// MITRE ATT&CK
T1666 · Modify Cloud Resource Hierarchy
🎯 Defense Impairment IaaS
Adversaries may attempt to modify hierarchical structures in infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) environments in order to evade defenses. IaaS environments often group resources into a hierarchy, enabling improved resource management and application of policies to relevant groups. Hierarchical str...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Modify Cloud Resource Hierarchy 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
T1687
Exploitation for Defense Impairment T1556.003
Pluggable Authentication Modules T1578.004
Revert Cloud Instance T1222.002
Linux and Mac Permissions T1685.003
Modify or Spoof Tool UI T1685.001
Disable or Modify Windows Event Log T1578
Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure T1600
Weaken Encryption
Exploitation for Defense Impairment T1556.003
Pluggable Authentication Modules T1578.004
Revert Cloud Instance T1222.002
Linux and Mac Permissions T1685.003
Modify or Spoof Tool UI T1685.001
Disable or Modify Windows Event Log T1578
Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure T1600
Weaken Encryption
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