Finding Cyber Threats with ATT and CK(registered trademark)-Based Analytics

Abstract

Post-compromise intrusion detection of cyber adversaries is an important capability for network defenders as adversaries continue to evolve methods for compromising systems and evading common defenses. This paper presents a methodology for using the MITRE ATT and CK framework, a behavioral-based threat model, to identify relevant defensive sensors and build, test, and refine behavioral-based analytic detection capabilities using adversary emulation. This methodology can be applied to enhance enterprise network security through defensive gap analysis, endpoint security product evaluations, building and tuning behavioral analytics for a particular environment, and performing validation of defenses against a common threat model using a red team emulating known adversary behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1107945

Entities

People

  • Blake E. Strom
  • Craig Wampler
  • Douglas P. Miller
  • Joseph A. Battaglia
  • Michael S. Kemmerer
  • Ross D. Wolf
  • Sean M. Whitley
  • William Kupersanin

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Security Software
  • Computers
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Detection
  • Electronic Mail
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Security
  • Instrumentation
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Lessons Learned
  • Malware
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber