// MITRE ATT&CK
T1491 · Defacement
Adversaries may modify visual content available internally or externally to an enterprise network, thus affecting the integrity of the original content. Reasons for [Defacement](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1491) include delivering messaging, intimidation, or claiming (possibly false) credit...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Defacement 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 (2)
Related techniques
T1561.002
Disk Structure Wipe T1498.001
Direct Network Flood T1491.002
External Defacement T1499.001
OS Exhaustion Flood T1485.001
Lifecycle-Triggered Deletion T1496.003
SMS Pumping T1499.003
Application Exhaustion Flood T1561
Disk Wipe
Disk Structure Wipe T1498.001
Direct Network Flood T1491.002
External Defacement T1499.001
OS Exhaustion Flood T1485.001
Lifecycle-Triggered Deletion T1496.003
SMS Pumping T1499.003
Application Exhaustion Flood T1561
Disk Wipe
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