// MITRE ATT&CK
T1583.003 · Virtual Private Server
Sub-technique of T1583 · Acquire Infrastructure.
Adversaries may rent Virtual Private Servers (VPSs) that can be used during targeting. There exist a variety of cloud service providers that will sell virtual machines/containers as a service. By utilizing a VPS, adversaries can make it difficult to physically tie back operations to them. The use o...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Virtual Private Server 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.
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