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T1686.002 · Network Device Firewall

🎯 Defense Impairment Network Devices Sub-technique

Sub-technique of T1686 · Disable or Modify System Firewall.

Adversaries may disable network device-based firewall mechanisms entirely or add, delete, or modify particular rules in order to bypass controls limiting network usage. Adversaries may obtain access to devices such as routers, switches, or other perimeter/network devices and change access control...

How to detect & mitigate it

Detecting Network Device Firewall 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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