Compliance Node Overview
MITRE ATT&CK T1071.003 (Mail Protocols) is an Enterprise Command and Control sub-technique of T1071 (Application Layer Protocol). Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with electronic mail delivery to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the client and server. Protocols such as SMTP/S, POP3/S, and IMAP that carry electronic mail may be very common in environments. Affected platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows, Network. MITRE-documented mitigations include M1031 Network Intrusion Prevention. The Center for Threat-Informed Defense maps this technique to NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls AC-04, CA-07, CM-02, CM-06, CM-07, SC-07, SC-10, SC-20.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: MITRE Corporation · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/003/
SHA-256 integrity: af2743b6196b9dbcf639e62f4bdb62f4612e6c561f25b2ace5c211b4ccdb7d61
Primary Citations — 7 traced to source
- MITRE ATT&CK Technique T1071.003: Mail Protocols (https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/003/)
- MITRE ATT&CK Tactic TA0011: Command and Control (https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011/)
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