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title: Define tools
description: Define tools as legitimate software that is used to perform attacks.
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# Define tools

Define tools as legitimate software that is used to perform attacks.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_ti.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Threat Intelligence** > **IoC Repository** > **Tools**.

2.  Click **New**.

3.  Complete the fields in the form as appropriate.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |**Name**|Enter a descriptive name to identify the tool.|
    |**Source**|Specifies the threat source from which this record is created.|
    |**Description**|A description that provides more details and context about the tool, potentially including its purpose and its key characteristics.|
    |**Aliases**|Alternative names to identify this tool.|
    |**Source ID**|Unique identifier for this object in the threat source.|
    |**Created Time in Source**|Specifies the time the object is created in the source.|
    |**Modified Time in Source**|Specifies the time the object is modified in the source.|

4.  Click **Submit**.


## What to do next

Click any of the following related lists to view additional information about objects associated with the tool object.

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Related Links and Related Lists

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

External References

</td><td>

Lists external references which refer to non-STIX information. This property is used to provide one or more external object identifiers.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Associated Kill Chain Phases

</td><td>

Lists kill chain phases associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Associated Types

</td><td>

Lists indicator types associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Attack Patterns

</td><td>

Lists the attack patterns that help categorize attacks that are associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Campaigns

</td><td>

Lists campaigns associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Course of Actions

</td><td>

Lists the associated course of actions with this object that are technical or automated responses \(applying patches, reconfiguring firewalls\) to prevent an attack.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Identities

</td><td>

List of identities associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Indicators

</td><td>

Lists related Indicators of Compromise \(IoC\) that have been identified by the threat source associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Infrastructure

</td><td>

Lists systems, software services, and any associated physical or virtual resources that are associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Intrusion Set

</td><td>

Lists a set of adversarial behaviors and resources with common properties associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Locations

</td><td>

Lists locations that provide geographic context to this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Malware

</td><td>

Lists malicious code associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Threat Actors

</td><td>

Lists individuals, groups, or organizations who act with malicious intent associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Vulnerabilities

</td><td>

Lists a weakness or defect in a software or hardware that attackers exploit which is associated with this object.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Show Relationships

</td><td>

Opens the STIX Visualizer where you can view the relationship of the STIX object.Show Relationships appears only when the object has an associated object.

</td></tr></tbody>
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