DetectD3-PMAD
Protocol Metadata Anomaly Detection
Definition
Collecting network communication protocol metadata and identifying statistical outliers.
- D3FEND ID
- D3-PMAD
- Tactic
- Detect
- Certification relevance
- CySA+GCIHGCIASecurity+
ATT&CK techniques it counters
48 techniques, 116 ATT&CK ids including sub-techniques. Links open MITRE ATT&CK.
- T1001Data Obfuscation
- T1003OS Credential Dumping
- T1008Fallback Channels
- T1011Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium
- T1018Remote System Discovery
- T1020Automated Exfiltration
- T1021Remote Services
- T1029Scheduled Transfer
- T1030Data Transfer Size Limits
- T1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
- T1047Windows Management Instrumentation
- T1048Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol
- T1071Application Layer Protocol
- T1090Proxy
- T1095Non-Application Layer Protocol
- T1098Account Manipulation
- T1102Web Service
- T1104Multi-Stage Channels
- T1105Ingress Tool Transfer
- T1110Brute Force
- T1132Data Encoding
- T1185Browser Session Hijacking
- T1189Drive-by Compromise
- T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
- T1197BITS Jobs
- T1199Trusted Relationship
- T1204User Execution
- T1205Traffic Signaling
- T1207Rogue Domain Controller
- T1210Exploitation of Remote Services
- T1218System Binary Proxy Execution
- T1219Remote Access Tools
- T1498Network Denial of Service
- T1499Endpoint Denial of Service
- T1542Pre-OS Boot
- T1546Event Triggered Execution
- T1550Use Alternate Authentication Material
- T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle
- T1558Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets
- T1563Remote Service Session Hijacking
- T1565Data Manipulation
- T1566Phishing
- T1567Exfiltration Over Web Service
- T1568Dynamic Resolution
- T1570Lateral Tool Transfer
- T1571Non-Standard Port
- T1572Protocol Tunneling
- T1573Encrypted Channel
Marked techniques are also explained, with detection notes and certification relevance, on our interactive ATT&CK map.
Across MITRE's defensive frameworks
Linked through the 48 ATT&CK techniques above.
Detect with CAR
MITRE CAR analytics that cover the same ATT&CK techniques.
- CAR-2013-04-002Quick execution of a series of suspicious commands5 shared
- CAR-2013-07-001Suspicious Arguments3 shared
- CAR-2021-05-005BITSAdmin Download File2 shared
- CAR-2013-05-003SMB Write Request2 shared
- CAR-2013-05-005SMB Copy and Execution2 shared
- CAR-2013-07-002RDP Connection Detection1 shared
- CAR-2014-03-001SMB Write Request - NamedPipes1 shared
- CAR-2014-03-006RunDLL32.exe monitoring1 shared
- CAR-2014-05-001RPC Activity1 shared
- CAR-2014-11-003Debuggers for Accessibility Applications1 shared
- CAR-2014-11-006Windows Remote Management (WinRM)1 shared
- CAR-2014-11-007Remote Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) over RPC1 shared