NIST CSF: DE.AE-4 Subcategory
From NIST's Cyber Security Framework (version 1):
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CSF Mapped to SP800-53 Controls
Generated from NIST's SP800-53/CSF Crosswalk mappings.
Related ISO 27001 Controls
Annex A controls from ISO 27001 (2013) which are related to this CSF subcategory, taken from mappings by NIST and additional data from Ofgem.
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Assessment of and decision on information security events (16.1.4)
ISO 27001:2013
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
See which MITRE ATT&CK techniques this control helps to protect against. This is based on mappings to associated SP800-53 controls.
| ATT&CK ID | Title | Associated Tactics |
|---|---|---|
| T1561 | Disk Wipe | Impact |
| T1561.001 | Disk Content Wipe | Impact |
| T1486 | Data Encrypted for Impact | Impact |
| T1490 | Inhibit System Recovery | Impact |
| T1491.001 | Internal Defacement | Impact |
| T1485 | Data Destruction | Impact |
| T1561.002 | Disk Structure Wipe | Impact |
| T1491.002 | External Defacement | Impact |
| T1491 | Defacement | Impact |
| T1484 | Domain Policy Modification | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1505.004 | IIS Components | Persistence |
| T1547.004 | Winlogon Helper DLL | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1003.005 | Cached Domain Credentials | Credential Access |
| T1078.004 | Cloud Accounts | Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1137.001 | Office Template Macros | Persistence |
| T1553.003 | SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking | Defense Evasion |
| T1556 | Modify Authentication Process | Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1602 | Data from Configuration Repository | Collection |
| T1036.001 | Invalid Code Signature | Defense Evasion |
| T1059.001 | PowerShell | Execution |
| T1555.005 | Password Managers | Credential Access |
| T1563.002 | RDP Hijacking | Lateral Movement |
| T1098.004 | SSH Authorized Keys | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1003.004 | LSA Secrets | Credential Access |
| T1537 | Transfer Data to Cloud Account | Exfiltration |
| T1037.005 | Startup Items | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1218.013 | Mavinject | Defense Evasion |
| T1543 | Create or Modify System Process | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1574.010 | Services File Permissions Weakness | Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1059.006 | Python | Execution |
| T1053.005 | Scheduled Task | Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1036.005 | Match Legitimate Name or Location | Defense Evasion |
| T1056.002 | GUI Input Capture | Collection, Credential Access |
| T1110.003 | Password Spraying | Credential Access |
| T1211 | Exploitation for Defense Evasion | Defense Evasion |
| T1070.002 | Clear Linux or Mac System Logs | Defense Evasion |
| T1029 | Scheduled Transfer | Exfiltration |
| T1055.014 | VDSO Hijacking | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1059.002 | AppleScript | Execution |
| T1218.009 | Regsvcs/Regasm | Defense Evasion |
| T1098.003 | Additional Cloud Roles | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1569 | System Services | Execution |
| T1552.004 | Private Keys | Credential Access |
| T1205 | Traffic Signaling | Command and Control, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1578.001 | Create Snapshot | Defense Evasion |
| T1565 | Data Manipulation | Impact |
| T1558.004 | AS-REP Roasting | Credential Access |
| T1055.001 | Dynamic-link Library Injection | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1070.008 | Clear Mailbox Data | Defense Evasion |
| T1135 | Network Share Discovery | Discovery |
| T1564.002 | Hidden Users | Defense Evasion |
| T1602.001 | SNMP (MIB Dump) | Collection |
| T1547.012 | Print Processors | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1499.003 | Application Exhaustion Flood | Impact |
| T1555 | Credentials from Password Stores | Credential Access |
| T1055.004 | Asynchronous Procedure Call | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1213 | Data from Information Repositories | Collection |
| T1114.003 | Email Forwarding Rule | Collection |
| T1070 | Indicator Removal | Defense Evasion |
| T1102.003 | One-Way Communication | Command and Control |
| T1055.011 | Extra Window Memory Injection | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1055.005 | Thread Local Storage | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1552.001 | Credentials In Files | Credential Access |
| T1564.004 | NTFS File Attributes | Defense Evasion |
| T1566.001 | Spearphishing Attachment | Initial Access |
| T1613 | Container and Resource Discovery | Discovery |
| T1095 | Non-Application Layer Protocol | Command and Control |
| T1078.002 | Domain Accounts | Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1003.002 | Security Account Manager | Credential Access |
| T1040 | Network Sniffing | Credential Access, Discovery |
| T1132.001 | Standard Encoding | Command and Control |
| T1557.003 | DHCP Spoofing | Collection, Credential Access |
| T1218.001 | Compiled HTML File | Defense Evasion |
| T1070.001 | Clear Windows Event Logs | Defense Evasion |
| T1574.005 | Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness | Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1578.002 | Create Cloud Instance | Defense Evasion |
| T1567 | Exfiltration Over Web Service | Exfiltration |
| T1055.009 | Proc Memory | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1087.002 | Domain Account | Discovery |
| T1213.001 | Confluence | Collection |
| T1218.005 | Mshta | Defense Evasion |
| T1053.002 | At | Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1610 | Deploy Container | Defense Evasion, Execution |
| T1557 | Adversary-in-the-Middle | Collection, Credential Access |
| T1025 | Data from Removable Media | Collection |
| T1219 | Remote Access Software | Command and Control |
| T1560 | Archive Collected Data | Collection |
| T1572 | Protocol Tunneling | Command and Control |
| T1574.009 | Path Interception by Unquoted Path | Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1553.005 | Mark-of-the-Web Bypass | Defense Evasion |
| T1059.004 | Unix Shell | Execution |
| T1102.002 | Bidirectional Communication | Command and Control |
| T1562.002 | Disable Windows Event Logging | Defense Evasion |
| T1598 | Phishing for Information | Reconnaissance |
| T1566.003 | Spearphishing via Service | Initial Access |
| T1562.010 | Downgrade Attack | Defense Evasion |
| T1552.002 | Credentials in Registry | Credential Access |
| T1003 | OS Credential Dumping | Credential Access |
| T1573 | Encrypted Channel | Command and Control |
| T1612 | Build Image on Host | Defense Evasion |
| T1505.002 | Transport Agent | Persistence |
| T1114.001 | Local Email Collection | Collection |
| T1127 | Trusted Developer Utilities Proxy Execution | Defense Evasion |
| T1550.003 | Pass the Ticket | Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement |
| T1136.001 | Local Account | Persistence |
| T1552.005 | Cloud Instance Metadata API | Credential Access |
| T1003.008 | /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow | Credential Access |
| T1059.007 | JavaScript | Execution |
| T1601.002 | Downgrade System Image | Defense Evasion |
| T1055.002 | Portable Executable Injection | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1091 | Replication Through Removable Media | Initial Access, Lateral Movement |
| T1571 | Non-Standard Port | Command and Control |
| T1037.004 | RC Scripts | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1566.002 | Spearphishing Link | Initial Access |
| T1021.006 | Windows Remote Management | Lateral Movement |
| T1553.004 | Install Root Certificate | Defense Evasion |
| T1573.001 | Symmetric Cryptography | Command and Control |
| T1047 | Windows Management Instrumentation | Execution |
| T1556.002 | Password Filter DLL | Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1530 | Data from Cloud Storage | Collection |
| T1601 | Modify System Image | Defense Evasion |
| T1557.002 | ARP Cache Poisoning | Collection, Credential Access |
| T1218.012 | Verclsid | Defense Evasion |
| T1222.001 | Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification | Defense Evasion |
| T1048 | Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol | Exfiltration |
| T1190 | Exploit Public-Facing Application | Initial Access |
| T1072 | Software Deployment Tools | Execution, Lateral Movement |
| T1037.003 | Network Logon Script | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1204.003 | Malicious Image | Execution |
| T1212 | Exploitation for Credential Access | Credential Access |
| T1547.009 | Shortcut Modification | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1048.003 | Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol | Exfiltration |
| T1027.002 | Software Packing | Defense Evasion |
| T1053 | Scheduled Task/Job | Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1547.006 | Kernel Modules and Extensions | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1071.002 | File Transfer Protocols | Command and Control |
| T1499.002 | Service Exhaustion Flood | Impact |
| T1011 | Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium | Exfiltration |
| T1037.002 | Login Hook | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1213.002 | Sharepoint | Collection |
| T1568 | Dynamic Resolution | Command and Control |
| T1133 | External Remote Services | Initial Access, Persistence |
| T1068 | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | Privilege Escalation |
| T1053.003 | Cron | Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1011.001 | Exfiltration Over Bluetooth | Exfiltration |
| T1055 | Process Injection | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1574 | Hijack Execution Flow | Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1003.006 | DCSync | Credential Access |
| T1048.001 | Exfiltration Over Symmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol | Exfiltration |
| T1562.006 | Indicator Blocking | Defense Evasion |
| T1055.013 | Process Doppelgänging | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1569.002 | Service Execution | Execution |
| T1052.001 | Exfiltration over USB | Exfiltration |
| T1553.001 | Gatekeeper Bypass | Defense Evasion |
| T1218 | System Binary Proxy Execution | Defense Evasion |
| T1547.007 | Re-opened Applications | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1055.008 | Ptrace System Calls | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1021.003 | Distributed Component Object Model | Lateral Movement |
| T1574.001 | DLL Search Order Hijacking | Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1578.003 | Delete Cloud Instance | Defense Evasion |
| T1036 | Masquerading | Defense Evasion |
| T1048.002 | Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol | Exfiltration |
| T1574.008 | Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking | Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1552.006 | Group Policy Preferences | Credential Access |
| T1548.004 | Elevated Execution with Prompt | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1546.008 | Accessibility Features | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1070.009 | Clear Persistence | Defense Evasion |
| T1598.003 | Spearphishing Link | Reconnaissance |
| T1528 | Steal Application Access Token | Credential Access |
| T1114 | Email Collection | Collection |
| T1647 | Plist File Modification | Defense Evasion |
| T1110 | Brute Force | Credential Access |
| T1036.007 | Double File Extension | Defense Evasion |
| T1221 | Template Injection | Defense Evasion |
| T1008 | Fallback Channels | Command and Control |
| T1546.016 | Installer Packages | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1552.003 | Bash History | Credential Access |
| T1622 | Debugger Evasion | Defense Evasion, Discovery |
| T1078.003 | Local Accounts | Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1204 | User Execution | Execution |
| T1132.002 | Non-Standard Encoding | Command and Control |
| T1059.008 | Network Device CLI | Execution |
| T1210 | Exploitation of Remote Services | Lateral Movement |
| T1027.007 | Dynamic API Resolution | Defense Evasion |
| T1189 | Drive-by Compromise | Initial Access |
| T1030 | Data Transfer Size Limits | Exfiltration |
| T1001.001 | Junk Data | Command and Control |
| T1222.002 | Linux and Mac File and Directory Permissions Modification | Defense Evasion |
| T1136.002 | Domain Account | Persistence |
| T1059.003 | Windows Command Shell | Execution |
| T1499.001 | OS Exhaustion Flood | Impact |
| T1053.006 | Systemd Timers | Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1570 | Lateral Tool Transfer | Lateral Movement |
| T1220 | XSL Script Processing | Defense Evasion |
| T1598.001 | Spearphishing Service | Reconnaissance |
| T1565.003 | Runtime Data Manipulation | Impact |
| T1098.002 | Additional Email Delegate Permissions | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1021 | Remote Services | Lateral Movement |
| T1070.003 | Clear Command History | Defense Evasion |
| T1489 | Service Stop | Impact |
| T1505.003 | Web Shell | Persistence |
| T1197 | BITS Jobs | Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1546.003 | Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1543.002 | Systemd Service | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1218.003 | CMSTP | Defense Evasion |
| T1562.001 | Disable or Modify Tools | Defense Evasion |
| T1499 | Endpoint Denial of Service | Impact |
| T1071.001 | Web Protocols | Command and Control |
| T1599.001 | Network Address Translation Traversal | Defense Evasion |
| T1036.003 | Rename System Utilities | Defense Evasion |
| T1564.007 | VBA Stomping | Defense Evasion |
| T1539 | Steal Web Session Cookie | Credential Access |
| T1555.002 | Securityd Memory | Credential Access |
| T1599 | Network Boundary Bridging | Defense Evasion |
| T1027 | Obfuscated Files or Information | Defense Evasion |
| T1021.002 | SMB/Windows Admin Shares | Lateral Movement |
| T1602.002 | Network Device Configuration Dump | Collection |
| T1055.012 | Process Hollowing | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1098.001 | Additional Cloud Credentials | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1611 | Escape to Host | Privilege Escalation |
| T1546.004 | Unix Shell Configuration Modification | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1218.010 | Regsvr32 | Defense Evasion |
| T1550.001 | Application Access Token | Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement |
| T1001 | Data Obfuscation | Command and Control |
| T1560.001 | Archive via Utility | Collection |
| T1218.008 | Odbcconf | Defense Evasion |
| T1021.004 | SSH | Lateral Movement |
| T1542.005 | TFTP Boot | Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1546.006 | LC_LOAD_DYLIB Addition | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1132 | Data Encoding | Command and Control |
| T1548 | Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1003.001 | LSASS Memory | Credential Access |
| T1114.002 | Remote Email Collection | Collection |
| T1547.002 | Authentication Package | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1546.014 | Emond | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1110.004 | Credential Stuffing | Credential Access |
| T1546.002 | Screensaver | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1098 | Account Manipulation | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1041 | Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | Exfiltration |
| T1071 | Application Layer Protocol | Command and Control |
| T1137 | Office Application Startup | Persistence |
| T1566 | Phishing | Initial Access |
| T1020.001 | Traffic Duplication | Exfiltration |
| T1565.002 | Transmitted Data Manipulation | Impact |
| T1548.003 | Sudo and Sudo Caching | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1127.001 | MSBuild | Defense Evasion |
| T1505.005 | Terminal Services DLL | Persistence |
| T1558 | Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets | Credential Access |
| T1080 | Taint Shared Content | Lateral Movement |
| T1216 | System Script Proxy Execution | Defense Evasion |
| T1558.002 | Silver Ticket | Credential Access |
| T1559.002 | Dynamic Data Exchange | Execution |
| T1563.001 | SSH Hijacking | Lateral Movement |
| T1542.004 | ROMMONkit | Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1201 | Password Policy Discovery | Discovery |
| T1204.001 | Malicious Link | Execution |
| T1562 | Impair Defenses | Defense Evasion |
| T1547.003 | Time Providers | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1578 | Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure | Defense Evasion |
| T1205.002 | Socket Filters | Command and Control, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1001.002 | Steganography | Command and Control |
| T1136.003 | Cloud Account | Persistence |
| T1185 | Browser Session Hijacking | Collection |
| T1046 | Network Service Discovery | Discovery |
| T1087.001 | Local Account | Discovery |
| T1187 | Forced Authentication | Credential Access |
| T1556.003 | Pluggable Authentication Modules | Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1555.001 | Keychain | Credential Access |
| T1564.006 | Run Virtual Instance | Defense Evasion |
| T1505 | Server Software Component | Persistence |
| T1563 | Remote Service Session Hijacking | Lateral Movement |
| T1222 | File and Directory Permissions Modification | Defense Evasion |
| T1071.004 | DNS | Command and Control |
| T1564.009 | Resource Forking | Defense Evasion |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | Command and Control |
| T1027.009 | Embedded Payloads | Defense Evasion |
| T1564.010 | Process Argument Spoofing | Defense Evasion |
| T1565.001 | Stored Data Manipulation | Impact |
| T1204.002 | Malicious File | Execution |
| T1218.002 | Control Panel | Defense Evasion |
| T1573.002 | Asymmetric Cryptography | Command and Control |
| T1574.013 | KernelCallbackTable | Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1553 | Subvert Trust Controls | Defense Evasion |
| T1564.008 | Email Hiding Rules | Defense Evasion |
| T1021.001 | Remote Desktop Protocol | Lateral Movement |
| T1574.007 | Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable | Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1216.001 | PubPrn | Defense Evasion |
| T1547.008 | LSASS Driver | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1102.001 | Dead Drop Resolver | Command and Control |
| T1562.003 | Impair Command History Logging | Defense Evasion |
| T1547.005 | Security Support Provider | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1648 | Serverless Execution | Execution |
| T1556.004 | Network Device Authentication | Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1136 | Create Account | Persistence |
| T1071.003 | Mail Protocols | Command and Control |
| T1090.001 | Internal Proxy | Command and Control |
| T1111 | Multi-Factor Authentication Interception | Credential Access |
| T1104 | Multi-Stage Channels | Command and Control |
| T1001.003 | Protocol Impersonation | Command and Control |
| T1499.004 | Application or System Exploitation | Impact |
| T1070.007 | Clear Network Connection History and Configurations | Defense Evasion |
| T1555.004 | Windows Credential Manager | Credential Access |
| T1559.003 | XPC Services | Execution |
| T1059 | Command and Scripting Interpreter | Execution |
| T1552 | Unsecured Credentials | Credential Access |
| T1218.004 | InstallUtil | Defense Evasion |
| T1003.003 | NTDS | Credential Access |
| T1546.013 | PowerShell Profile | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1574.004 | Dylib Hijacking | Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1129 | Shared Modules | Execution |
| T1106 | Native API | Execution |
| T1176 | Browser Extensions | Persistence |
| T1525 | Implant Internal Image | Persistence |
| T1055.003 | Thread Execution Hijacking | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1119 | Automated Collection | Collection |
| T1598.002 | Spearphishing Attachment | Reconnaissance |
| T1548.001 | Setuid and Setgid | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1562.004 | Disable or Modify System Firewall | Defense Evasion |
| T1548.002 | Bypass User Account Control | Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation |
| T1557.001 | LLMNR/NBT-NS Poisoning and SMB Relay | Collection, Credential Access |
| T1052 | Exfiltration Over Physical Medium | Exfiltration |
| T1087 | Account Discovery | Discovery |
| T1568.002 | Domain Generation Algorithms | Command and Control |
| T1090 | Proxy | Command and Control |
| T1205.001 | Port Knocking | Command and Control, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1218.011 | Rundll32 | Defense Evasion |
| T1027.008 | Stripped Payloads | Defense Evasion |
| T1037 | Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1110.002 | Password Cracking | Credential Access |
| T1005 | Data from Local System | Collection |
| T1558.003 | Kerberoasting | Credential Access |
| T1547.013 | XDG Autostart Entries | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1556.001 | Domain Controller Authentication | Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| T1059.005 | Visual Basic | Execution |
| T1218.014 | MMC | Defense Evasion |
| T1559 | Inter-Process Communication | Execution |
| T1078.001 | Default Accounts | Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| T1021.005 | VNC | Lateral Movement |
| T1601.001 | Patch System Image | Defense Evasion |
| T1102 | Web Service | Command and Control |
| T1203 | Exploitation for Client Execution | Execution |
| T1092 | Communication Through Removable Media | Command and Control |
| T1003.007 | Proc Filesystem | Credential Access |
| T1110.001 | Password Guessing | Credential Access |
| T1090.002 | External Proxy | Command and Control |
| T1078 | Valid Accounts | Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
CSF Mapped to the NCSC CAF
Cyber Assessment Framework mappings generated from UK Cabinet Office data.
| Control ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A2.a | Risk Management Process | Your organisation has effective internal processes for managing risks to the security of network and information systems related to the operation of essential functions and communicating associated activities. |