// MITRE ATT&CK
T1600 · Weaken Encryption
🎯 Defense Impairment Network Devices
Adversaries may compromise a network device’s encryption capability in order to bypass encryption that would otherwise protect data communications.(Citation: Cisco Synful Knock Evolution) Encryption can be used to protect transmitted network traffic to maintain its confidentiality (protect agains...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Weaken Encryption 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)
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Exploitation for Defense Impairment T1556.003
Pluggable Authentication Modules T1578.004
Revert Cloud Instance T1222.002
Linux and Mac Permissions T1666
Modify Cloud Resource Hierarchy T1685.003
Modify or Spoof Tool UI T1685.001
Disable or Modify Windows Event Log T1578
Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure
Exploitation for Defense Impairment T1556.003
Pluggable Authentication Modules T1578.004
Revert Cloud Instance T1222.002
Linux and Mac Permissions T1666
Modify Cloud Resource Hierarchy T1685.003
Modify or Spoof Tool UI T1685.001
Disable or Modify Windows Event Log T1578
Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure
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