// MITRE ATT&CK
T1133 · External Remote Services
Adversaries may leverage external-facing remote services to initially access and/or persist within a network. Remote services such as VPNs, Citrix, and other access mechanisms allow users to connect to internal enterprise network resources from external locations. There are often remote service gate...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting External Remote Services 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
T1037
Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts T1543
Create or Modify System Process T1547
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution T1547.014
Active Setup T1176.001
Browser Extensions T1543.003
Windows Service T1137
Office Application Startup T1098.003
Additional Cloud Roles
Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts T1543
Create or Modify System Process T1547
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution T1547.014
Active Setup T1176.001
Browser Extensions T1543.003
Windows Service T1137
Office Application Startup T1098.003
Additional Cloud Roles
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