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M1036
domain
enterprise-attack
attack
string
M1036
mitigates
T1648
attack
id
{"description":"Where possible, consider restricting access to and use of serverless functions. For examples, conditional access policies can be applied to users attempting to create workflows in Microsoft Power Automate. Google Apps Scripts that use OAuth can be limited by restricting access to high-risk OAuth scopes....
M1036
mitigates
T1550.001
attack
id
{"description":"Where possible, consider restricting the use of access tokens outside of expected contexts. For example, in AWS environments, consider using data perimeters to prevent credential use outside of an expected network.(Citation: AWS Data Perimeters)"}
M1036
mitigates
T1684
attack
id
{"description":"Adds verification for helpdesk resets, approvals, and app consents commonly targeted by impersonation.(Citation: SE SentinelOne 2)(Citation: SE - Hackers Target Workday)"}
M1036
mitigates
T1110.004
attack
id
{"description":"Set account lockout policies after a certain number of failed login attempts to prevent passwords from being guessed. Too strict a policy may create a denial of service condition and render environments un-usable, with all accounts used in the brute force being locked-out. Use conditional access policie...
M1036
mitigates
T1550
attack
id
{"description":"Where possible, consider restricting the use of authentication material outside of expected contexts."}
M1036
mitigates
T1110.001
attack
id
{"description":"Set account lockout policies after a certain number of failed login attempts to prevent passwords from being guessed. Too strict a policy may create a denial of service condition and render environments un-usable, with all accounts used in the brute force being locked-out. Use conditional access policie...
M1036
mitigates
T1621
attack
id
{"description":"Enable account restrictions to prevent login attempts, and the subsequent 2FA/MFA service requests, from being initiated from suspicious locations or when the source of the login attempts do not match the location of the 2FA/MFA smart device. Use conditional access policies to block logins from non-comp...
M1036
mitigates
T1078.004
attack
id
{"description":"Use conditional access policies to block logins from non-compliant devices or from outside defined organization IP ranges.(Citation: Microsoft Common Conditional Access Policies)"}
M1036
mitigates
T1110
attack
id
{"description":"Set account lockout policies after a certain number of failed login attempts to prevent passwords from being guessed. Too strict a policy may create a denial of service condition and render environments un-usable, with all accounts used in the brute force being locked-out. Use conditional access policie...
M1036
mitigates
T1110.003
attack
id
{"description":"Set account lockout policies after a certain number of failed login attempts to prevent passwords from being guessed. Too strict a policy may create a denial of service condition and render environments un-usable, with all accounts used in the brute force being locked-out. Use conditional access policie...
M1036
mitigates
T1078
attack
id
{"description":"Use conditional access policies to block logins from non-compliant devices or from outside defined organization IP ranges.(Citation: Microsoft Common Conditional Access Policies)"}
M1036
modified
2026-05-12 15:12:00.731000+00:00
attack
date
M1036
name
Account Use Policies
attack
string
M1036
rdf:type
Mitigation
attack
enum
{"version":"1.1"}
M1036
url
https://attack.mitre.org/mitigations/M1036
attack
url
M1037
created
2019-06-11 16:33:55.337000+00:00
attack
date
M1037
description
Employ network appliances and endpoint software to filter ingress, egress, and lateral network traffic. This includes protocol-based filtering, enforcing firewall rules, and blocking or restricting traffic based on predefined conditions to limit adversary movement and data exfiltration. This mitigation can be implement...
attack
string
M1037
domain
enterprise-attack
attack
string
M1037
mitigates
T1205.001
attack
id
{"description":"Mitigation of some variants of this technique could be achieved through the use of stateful firewalls, depending upon how it is implemented."}
M1037
mitigates
T1557
attack
id
{"description":"Use network appliances and host-based security software to block network traffic that is not necessary within the environment, such as legacy protocols that may be leveraged for AiTM conditions."}
M1037
mitigates
T1572
attack
id
{"description":"Consider filtering network traffic to untrusted or known bad domains and resources. "}
M1037
mitigates
T1499.003
attack
id
{"description":"Leverage services provided by Content Delivery Networks (CDN) or providers specializing in DoS mitigations to filter traffic upstream from services.(Citation: CERT-EU DDoS March 2017) Filter boundary traffic by blocking source addresses sourcing the attack, blocking ports that are being targeted, or blo...
M1037
mitigates
T1190
attack
id
{"description":"Restrict outbound network traffic from public-facing servers to prevent unauthorized connections from initiating communications with attacker-controlled infrastructure. While this may not prevent the initial exploitation, it limits the attacker's ability to verify and control the compromised server post...
M1037
mitigates
T1557.003
attack
id
{"description":"Consider filtering DHCP traffic on ports 67 and 68 to/from unknown or untrusted DHCP servers. Additionally, port security may also be enabled on layer switches. Furthermore, consider enabling DHCP snooping on layer 2 switches as it will prevent DHCP spoofing attacks and starvation attacks. Consider trac...
M1037
mitigates
T1498.002
attack
id
{"description":"When flood volumes exceed the capacity of the network connection being targeted, it is typically necessary to intercept the incoming traffic upstream to filter out the attack traffic from the legitimate traffic. Such defenses can be provided by the hosting Internet Service Provider (ISP) or by a 3rd par...
M1037
mitigates
T1218
attack
id
{"description":"Use network appliances to filter ingress or egress traffic and perform protocol-based filtering. Configure software on endpoints to filter network traffic."}
M1037
mitigates
T1071.004
attack
id
{"description":"Consider filtering DNS requests to unknown, untrusted, or known bad domains and resources. Resolving DNS requests with on-premise/proxy servers may also disrupt adversary attempts to conceal data within DNS packets. "}
M1037
mitigates
T1090.003
attack
id
{"description":"Traffic to known anonymity networks and C2 infrastructure can be blocked through the use of network allow and block lists. It should be noted that this kind of blocking may be circumvented by other techniques like [Domain Fronting](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1090/004)."}
M1037
mitigates
T1197
attack
id
{"description":"Modify network and/or host firewall rules, as well as other network controls, to only allow legitimate BITS traffic."}
M1037
mitigates
T1205
attack
id
{"description":"Mitigation of some variants of this technique could be achieved through the use of stateful firewalls, depending upon how it is implemented."}
M1037
mitigates
T1048.001
attack
id
{"description":"Enforce proxies and use dedicated servers for services such as DNS and only allow those systems to communicate over respective ports/protocols, instead of all systems within a network. "}
M1037
mitigates
T1071.003
attack
id
{"description":"Limit the ability of servers and critical systems to initiate outbound email communications. Filtering SMTP/IMAP/POP3 traffic to only trusted mail servers reduces the risk of attackers using compromised systems to exfiltrate data via email or to receive commands from attacker-controlled email accounts."...
M1037
mitigates
T1021.005
attack
id
{"description":"VNC defaults to TCP ports 5900 for the server, 5800 for browser access, and 5500 for a viewer in listening mode. Filtering or blocking these ports will inhibit VNC traffic utilizing default ports."}
M1037
mitigates
T1498
attack
id
{"description":"When flood volumes exceed the capacity of the network connection being targeted, it is typically necessary to intercept the incoming traffic upstream to filter out the attack traffic from the legitimate traffic. Such defenses can be provided by the hosting Internet Service Provider (ISP) or by a 3rd par...
M1037
mitigates
T1218.012
attack
id
{"description":"Consider modifying host firewall rules to prevent egress traffic from verclsid.exe."}
M1037
mitigates
T1499.002
attack
id
{"description":"Leverage services provided by Content Delivery Networks (CDN) or providers specializing in DoS mitigations to filter traffic upstream from services.(Citation: CERT-EU DDoS March 2017) Filter boundary traffic by blocking source addresses sourcing the attack, blocking ports that are being targeted, or blo...
M1037
mitigates
T1499
attack
id
{"description":"Leverage services provided by Content Delivery Networks (CDN) or providers specializing in DoS mitigations to filter traffic upstream from services.(Citation: CERT-EU DDoS March 2017) Filter boundary traffic by blocking source addresses sourcing the attack, blocking ports that are being targeted, or blo...
M1037
mitigates
T1570
attack
id
{"description":"Consider using the host firewall to restrict file sharing communications such as SMB. (Citation: Microsoft Preventing SMB)"}
M1037
mitigates
T1552
attack
id
{"description":"Limit access to the Instance Metadata API. A properly configured Web Application Firewall (WAF) may help prevent external adversaries from exploiting Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks that allow access to the Cloud Instance Metadata API.(Citation: RedLock Instance Metadata API 2018)"}
M1037
mitigates
T1499.004
attack
id
{"description":"Leverage services provided by Content Delivery Networks (CDN) or providers specializing in DoS mitigations to filter traffic upstream from services.(Citation: CERT-EU DDoS March 2017) Filter boundary traffic by blocking source addresses sourcing the attack, blocking ports that are being targeted, or blo...
M1037
mitigates
T1071.002
attack
id
{"description":"Filter outbound FTP/SFTP traffic from sensitive systems, allowing file transfers only to trusted internal or known IP addresses. This measure can prevent attackers from transferring data or payloads via FTP/SFTP channels to or from unauthorized external systems."}
M1037
mitigates
T1048
attack
id
{"description":"Enforce proxies and use dedicated servers for services such as DNS and only allow those systems to communicate over respective ports/protocols, instead of all systems within a network. Cloud service providers support IP-based restrictions when accessing cloud resources. Consider using IP allowlisting al...
M1037
mitigates
T1219
attack
id
{"description":"Properly configure firewalls, application firewalls, and proxies to limit outgoing traffic to sites and services used by remote access software."}
M1037
mitigates
T1187
attack
id
{"description":"\nBlock SMB traffic from exiting an enterprise network with egress filtering or by blocking TCP ports 139, 445 and UDP port 137. Filter or block WebDAV protocol traffic from exiting the network. If access to external resources over SMB and WebDAV is necessary, then traffic should be tightly limited with...
M1037
mitigates
T1205.002
attack
id
{"description":"Mitigation of some variants of this technique could be achieved through the use of stateful firewalls, depending upon how it is implemented."}
M1037
mitigates
T1498.001
attack
id
{"description":"When flood volumes exceed the capacity of the network connection being targeted, it is typically necessary to intercept the incoming traffic upstream to filter out the attack traffic from the legitimate traffic. Such defenses can be provided by the hosting Internet Service Provider (ISP) or by a 3rd par...
M1037
mitigates
T1602.002
attack
id
{"description":"Apply extended ACLs to block unauthorized protocols outside the trusted network.(Citation: US-CERT TA17-156A SNMP Abuse 2017)"}
M1037
mitigates
T1105
attack
id
{"description":"Use network filtering to block outbound traffic from compromised systems to unapproved external destinations. Restricting access to known, trusted IP addresses and protocols can prevent attackers from downloading malicious tools or payloads onto compromised servers after gaining initial access."}
M1037
mitigates
T1219.002
attack
id
{"description":"Properly configure firewalls, application firewalls, and proxies to limit outgoing traffic to sites and services used by remote access software."}
M1037
mitigates
T1095
attack
id
{"description":"Filter network traffic to prevent use of protocols across the network boundary that are unnecessary. If VMCI is not required in ESXi environments, consider restricting guest virtual machines from accessing VMCI services.(Citation: Broadcom VMCI Firewall)"}
M1037
mitigates
T1048.003
attack
id
{"description":"Enforce proxies and use dedicated servers for services such as DNS and only allow those systems to communicate over respective ports/protocols, instead of all systems within a network. "}
M1037
mitigates
T1071.005
attack
id
{"description":"Consider filtering publish/subscribe protocol requests to untrusted or known bad resources over irregular ports (e.g. MQTT\u2019s standard ports are 1883 or 8883)."}
M1037
mitigates
T1090
attack
id
{"description":"Traffic to known anonymity networks and C2 infrastructure can be blocked through the use of network allow and block lists. It should be noted that this kind of blocking may be circumvented by other techniques like [Domain Fronting](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1090/004)."}
M1037
mitigates
T1499.001
attack
id
{"description":"Leverage services provided by Content Delivery Networks (CDN) or providers specializing in DoS mitigations to filter traffic upstream from services.(Citation: CERT-EU DDoS March 2017) Filter boundary traffic by blocking source addresses sourcing the attack, blocking ports that are being targeted, or blo...
M1037
mitigates
T1537
attack
id
{"description":"Implement network-based filtering restrictions to prohibit data transfers to untrusted VPCs."}
M1037
mitigates
T1602
attack
id
{"description":"Apply extended ACLs to block unauthorized protocols outside the trusted network.(Citation: US-CERT TA17-156A SNMP Abuse 2017)"}
M1037
mitigates
T1599
attack
id
{"description":"Upon identifying a compromised network device being used to bridge a network boundary, block the malicious packets using an unaffected network device in path, such as a firewall or a router that has not been compromised. Continue to monitor for additional activity and to ensure that the blocks are inde...
M1037
mitigates
T1021.002
attack
id
{"description":"Consider using the host firewall to restrict file sharing communications such as SMB. (Citation: Microsoft Preventing SMB)"}
M1037
mitigates
T1557.002
attack
id
{"description":"Consider enabling DHCP Snooping and Dynamic ARP Inspection on switches to create mappings between IP addresses requested via DHCP and ARP tables and tie the values to a port on the switch that may block bogus traffic.(Citation: Cisco ARP Poisoning Mitigation 2016)(Citation: Juniper DAI 2020)"}
M1037
mitigates
T1530
attack
id
{"description":"Cloud service providers support IP-based restrictions when accessing cloud resources. Consider using IP allowlisting along with user account management to ensure that data access is restricted not only to valid users but only from expected IP ranges to mitigate the use of stolen credentials to access da...
M1037
mitigates
T1048.002
attack
id
{"description":"Enforce proxies and use dedicated servers for services such as DNS and only allow those systems to communicate over respective ports/protocols, instead of all systems within a network. "}
M1037
mitigates
T1071.001
attack
id
{"description":"Restrict and monitor outbound web traffic (HTTP/HTTPS) from critical servers to only approved destinations. Limiting the ability to initiate outbound HTTP/HTTPS connections, especially from public-facing servers, can prevent attackers from using tools like curl or wget to communicate with external C2 se...
M1037
mitigates
T1602.001
attack
id
{"description":"Apply extended ACLs to block unauthorized protocols outside the trusted network.(Citation: US-CERT TA17-156A SNMP Abuse 2017)"}
M1037
mitigates
T1071
attack
id
{"description":"Use network appliances to filter ingress or egress traffic and perform protocol-based filtering. Configure software on endpoints to filter network traffic."}
M1037
mitigates
T1599.001
attack
id
{"description":"Block Traffic\tUpon identifying a compromised network device being used to bridge a network boundary, block the malicious packets using an unaffected network device in path, such as a firewall or a router that has not been compromised. Continue to monitor for additional activity and to ensure that the ...
M1037
mitigates
T1557.001
attack
id
{"description":"Use host-based security software to block LLMNR/NetBIOS/mDNS traffic. Enabling SMB Signing can stop NTLMv2 relay attacks.(Citation: byt3bl33d3r NTLM Relaying)(Citation: Secure Ideas SMB Relay)(Citation: Microsoft SMB Packet Signing)"}
M1037
mitigates
T1552.005
attack
id
{"description":"Limit access to the Instance Metadata API. A properly configured Web Application Firewall (WAF) may help prevent external adversaries from exploiting Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks that allow access to the Cloud Instance Metadata API.(Citation: RedLock Instance Metadata API 2018)"}
M1037
modified
2026-05-12 15:12:00.730000+00:00
attack
date
M1037
name
Filter Network Traffic
attack
string
M1037
rdf:type
Mitigation
attack
enum
{"version":"1.2"}
M1037
url
https://attack.mitre.org/mitigations/M1037
attack
url
M1038
created
2019-06-11 16:35:25.488000+00:00
attack
date
M1038
description
Prevent the execution of unauthorized or malicious code on systems by implementing application control, script blocking, and other execution prevention mechanisms. This ensures that only trusted and authorized code is executed, reducing the risk of malware and unauthorized actions. This mitigation can be implemented th...
attack
string
M1038
domain
enterprise-attack
attack
string
M1038
mitigates
T1219.001
attack
id
{"description":"Use Group Policies to require user authentication by disabling anonymous tunnel access, preventing any unauthenticated tunnel creation or usage. Disable the Visual Studio Dev Tunnels feature to block tunnel-related commands, allowing only minimal exceptions for utility functions (unset, echo, ping, and ...
M1038
mitigates
T1216.002
attack
id
{"description":"Certain signed scripts that can be used to execute other programs may not be necessary within a given environment. Use application control configured to block execution of these scripts if they are not required for a given system or network to prevent potential misuse by adversaries."}
M1038
mitigates
T1553.003
attack
id
{"description":"Enable application control solutions such as AppLocker and/or Device Guard to block the loading of malicious SIP DLLs."}
M1038
mitigates
T1059.010
attack
id
{"description":"Use application control to prevent execution of `AutoIt3.exe`, `AutoHotkey.exe`, and other related features that may not be required for a given system or network to prevent potential misuse by adversaries."}
M1038
mitigates
T1036.005
attack
id
{"description":"Use tools that restrict program execution via application control by attributes other than file name for common operating system utilities that are needed."}
M1038
mitigates
T1574.008
attack
id
{"description":"Adversaries will likely need to place new binaries in locations to be executed through this weakness. Identify and block potentially malicious software executed path interception by using application control tools, like Windows Defender Application Control, AppLocker, or Software Restriction Policies wh...
M1038
mitigates
T1574.006
attack
id
{"description":"Adversaries may use new payloads to execute this technique. Identify and block potentially malicious software executed through hijacking by using application control solutions also capable of blocking libraries loaded by legitimate software."}
M1038
mitigates
T1546.002
attack
id
{"description":"Block .scr files from being executed from non-standard locations."}
M1038
mitigates
T1564.003
attack
id
{"description":"Limit or restrict program execution using anti-virus software. On MacOS, allowlist programs that are allowed to have the plist tag. All other programs should be considered suspicious."}
M1038
mitigates
T1553
attack
id
{"description":"System settings can prevent applications from running that haven't been downloaded through the Apple Store (or other legitimate repositories) which can help mitigate some of these issues. Also enable application control solutions such as AppLocker and/or Device Guard to block the loading of malicious co...
M1038
mitigates
T1176.002
attack
id
{"description":"Set an IDE extension allow or deny list as appropriate for your security policy. "}
M1038
mitigates
T1218.005
attack
id
{"description":"Use application control configured to block execution of <code>mshta.exe</code> if it is not required for a given system or network to prevent potential misuse by adversaries. For example, in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 and above, Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policy rules may be ap...
M1038
mitigates
T1059.005
attack
id
{"description":"Use application control where appropriate. VBA macros obtained from the Internet, based on the file's Mark of the Web (MOTW) attribute, may be blocked from executing in Office applications (ex: Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word) by default starting in Windows Version 2203.(Citation: Default VBS...
M1038
mitigates
T1218.004
attack
id
{"description":"Use application control configured to block execution of InstallUtil.exe if it is not required for a given system or network to prevent potential misuse by adversaries."}
M1038
mitigates
T1204
attack
id
{"description":"Application control may be able to prevent the running of executables masquerading as other files."}
M1038
mitigates
T1574.001
attack
id
{"description":"Identify and block potentially malicious software executed through DLL hijacking by using application control solutions capable of blocking DLLs loaded by legitimate software.(Citation: Microsoft AppLocker DLL)"}
M1038
mitigates
T1204.004
attack
id
{"description":"Use application control where appropriate. PowerShell Constrained Language mode can be used to restrict access to sensitive or otherwise dangerous language elements such as those used to execute arbitrary Windows APIs or files (e.g., `Add-Type`).(Citation: Microsoft PowerShell CLM)"}
M1038
mitigates
T1129
attack
id
{"description":"Identify and block potentially malicious software executed through this technique by using application control tools capable of preventing unknown modules from being loaded."}
M1038
mitigates
T1218.009
attack
id
{"description":"Block execution of Regsvcs.exe and Regasm.exe if they are not required for a given system or network to prevent potential misuse by adversaries."}
M1038
mitigates
T1548
attack
id
{"description":"System settings can prevent applications from running that haven't been downloaded from legitimate repositories which may help mitigate some of these issues. Not allowing unsigned applications from being run may also mitigate some risk."}
M1038
mitigates
T1548.004
attack
id
{"description":"System settings can prevent applications from running that haven't been downloaded through the Apple Store which may help mitigate some of these issues. Not allowing unsigned applications from being run may also mitigate some risk."}
M1038
mitigates
T1611
attack
id
{"description":"Use read-only containers, read-only file systems, and minimal images when possible to prevent the running of commands.(Citation: Kubernetes Hardening Guide) Where possible, also consider using application control and software restriction tools (such as those provided by SELinux) to restrict access to fi...
M1038
mitigates
T1216.001
attack
id
{"description":"Certain signed scripts that can be used to execute other programs may not be necessary within a given environment. Use application control configured to block execution of these scripts if they are not required for a given system or network to prevent potential misuse by adversaries."}
M1038
mitigates
T1547.009
attack
id
{"description":"Prevents malicious shortcuts or LNK files from executing unwanted code by ensuring only authorized applications and scripts are allowed to run."}
M1038
mitigates
T1218.012
attack
id
{"description":"Use application control configured to block execution of verclsid.exe if it is not required for a given system or network to prevent potential misuse by adversaries."}