// MITRE ATT&CK
T1651 · Cloud Administration Command
🎯 Execution IaaS
Adversaries may abuse cloud management services to execute commands within virtual machines. Resources such as AWS Systems Manager, Azure RunCommand, and Runbooks allow users to remotely run scripts in virtual machines by leveraging installed virtual machine agents. (Citation: AWS Systems Manager Ru...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Cloud Administration Command 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
T1053.005
Scheduled Task T1047
Windows Management Instrumentation T1129
Shared Modules T1059.007
JavaScript T1053.007
Container Orchestration Job T1559.002
Dynamic Data Exchange T1204.002
Malicious File T1053.003
Cron
Scheduled Task T1047
Windows Management Instrumentation T1129
Shared Modules T1059.007
JavaScript T1053.007
Container Orchestration Job T1559.002
Dynamic Data Exchange T1204.002
Malicious File T1053.003
Cron
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