The MITRE ATT&CK framework
The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of hacking techniques. The cloud matrix of MITRE ATT&CK contains the general flow of cyber attacks:
- Initial access
- Execution
- Persistence
- Privilege escalation
- Defense evasion
- Credential access
- Discovery
- Lateral movement
- Collection
- Exfiltration
- Impact
Understanding attack techniques allows us to understand the results of attacks. For example, using the abuse of credentials allows an attacker to gain persistent access to our system.
Another attack example is cloud object storage discovery, which may be used by an attacker to gain access to all objects inside a cloud storage instance.
Reviewing all attack techniques will allow us to understand which security controls we can implement to mitigate potential attacks in our cloud environment, whether that's built-in security tools with AWS, Azure, or GCP, or external third-party tools.
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