MITRE ATT&CK® Updates:
CTI – Path Forward
Joe Slowik, ATT&CK CTI Lead, MITRE
@jfslowik
/joe-slowik
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Overall ATT&CK CTI Goals
Capture The RELEVANT Threat Landscape In A TIMELY
Fashion*
Work To Improve Coverage On Additional Geographies &
ECrime Actors
Leverage Campaign Objects For More Accurate
Representation Of How Activity Changes Over Time
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Defining ATT&CK CTI
Groups Software
Campaigns
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Group Priorities
APT
• Continue Capturing
New & Emerging State-
Directed Threats
• Ensure ATT&CK Has
Most Up-To-Date Info
As Possible
Crimeware
• Continue Expanding
Representation Of
Crimeware Entities
• Work To Disambiguate
Between Groups,
Software, & Campaigns
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Software Priorities
• Ensure Important, Unique Malware Is Captured In ATT&CK
• Expand Coverage Of Stealers & Intermediate Tools
• Hard Decisions Necessary Given Sheer Volume Of Adversary Tooling
Malware
• Improve Coverage Of Ransomware Families
• Actual Technical Interest Is Low As Capabilities Are Fairly Consistent
• However, High Levels Of Industry Demand
Ransomware
• Capture Relevant Non-Malware Tools Used In Intrusions
• RMM Tools Are A Tricky Area - Lots Of Them, We'll Never Cover Them
All!
Tools &
Utilities
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Campaign Priorities
Campaigns Remain Underutilized In ATT&CK, This Will Be Changing Including Modifying
Community Submissions Into Campaign Objects
Problem With Long-Running Groups Where They Increasingly Seem To Use "All Techniques"
As Updates Are Applied
Murky Relationships Among Multiple Actors In ECrime Operations Make Campaign Representation
Often More Applicable Than Explicit Groups
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https://attack.mitre.org
attack@mitre.org
@mitreattack
Joe Slowik
@jfslowik
/joe-slowik
© 2024 The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited 24-00134-12.

MITRE ATT&CK Updates: CTI - Path Forward - Joe Slowik

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    MITRE ATT&CK® Updates: CTI– Path Forward Joe Slowik, ATT&CK CTI Lead, MITRE @jfslowik /joe-slowik © 2024 The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited 24-00134-12.
  • 2.
    Overall ATT&CK CTIGoals Capture The RELEVANT Threat Landscape In A TIMELY Fashion* Work To Improve Coverage On Additional Geographies & ECrime Actors Leverage Campaign Objects For More Accurate Representation Of How Activity Changes Over Time © 2024 The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited 24-00134-12.
  • 3.
    Defining ATT&CK CTI GroupsSoftware Campaigns © 2024 The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited 24-00134-12.
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    Group Priorities APT • ContinueCapturing New & Emerging State- Directed Threats • Ensure ATT&CK Has Most Up-To-Date Info As Possible Crimeware • Continue Expanding Representation Of Crimeware Entities • Work To Disambiguate Between Groups, Software, & Campaigns © 2024 The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited 24-00134-12.
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    Software Priorities • EnsureImportant, Unique Malware Is Captured In ATT&CK • Expand Coverage Of Stealers & Intermediate Tools • Hard Decisions Necessary Given Sheer Volume Of Adversary Tooling Malware • Improve Coverage Of Ransomware Families • Actual Technical Interest Is Low As Capabilities Are Fairly Consistent • However, High Levels Of Industry Demand Ransomware • Capture Relevant Non-Malware Tools Used In Intrusions • RMM Tools Are A Tricky Area - Lots Of Them, We'll Never Cover Them All! Tools & Utilities © 2024 The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited 24-00134-12.
  • 6.
    Campaign Priorities Campaigns RemainUnderutilized In ATT&CK, This Will Be Changing Including Modifying Community Submissions Into Campaign Objects Problem With Long-Running Groups Where They Increasingly Seem To Use "All Techniques" As Updates Are Applied Murky Relationships Among Multiple Actors In ECrime Operations Make Campaign Representation Often More Applicable Than Explicit Groups © 2024 The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited 24-00134-12.
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    https://attack.mitre.org attack@mitre.org @mitreattack Joe Slowik @jfslowik /joe-slowik © 2024The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited 24-00134-12.