T1132.002 Non-Standard Encoding Mappings

Adversaries may encode data with a non-standard data encoding system to make the content of command and control traffic more difficult to detect. Command and control (C2) information can be encoded using a non-standard data encoding system that diverges from existing protocol specifications. Non-standard data encoding schemes may be based on or related to standard data encoding schemes, such as a modified Base64 encoding for the message body of an HTTP request.(Citation: Wikipedia Binary-to-text Encoding) (Citation: Wikipedia Character Encoding)

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Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name
AC-04 Information Flow Enforcement Protects T1132.002 Non-Standard Encoding
CA-07 Continuous Monitoring Protects T1132.002 Non-Standard Encoding
CM-02 Baseline Configuration Protects T1132.002 Non-Standard Encoding
CM-06 Configuration Settings Protects T1132.002 Non-Standard Encoding
SC-07 Boundary Protection Protects T1132.002 Non-Standard Encoding
SI-03 Malicious Code Protection Protects T1132.002 Non-Standard Encoding
SI-04 System Monitoring Protects T1132.002 Non-Standard Encoding