Adversaries may execute active reconnaissance scans to gather information that can be used during targeting. Active scans are those where the adversary probes victim infrastructure via network traffic, as opposed to other forms of reconnaissance that do not involve direct interaction.
Adversaries may perform different forms of active scanning depending on what information they seek to gather. These scans can also be performed in various ways, including using native features of network protocols such as ICMP.(Citation: Botnet Scan)(Citation: OWASP Fingerprinting) Information from these scans may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: Search Open Websites/Domains or Search Open Technical Databases), establishing operational resources (ex: Develop Capabilities or Obtain Capabilities), and/or initial access (ex: External Remote Services or Exploit Public-Facing Application).
View in MITRE ATT&CK®Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name |
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action.malware.variety.Scan network | Scan or footprint network | related-to | T1595 | Active Scanning |
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 | T1595 | Active Scanning |
amazon_guardduty | Amazon GuardDuty | technique_scores | T1595 | Active Scanning |
amazon_inspector | Amazon Inspector | technique_scores | T1595 | Active Scanning |
amazon_virtual_private_cloud | Amazon Virtual Private Cloud | technique_scores | T1595 | Active Scanning |
aws_web_application_firewall | AWS Web Application Firewall | technique_scores | T1595 | Active Scanning |
aws_network_firewall | AWS Network Firewall | technique_scores | T1595 | Active Scanning |
Technique ID | Technique Name | Number of Mappings |
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T1595.001 | Scanning IP Blocks | 7 |
T1595.002 | Vulnerability Scanning | 9 |