Encrypted Channel (T1573)

Tactic: Command and Control · Platforms: ESXi, Linux, macOS, Network Devices, Windows

The interactive view maps 1 detection strategy, 2 mitigations, 4 threat groups, 11 software entries, 2 campaigns to this technique, alongside D3FEND countermeasures and data-component coverage.

Overview

Adversaries may employ an encryption algorithm to conceal command and control traffic rather than relying on any inherent protections provided by a communication protocol. Despite the use of a secure algorithm, these implementations may be vulnerable to reverse engineering if secret keys are encoded and/or generated within malware samples/configuration files.

Sub-techniques

• Symmetric Cryptography (T1573.001)
• Asymmetric Cryptography (T1573.002)

Explore

• Open T1573 in the interactive ATT&CK matrix
• ATT&CK Intelligence View guide
• Official MITRE ATT&CK entry for T1573
• Sigma detection rules for MITRE ATT&CK
• Built by Shahrukh Khan