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Class: ThreatActor

Threat actor is responsible for the observed malicious activity.

URI: ocsf:ThreatActor

 classDiagram
    class ThreatActor
    click ThreatActor href "../ThreatActor/"
      Object <|-- ThreatActor
        click Object href "../Object/"

      ThreatActor : name

      ThreatActor : type

      ThreatActor : type_id





        ThreatActor --> "0..1 _recommended_" ThreatActorTypeIdEnum : type_id
        click ThreatActorTypeIdEnum href "../ThreatActorTypeIdEnum/"

Inheritance

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
name 1
String		 The name of the threat actor direct
type 0..1
String		 The classification of the threat actor based on their motivations, direct
type_id 0..1 recommended
ThreatActorTypeIdEnum		 The normalized datastore resource type identifier direct

Usages

used by used in type used
Osint threat_actor range ThreatActor

In Subsets

Aliases

  • Threat Actor

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self ocsf:ThreatActor
native ocsf:ThreatActor
exact stix:ThreatActor
close attack:Group

LinkML Source

Direct

name: ThreatActor
description: Threat actor is responsible for the observed malicious activity.
in_subset:
- objects_subset
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/ocsf
aliases:
- Threat Actor
exact_mappings:
- stix:ThreatActor
close_mappings:
- attack:Group
is_a: Object
slots:
- name
- type
- type_id
slot_usage:
  name:
    name: name
    description: The name of the threat actor.
    required: true
  type:
    name: type
    description: 'The classification of the threat actor based on their motivations,

      capabilities, or affiliations. Common types include nation-state actors,

      cybercriminal groups, hacktivists, or insider threats.'
  type_id:
    name: type_id
    description: The normalized datastore resource type identifier.
    range: ThreatActorTypeIdEnum
    recommended: true

Induced

name: ThreatActor
description: Threat actor is responsible for the observed malicious activity.
in_subset:
- objects_subset
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/ocsf
aliases:
- Threat Actor
exact_mappings:
- stix:ThreatActor
close_mappings:
- attack:Group
is_a: Object
slot_usage:
  name:
    name: name
    description: The name of the threat actor.
    required: true
  type:
    name: type
    description: 'The classification of the threat actor based on their motivations,

      capabilities, or affiliations. Common types include nation-state actors,

      cybercriminal groups, hacktivists, or insider threats.'
  type_id:
    name: type_id
    description: The normalized datastore resource type identifier.
    range: ThreatActorTypeIdEnum
    recommended: true
attributes:
  name:
    name: name
    description: The name of the threat actor.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/ocsf
    aliases:
    - Name
    rank: 1000
    alias: name
    owner: ThreatActor
    domain_of:
    - AnalysisTarget
    - Observable
    - Os
    - Osint
    - Package
    - Parameter
    - PrivilegeInfo
    - San
    - Scim
    - Script
    - ServicePrivilegeAnalysis
    - SoftwareComponent
    - Sso
    - StartupItem
    - ThreatActor
    - Token
    - Entity
    - Resource
    - Account
    - Agent
    - AiModel
    - Aircraft
    - Analytic
    - ApplicationObject
    - Assessment
    - AutonomousSystem
    - Campaign
    - Check
    - CisBenchmark
    - CisBenchmarkResult
    - CisControl
    - ClassifierDetails
    - Container
    - D3fTactic
    - D3fTechnique
    - Database
    - Databucket
    - DomainContact
    - Edge
    - Endpoint
    - Enrichment
    - EnvironmentVariable
    - Evidences
    - Extension
    - Feature
    - File
    - Graph
    - Group
    - HttpCookie
    - HttpHeader
    - Idp
    - Image
    - Job
    - Kernel
    - KeyValueObject
    - LoadBalancer
    - Logger
    - Malware
    - ManagedEntity
    - MessageContext
    - Metric
    - Mitigation
    - NetworkInterface
    - Node
    - Organization
    - PeripheralDevice
    - Policy
    - ProcessEntity
    - Product
    - QueryInfo
    - Reporter
    - ResourceDetails
    - Rule
    - Scan
    - Service
    - SubTechnique
    - Table
    - Tactic
    - Technique
    - Trait
    - TransformationInfo
    - UnmannedAerialSystem
    - User
    - WebResource
    - Device
    - FtpActivity
    - RegValue
    - WinResource
    - WinService
    - PrefetchQuery
    range: string
    required: true
  type:
    name: type
    description: 'The classification of the threat actor based on their motivations,

      capabilities, or affiliations. Common types include nation-state actors,

      cybercriminal groups, hacktivists, or insider threats.'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/ocsf
    aliases:
    - Type
    rank: 1000
    alias: type
    owner: ThreatActor
    domain_of:
    - AnalysisTarget
    - Observable
    - Os
    - Osint
    - Package
    - PrivilegeInfo
    - ProgrammaticCredential
    - RelatedEvent
    - San
    - Sbom
    - Script
    - SoftwareComponent
    - StartupItem
    - ThreatActor
    - Ticket
    - Timespan
    - TlsExtension
    - Token
    - Dns
    - Resource
    - Account
    - Agent
    - Analytic
    - ApplicationObject
    - AuthenticationToken
    - ClassifierDetails
    - Cve
    - Database
    - Databucket
    - DiscoveryDetails
    - DnsAnswer
    - DomainContact
    - EncryptionDetails
    - Endpoint
    - Enrichment
    - File
    - Graph
    - Group
    - Ja4Fingerprint
    - Kernel
    - ManagedEntity
    - Metadata
    - Module
    - NetworkEndpoint
    - NetworkInterface
    - Node
    - PeripheralDevice
    - Policy
    - Rule
    - Scan
    - Trait
    - UnmannedAerialSystem
    - UnmannedSystemOperatingArea
    - User
    - WebResource
    - Device
    - DatastoreActivity
    - FtpActivity
    - RegValue
    - WinResource
    range: string
  type_id:
    name: type_id
    annotations:
      sibling:
        tag: sibling
        value: type
    description: The normalized datastore resource type identifier.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/ocsf
    aliases:
    - Type ID
    rank: 1000
    alias: type_id
    owner: ThreatActor
    domain_of:
    - Observable
    - Os
    - Osint
    - Package
    - PrivilegeInfo
    - Sbom
    - Script
    - SoftwareComponent
    - StartupItem
    - ThreatActor
    - Ticket
    - Timespan
    - TlsExtension
    - Token
    - Account
    - Agent
    - Analytic
    - AuthenticationToken
    - Database
    - Databucket
    - DomainContact
    - Endpoint
    - File
    - Ja4Fingerprint
    - Kernel
    - ManagedEntity
    - NetworkEndpoint
    - NetworkInterface
    - PeripheralDevice
    - Scan
    - UnmannedAerialSystem
    - UnmannedSystemOperatingArea
    - User
    - Device
    - DatastoreActivity
    - RegValue
    - WinResource
    range: ThreatActorTypeIdEnum
    recommended: true