Adversaries may gather information about the victim's network security appliances that can be used during targeting. Information about network security appliances may include a variety of details, such as the existence and specifics of deployed firewalls, content filters, and proxies/bastion hosts. Adversaries may also target information about victim network-based intrusion detection systems (NIDS) or other appliances related to defensive cybersecurity operations.
Adversaries may gather this information in various ways, such as direct collection actions via Active Scanning or Phishing for Information.(Citation: Nmap Firewalls NIDS) Information about network security appliances may also be exposed to adversaries via online or other accessible data sets (ex: Search Victim-Owned Websites). Gathering this information may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: Search Open Technical Databases or Search Open Websites/Domains), establishing operational resources (ex: Develop Capabilities or Obtain Capabilities), and/or initial access (ex: External Remote Services).
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| action.hacking.variety.Footprinting | Footprinting and fingerprinting | related-to | T1590.006 | Gather Victim Network Information: Network Security Appliances |
| value_chain.targeting.variety.Organizational Information | Information on an organization such as org chart, technologies in use, financial assets, etc, used to pick them as a target | related-to | T1590.006 | Gather Victim Network Information: Network Security Appliances |
| amazon_virtual_private_cloud | Amazon Virtual Private Cloud | technique_scores | T1590.006 | Network Security Appliances |
| aws_security_hub | AWS Security Hub | technique_scores | T1590.006 | Network Security Appliances |
| aws_network_firewall | AWS Network Firewall | technique_scores | T1590.006 | Network Security Appliances |