Exploit Kit
2025-01-01

Overview#

Bundled exploits delivered through malicious sites to compromise visitors. Often paired with malvertising or drive-by downloads targeting unpatched software.

Core objectives#

  • Establish shared definitions of Exploit Kit for security, engineering, and leadership teams.
  • Connect Exploit Kit activities to measurable risk reduction and resilience goals.
  • Provide onboarding notes so new team members can quickly understand how Exploit Kit works here.

Implementation notes#

  • Identify the primary owner for Exploit Kit, the data sources involved, and the systems affected.
  • Document the minimum viable process, tooling, and runbooks that keep Exploit Kit healthy.
  • Map Exploit Kit practices to standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, or CIS Controls.

Operational signals#

  • Leading indicators: early warnings that Exploit Kit might degrade (e.g., backlog growth, noisy alerts, or missed SLAs).
  • Lagging indicators: realized impact that shows Exploit Kit failed or needs investment (e.g., incidents, audit findings).
  • Feedback loops: retrospectives and metrics reviews that tune Exploit Kit continuously.
  • Align Exploit Kit with defense-in-depth planning, threat modeling, and disaster recovery tests.
  • Communicate updates to stakeholders through concise briefs, dashboards, and internal FAQs.
  • Pair Exploit Kit improvements with tabletop exercises to validate expectations.