// MITRE ATT&CK
T1053.003 · Cron
Sub-technique of T1053 · Scheduled Task/Job.
Adversaries may abuse the cron utility to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code.(Citation: 20 macOS Common Tools and Techniques) The cron utility is a time-based job scheduler for Unix-like operating systems. The crontab...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Cron starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.
Related techniques
T1053.005
Scheduled Task T1047
Windows Management Instrumentation T1129
Shared Modules T1059.007
JavaScript T1053.007
Container Orchestration Job T1559.002
Dynamic Data Exchange T1204.002
Malicious File T1559.001
Component Object Model
Scheduled Task T1047
Windows Management Instrumentation T1129
Shared Modules T1059.007
JavaScript T1053.007
Container Orchestration Job T1559.002
Dynamic Data Exchange T1204.002
Malicious File T1559.001
Component Object Model
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