Implementing Diamond Model Analysis

Overview

The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis provides a structured framework for analyzing cyber intrusions by examining four core features: Adversary, Capability, Infrastructure, and Victim. This skill covers implementing the Diamond Model programmatically to classify and correlate intrusion events, build activity threads linking related events, create activity-attack graphs, and generate pivot-ready intelligence from intrusion data.

When to Use

• When deploying or configuring implementing diamond model analysis capabilities in your environment
• When establishing security controls aligned to compliance requirements
• When building or improving security architecture for this domain
• When conducting security assessments that require this implementation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9+ with networkx, stix2, graphviz libraries
• Understanding of the Diamond Model core and meta-features
• Access to threat intelligence data (MISP/OpenCTI events)
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK for capability mapping