Technique
A technique is a deliberate, systematic, and repeatable method for performing a task, solving a problem, or achieving a desired result.
Azure Security
A detailed method a bad actor uses to carry out a tactic.
- How it is used
- Uses techniques to interpret bad-actor behavior, anticipate compromise, and improve security preparedness.
- How deep it goes
- Defines technique within the goal-tactic-technique-procedure hierarchy and stops short of describing a specific cyber technique.
- Examples
- Uses a fitness routine to distinguish goals, tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- What you can do after
- Evaluate/understand bad-actor behavior and use it to anticipate threats.
Cyber Threat Hunting
A technique in the ATT&CK framework is an action or method an adversary performs to achieve a tactical goal.
- How it is used
- Guides security-monitoring detection rules and threat-hunting hypotheses by linking adversary actions to tactical goals.
- How deep it goes
- Distinguishes tactics, techniques, subtechniques, and procedures, but does not detail detection implementation beyond examples.
- Examples
- Uses credential dumping, PowerShell, Windows Command Shell, and APT41’s certutil download command as examples.
- What you can do after
- Apply ATT&CK techniques to frame detection rules and formulate threat-hunting hypotheses.
Related concepts
- principleincludes · A principle is a general rule, guideline, or value that guides decisions, behavior, or judgments.
- design patternincludes · A design pattern is a reusable, general solution structure for a recurring software design problem in a particular context.
- recursionincludes · Recursion is a computational technique in which a definition or procedure refers to or invokes the same definition or procedure, directly or indirectly.
- Example Mappingincludes · Example Mapping is a collaborative technique that organizes user stories, rules, examples, and questions to clarify requirements and expected behavior.
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