Threat Actor

The Dossier Threat Actor report provides a comprehensive, one-page, score card detailing threat actor information obtained when conducting a threat indicator search on a threat indicator. The Threat Actor report includes the following information:

Threat Actor

• Threat indicator name: The common name of the threat indicator along with any other "also-known-as" name associations, aliases. 
• Operations: information involved in rating the threat. 
• Overlap: Any possible overlaps with other threat actors. 
• Region: The regional origin of the threat actor.
• Description:  A thorough description of the threat actor. 
• Tactics: Tactics used by the threat actor in achieving its intended goal. 
• Target: The threat actor's target.
• Tools: Tools used in determining whether a threat actor is a threat. 
• References: A list of external references containing information on the the threat actor. 

Image: Sample Threat Actor Report

The Dossier Threat Actor report also contains the following features:

Search Field

The search field is located at the top of the page and is used to search for threat indicators. You can run a search based on domain name, IP address, hostname, URL, email, or hash value. 

Resources

Click Resources located in the top right-hand side of the Summary page to display a drop-down list containing additional Dossier and TIDE resources.

Resources include the following:

• Dossier & TIDE Quick Start Guide 

• Dossier User Guide 

• Dossier API Calls Reference 

• Dossier Source Descriptions 

• Threat Classification Guide 

Add to Custom List 

Dossier allows you to perform custom list management. Domains and IP addresses can be added directly to your custom lists through any of Dossier’s reports pages, including the Threat Actor report page.

Adding a Domain or IP Address to a Custom List in Dossier

To add a domain or IP address to a custom list in Dossier, complete the following:

1. From the Cloud Services Portal, click Research -> Dossier.
2. Run a Dossier search on the domain name or IP address.
3. On the Dossier Threat Actor report page, click Add to Custom List located at the top, right-hand side of the Action bar.
4. On the Add to Custom List page, select what custom list or lists from among the list of available custom lists to add the domain or IP address by clicking the blue arrowassociated with the custom list. If you cannot locate the custom list you want to add the domain or IP address to, you can use the search feature to search for the custom list. Alternatively, you can clickto add the domain or IP address to all custom lists. If you inadvertently add the domain or IP address, in the Selected column of custom lists, you can click the blue arrow associated with the custom list to remove the domain or IP address from it.
5. Once you have added the domain or IP address to your custom list or lists, you can save your configuration by clicking Add.
6. You should now see the name of the custom list or lists where the domain or IP address has been added populating the Custom Lists section of the Threat Actor report page.

Export

Click Export to export the Dossier Report file. You can choose to include any or all of the report sections by placing a check in the box associated with a specific section of the report. You can choose from among the following sections:

• Summary
• Impacted Devices
• Current DNS
• Related Domains
• Related URLS
• Related IPs
• Related File Samples
• Related Contacts
• Reports
• Timeline
• Threat Actor
• MITRE ATT&CK
• WHOIS Record
• Raw Whois

When you have finished selecting what sections of the report to export, click Export in the bottom right-hand corner of the dialogue box. Your report will be exported in PDF format.

Close

Click Close to close the Summary Report page. Closing the Summary Report page returns you to  default Dossier search page.  

Click here to return to the main Dossier Threat Indicator Report page.