// MITRE ATT&CK
T1087 · Account Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of valid accounts, usernames, or email addresses on a system or within a compromised environment. This information can help adversaries determine which accounts exist, which can aid in follow-on behavior such as brute-forcing, spear-phishing attacks, or accou...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Account Discovery 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.
Sub-techniques (4)
Related techniques
T1033
System Owner/User Discovery T1613
Container and Resource Discovery T1016.001
Internet Connection Discovery T1069
Permission Groups Discovery T1069.003
Cloud Groups T1615
Group Policy Discovery T1652
Device Driver Discovery T1087.002
Domain Account
System Owner/User Discovery T1613
Container and Resource Discovery T1016.001
Internet Connection Discovery T1069
Permission Groups Discovery T1069.003
Cloud Groups T1615
Group Policy Discovery T1652
Device Driver Discovery T1087.002
Domain Account
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