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Detection Strategies: Monitor access to the Instance Metadata API and look for anomalous queries. It may be possible to detect adversary use of credentials they have obtained such as in Valid Accounts.
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/005
Technique ID: T1552.001
Name: Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Description: Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials. These can be files created by users to store their own credentials, shared credential stores for a group of individuals, configuration files containing passwords for a system or service, or ...
Tactics: Credential Access
Platforms Affected: Containers, IaaS, Linux, Windows, macOS
Detection Strategies: While detecting adversaries accessing these files may be difficult without knowing they exist in the first place, it may be possible to detect adversary use of credentials they have obtained. Monitor the command-line arguments of executing processes for suspicious words or regular expressions that...
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/001
Technique ID: T1087
Name: Account Discovery
Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of valid accounts, usernames, or email addresses on a system or within a compromised environment. This information can help adversaries determine which accounts exist, which can aid in follow-on behavior such as brute-forcing, spear-phishing attacks, or account take...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: Azure AD, Google Workspace, IaaS, Linux, Office 365, SaaS, Windows, macOS
Detection Strategies: System and network discovery techniques normally occur throughout an operation as an adversary learns the environment. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities, such as Lateral Movement, based on the information obtai...
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087
Technique ID: T1087.004
Name: Account Discovery: Cloud Account
Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of cloud accounts. Cloud accounts are those created and configured by an organization for use by users, remote support, services, or for administration of resources within a cloud service provider or SaaS application. With authenticated access there are several tool...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: Azure AD, Google Workspace, IaaS, Office 365, SaaS
Detection Strategies: Monitor processes, command-line arguments, and logs for actions that could be taken to gather information about cloud accounts, including the use of calls to cloud APIs that perform account discovery. System and network discovery techniques normally occur throughout an operation as an adversary le...
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087/004
Technique ID: T1087.003
Name: Account Discovery: Email Account
Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of email addresses and accounts. Adversaries may try to dump Exchange address lists such as global address lists (GALs). In on-premises Exchange and Exchange Online, theGet-GlobalAddressList PowerShell cmdlet can be used to obtain email addresses and accounts from a...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: Google Workspace, Office 365, Windows
Detection Strategies: System and network discovery techniques normally occur throughout an operation as an adversary learns the environment. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities, such as Lateral Movement, based on the information obtai...
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087/003
Technique ID: T1580
Name: Cloud Infrastructure Discovery
Description: An adversary may attempt to discover infrastructure and resources that are available within an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) environment. This includes compute service resources such as instances, virtual machines, and snapshots as well as resources of other services including the storage and database...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: IaaS
Detection Strategies: Establish centralized logging for the activity of cloud infrastructure components. Monitor logs for actions that could be taken to gather information about cloud infrastructure, including the use of discovery API calls by new or unexpected users and enumerations from unknown or malicious IP addres...
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1580
Technique ID: T1538
Name: Cloud Service Dashboard
Description: An adversary may use a cloud service dashboard GUI with stolen credentials to gain useful information from an operational cloud environment, such as specific services, resources, and features. For example, the GCP Command Center can be used to view all assets, findings of potential security risks, and to r...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: Azure AD, Google Workspace, IaaS, Office 365
Detection Strategies: Monitor account activity logs to see actions performed and activity associated with the cloud service management console. Some cloud providers, such as AWS, provide distinct log events for login attempts to the management console.
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1538
Technique ID: T1526
Name: Cloud Service Discovery
Description: An adversary may attempt to enumerate the cloud services running on a system after gaining access. These methods can differ from platform-as-a-service (PaaS), to infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), or software-as-a-service (SaaS). Many services exist throughout the various cloud providers and can include C...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: Azure AD, Google Workspace, IaaS, Office 365, SaaS
Detection Strategies: Cloud service discovery techniques will likely occur throughout an operation where an adversary is targeting cloud-based systems and services. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities based on the information obtained...
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1526
Technique ID: T1619
Name: Cloud Storage Object Discovery
Description: Adversaries may enumerate objects in cloud storage infrastructure. Adversaries may use this information during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including requesting all or specific objects from cloud storage. Similar to File and Directory Discovery on a local host, after identifying availa...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: IaaS
Detection Strategies: System and network discovery techniques normally occur throughout an operation as an adversary learns the environment. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities, such as Collection and Exfiltration, based on the inform...
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1619
Technique ID: T1654
Name: Log Enumeration
Description: Adversaries may enumerate system and service logs to find useful data. These logs may highlight various types of valuable insights for an adversary, such as user authentication records (Account Discovery), security or vulnerable software (Software Discovery), or hosts within a compromised network (Remote S...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: IaaS, Linux, Windows, macOS
Detection Strategies: No detection description provided.
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1654
Technique ID: T1046
Name: Network Service Discovery
Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of services running on remote hosts and local network infrastructure devices, including those that may be vulnerable to remote software exploitation. Common methods to acquire this information include port and/or vulnerability scans using tools that are brought onto...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: Containers, IaaS, Linux, Network, Windows, macOS
Detection Strategies: System and network discovery techniques normally occur throughout an operation as an adversary learns the environment. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities, such as Lateral Movement, based on the information obtai...
More Information: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1046
Technique ID: T1201
Name: Password Policy Discovery
Description: Adversaries may attempt to access detailed information about the password policy used within an enterprise network or cloud environment. Password policies are a way to enforce complex passwords that are difficult to guess or crack through Brute Force. This information may help the adversary to create a lis...
Tactics: Discovery
Platforms Affected: IaaS, Linux, Network, Windows, macOS
Detection Strategies: Monitor logs and processes for tools and command line arguments that may indicate they're being used for password policy discovery. Correlate that activity with other suspicious activity from the originating system to reduce potential false positives from valid user or administrator activity. Adve...