Threat Hunting with MITRE ATT&CK: A Proactive Approach to Cyber Defence

Threat hunting has emerged as a critical practice for identifying and mitigating advanced threats that evade traditional security measures. When combined with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, threat hunting becomes more structured, targeted, and effective. This article explores how to leverage MITRE ATT&CK for successful threat-hunting operations.

The MITRE ATT&CK Framework is a comprehensive knowledge base that catalogues adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used across the cyber-attack lifecycle. It enables organizations to understand, detect, and respond to attacks by mapping threats to known behaviours.

MITRE ATT&CK provides a structured way to hypothesize and investigate potential threats. By aligning hunting activities with ATT&CK tactics and techniques, organizations can: