Structured analytic techniques
One of the problems analysts face when analyzing cyber incidents is how to make sense of the large quantities of data that are collected during a forensic investigation.
In traditional intelligence circles, structured analytic techniques are designed to assist with this process by providing several specific techniques that assist in the process of analyzing large amounts of data, avoiding bias, and generating hypotheses that can be subsequently tested. Especially in long-running, large-scale incidents, teams tend to get in a situation in which the analyze portion of the problem can be handled with a structured approach.
Each of the following techniques is a structured approach that has some advantages and disadvantages.
Structured Analytic Techniques
The standard reference for structured analytic techniques is Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis, Richards J. Heuer Jr. and Randolph H. Pherson, SAGE.
The following list...