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Previously, we discussed the threat hunting use case Windows Authentication Hygiene, which reviewed hygiene and best practices to follow within the environment as well as how to determine an expected baseline of activity. The objective of the prior hunt campaign was to remove as much noise as possible that would hinder detection of actual attacks in addition to establishing a baseline for authentication traffic to assist with understanding what normal looks like and increase the ability to detect when an abnormal event occurs. This brings us to the threat hunting use case Windows Authentication Attacks which focuses on more granular tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that follow MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Building upon your previous threat hunts
Threat hunting is an active form of cyber defense that allows your team to proactively identify abnormal behavior or vulnerabilities and mitigate these before any harm is done. But how do you know what to hunt for? Knowing where to begin and what to look for can be the greatest challenge; that’s why we’re sharing a series of the threat hunting use cases we use, developed and refined by our Research and Development teams over years and across different environments, to help you get started and mature your threat hunting program.
When first developing a threat hunting use case, we look at tactics and techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and associate them to log sources that would output indicators of that attack. An example for our Windows Authentication Attack use case would be Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets (T1558) and Brute Force (T1110), both of which are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. We call these the “Threat Analysis” objectives or outcomes for our use case.
While the purpose of this hunt use case is to identify evidence of attack activity it is always important to identify hygiene issues. This ensures that vulnerabilities are being patched and addressed during the hunt to prevent attacks from being successful in the future.
Objective: Common attack vectors that affect user accounts include password spraying, social engineering, and brute force. Compromised account credentials are also one of the most common ways a threat actor can obtain access to an environment. This hunt is designed to search for more sophisticated authentication-based attacks that would fall out of the scope of standard rule logic.
Log Source & Requirements: Windows Security Event Logs
Duration: 30-90 Days
Related MITRE Techniques: T1078, T1110, T1558, T1098, T1550, T1136
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To learn more about building a threat hunting program at your organization, check out our blog, “5 Threat Hunting Guidelines to Transition Your Team From Reactive to Proactive.” Missed our previous threat hunting use cases? Be sure to check out our use cases that cover Firewall Targeting DNS and Windows Authentication Hygiene. And stay tuned for our next threat hunting use case in the series!