MITRE ATT&CK Lookup Sorter

About this interactive

MITRE ATT&CK is a large knowledge base, and knowing where to look is the skill. Sort each research question by the place that answers it: a matrix (enterprise, mobile or ICS), a technique's page (description, procedure examples, mitigations, detection, ID) or an adversary group's page (who it is, its other names, its techniques and software).

What you'll learn

Describe how MITRE ATT&CK is organized: matrices for each domain, tactics as columns, techniques and sub-techniques beneath them, and pages for adversary groups
Choose where in ATT&CK to research a question: a matrix for the whole picture, a technique's page for its procedure examples, mitigations and detection, or a group's page for what an adversary group has done

Aligned to

CompTIA CySA+

3.1 Explain concepts related to attack methodology frameworks.

1.4 Compare and contrast threat-intelligence and threat-hunting concepts.

Key terms

MITRE ATT&CK: A globally accessible knowledge base that categorizes adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations, used to understand and defend against cyber threats.
Tactic: In the MITRE ATT&CK framework, a high-level objective or goal an adversary seeks to achieve during an attack, such as reconnaissance or privilege escalation.
Technique: In the MITRE ATT&CK framework, a specific method an adversary uses to accomplish a tactic.
Sub-technique: A more granular variation of a MITRE ATT&CK technique that describes a specific implementation or method used to carry out that technique.
Adversary Group: A tracked threat actor collective, such as a nation-state or criminal organization, whose known tactics, techniques, and procedures are documented in the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Threat Intelligence: Information about existing or emerging threats that helps organizations make informed security decisions.

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