// MITRE ATT&CK
T1596.005 · Scan Databases
Sub-technique of T1596 · Search Open Technical Databases.
Adversaries may search within public scan databases for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Various online services continuously publish the results of Internet scans/surveys, often harvesting information such as active IP addresses, hostnames, open ports, certificates, and ...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Scan Databases 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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