Adversaries may gather information about the victim's networks that can be used during targeting. Information about networks may include a variety of details, including administrative data (ex: IP ranges, domain names, etc.) as well as specifics regarding its topology and operations.
Adversaries may gather this information in various ways, such as direct collection actions via Active Scanning or Phishing for Information. Information about networks may also be exposed to adversaries via online or other accessible data sets (ex: Search Open Technical Databases).(Citation: WHOIS)(Citation: DNS Dumpster)(Citation: Circl Passive DNS) Gathering this information may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: Active Scanning or Search Open Websites/Domains), establishing operational resources (ex: Acquire Infrastructure or Compromise Infrastructure), and/or initial access (ex: Trusted Relationship).
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name | Notes |
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| firewalls | Firewalls | technique_scores | T1590 | Gather Victim Network Information |
Comments
Google Cloud Firewalls can allow or deny traffic based on the traffic's protocol, destination ports, sources, and destinations. This functionality can be used to restrict access to the endpoints within the virtual private cloud and protect against adversaries gathering information about the network. While this mapping supports most of the sub-techniques (4 of 6), it is only given a score of Partial because it only protects against attempts to gather information via scanning that originate from outside the firewall, and it does not protect against phishing.
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| virtual_private_cloud | Virtual Private Cloud | technique_scores | T1590 | Gather Victim Network Information |
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VPC security perimeters can limit the impact from active scanning techniques used to gain further information about the target environment.
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| Technique ID | Technique Name | Number of Mappings |
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| T1590.005 | IP Addresses | 1 |
| T1590.004 | Network Topology | 1 |