➤ Think about your tools ➤ Get to know
and understand your inputs ➤ Focus on honing your processes ➤ Grow your people
RAMEN RECIPE ➤ 1 cup rough diced red delicious apple
(about 1) ➤ 1 cup rough diced garlic (about 3 heads) ➤ 1 cup rough diced ginger ➤ 1 medium yellow onion ➤ 1/2 rack pork baby back ribs ➤ 12 cups water ➤ 1 cup soy sauce ➤ Bring water to a simmer ➤ Add other ingredients and bring to a boil ➤ Reduce heat to low and simmer 2.5-3 hours ➤ Remove ribs & discard veggies, shred pork, & prepare ramen noodles ➤ Plate w/ noodles, broth, pork, & extras then serve ➤ Good extras ideas include Slow Poached Eggs, Nori/Wakame, Siracha, Grilled Sweet Potato
THANKS
“ “Usually, one’s cooking is better than one thinks it
is.” –Julia Child