# ATT&CK Coverage Summary Coverage analysis of the 753 cybersecurity skills mapped to MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15 tactics. ## Tactic Coverage Matrix | ATT&CK Tactic | ID | Relevant Subdomains | Skills Count | |---------------|-----|---------------------|--------------| | Reconnaissance | TA0043 | threat-intelligence, penetration-testing, red-teaming | ~48 | | Resource Development | TA0042 | threat-intelligence, red-teaming | ~30 | | Initial Access | TA0001 | web-application-security, phishing-defense, api-security | ~45 | | Execution | TA0002 | malware-analysis, endpoint-security, soc-operations | ~32 | | Persistence | TA0003 | threat-hunting, digital-forensics, endpoint-security | ~28 | | Privilege Escalation | TA0004 | penetration-testing, red-teaming, identity-access-management | ~40 | | Defense Evasion | TA0005 | malware-analysis, endpoint-security, threat-hunting | ~25 | | Credential Access | TA0006 | identity-access-management, penetration-testing | ~30 | | Discovery | TA0007 | penetration-testing, threat-hunting, network-security | ~35 | | Lateral Movement | TA0008 | red-teaming, network-security, soc-operations | ~28 | | Collection | TA0009 | digital-forensics, threat-hunting | ~22 | | Command and Control | TA0011 | threat-intelligence, network-security, soc-operations | ~30 | | Exfiltration | TA0010 | threat-hunting, digital-forensics, network-security | ~20 | | Impact | TA0040 | ransomware-defense, incident-response, ot-ics-security | ~35 | ## Subdomain-to-Tactic Heat Map Shows which subdomains contribute skills to each ATT&CK tactic. Intensity indicates relevance (H = High, M = Medium, L = Low). | Subdomain (skills) | Recon | Res Dev | Init Access | Exec | Persist | Priv Esc | Def Evasion | Cred Access | Disc | Lat Mov | Collect | C2 | Exfil | Impact | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | web-application-security (41) | L | - | **H** | M | L | M | L | M | L | - | - | - | - | M | | threat-intelligence (43) | **H** | **H** | M | L | L | - | L | - | M | - | - | **H** | L | L | | threat-hunting (35) | L | - | M | M | **H** | M | **H** | M | **H** | M | **H** | M | **H** | M | | digital-forensics (34) | - | - | L | M | **H** | L | M | L | L | M | **H** | L | M | M | | malware-analysis (34) | - | L | M | **H** | **H** | M | **H** | L | L | L | M | **H** | L | M | | identity-access-management (33) | - | - | M | L | M | **H** | L | **H** | L | M | - | - | - | - | | network-security (33) | M | - | M | L | L | L | L | L | M | **H** | L | **H** | **H** | L | | soc-operations (33) | L | - | M | **H** | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | | cloud-security (48) | M | M | **H** | M | M | **H** | M | **H** | **H** | M | M | L | M | M | | api-security (28) | L | - | **H** | M | L | M | L | **H** | L | - | M | - | M | L | | ot-ics-security (28) | M | L | M | M | M | L | L | M | **H** | M | **H** | M | L | **H** | | container-security (26) | L | L | M | **H** | M | **H** | **H** | M | M | L | L | L | M | M | | incident-response (24) | - | - | M | M | M | M | M | M | L | M | M | M | M | **H** | | vulnerability-management (24) | M | - | **H** | M | L | M | L | L | **H** | L | - | - | - | M | | penetration-testing (23) | **H** | M | **H** | **H** | M | **H** | M | **H** | **H** | M | M | M | M | L | | red-teaming (24) | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | | devsecops (16) | L | L | M | M | L | M | L | M | L | - | - | - | - | L | | endpoint-security (16) | - | - | M | **H** | **H** | **H** | **H** | M | M | M | M | M | L | M | | phishing-defense (16) | M | M | **H** | M | - | - | M | **H** | - | - | M | L | L | L | | cryptography (13) | - | - | L | - | - | - | M | **H** | - | - | M | M | **H** | L | | zero-trust-architecture (13) | - | - | M | L | L | **H** | L | **H** | L | **H** | L | L | M | - | | mobile-security (12) | M | L | **H** | M | M | M | M | M | M | L | M | M | M | L | | compliance-governance (5) | L | L | L | - | - | L | - | L | L | - | - | - | - | L | | ransomware-defense (5) | - | - | M | M | M | L | M | - | - | - | M | M | L | **H** | ## Key Technique Coverage High-confidence technique-to-skill mappings based on skill content analysis. ### Initial Access (TA0001) -- 45 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Phishing | T1566 | analyzing-phishing-email-headers, analyzing-certificate-transparency-for-phishing, 14 phishing-defense skills | | Exploit Public-Facing Application | T1190 | 41 web-application-security skills, 28 api-security skills | | External Remote Services | T1133 | network-security VPN/remote access skills | | Valid Accounts | T1078 | identity-access-management credential skills | | Supply Chain Compromise | T1195 | analyzing-supply-chain-malware-artifacts, devsecops dependency scanning | ### Execution (TA0002) -- 32 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Command and Scripting Interpreter | T1059 | malware-analysis script analysis skills | | Exploitation for Client Execution | T1203 | web-application-security exploit skills | | User Execution | T1204 | phishing-defense awareness skills | | Container Administration Command | T1609 | container-security skills | ### Persistence (TA0003) -- 28 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Boot or Logon Autostart Execution | T1547 | analyzing-malware-persistence-with-autoruns, analyzing-windows-registry-for-artifacts | | Scheduled Task/Job | T1053 | endpoint-security scheduled task skills | | Create Account | T1136 | identity-access-management monitoring skills | | Implant Internal Image | T1525 | container-security image scanning skills | ### Privilege Escalation (TA0004) -- 40 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | T1068 | penetration-testing privilege escalation skills | | Access Token Manipulation | T1134 | identity-access-management token skills | | Container Escape | T1611 | container-security escape detection skills | | Domain Policy Modification | T1484 | identity-access-management AD skills | ### Defense Evasion (TA0005) -- 25 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Obfuscated Files or Information | T1027 | analyzing-packed-malware-with-upx-unpacker, malware deobfuscation skills | | Masquerading | T1036 | threat-hunting detection skills | | Rootkit | T1014 | analyzing-bootkit-and-rootkit-samples | | Indicator Removal | T1070 | digital-forensics anti-forensics skills | ### Credential Access (TA0006) -- 30 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | OS Credential Dumping | T1003 | analyzing-memory-dumps-with-volatility, penetration-testing credential skills | | Brute Force | T1110 | identity-access-management authentication skills | | Steal Web Session Cookie | T1539 | web-application-security session skills | | Unsecured Credentials | T1552 | cloud-security secrets management skills | ### Discovery (TA0007) -- 35 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Network Service Discovery | T1046 | network-security scanning skills, penetration-testing recon | | System Information Discovery | T1082 | threat-hunting system enumeration skills | | Cloud Infrastructure Discovery | T1580 | cloud-security asset discovery skills | | Account Discovery | T1087 | identity-access-management enumeration skills | ### Lateral Movement (TA0008) -- 28 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Remote Services | T1021 | network-security remote access skills | | Lateral Tool Transfer | T1570 | threat-hunting lateral movement detection skills | | Use Alternate Authentication Material | T1550 | identity-access-management pass-the-hash skills | | Exploitation of Remote Services | T1210 | penetration-testing exploitation skills | ### Collection (TA0009) -- 22 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Data from Local System | T1005 | digital-forensics disk/file analysis skills | | Data from Network Shared Drive | T1039 | threat-hunting data access monitoring skills | | Email Collection | T1114 | analyzing-outlook-pst-for-email-forensics | | Screen Capture | T1113 | malware-analysis behavior analysis skills | ### Command and Control (TA0011) -- 30 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Application Layer Protocol | T1071 | analyzing-command-and-control-communication, network-security C2 detection | | Encrypted Channel | T1573 | analyzing-network-covert-channels-in-malware | | Ingress Tool Transfer | T1105 | analyzing-cobalt-strike-beacon-configuration | | Proxy | T1090 | network-security proxy analysis skills | ### Exfiltration (TA0010) -- 20 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | T1041 | analyzing-dns-logs-for-exfiltration | | Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol | T1048 | network-security protocol analysis skills | | Exfiltration Over Web Service | T1567 | cloud-security data loss prevention skills | ### Impact (TA0040) -- 35 skills | Technique | ID | Primary Skills | |-----------|----|---------------| | Data Encrypted for Impact | T1486 | analyzing-ransomware-encryption-mechanisms, 5 ransomware-defense skills | | Service Stop | T1489 | incident-response service restoration skills | | Inhibit System Recovery | T1490 | ransomware-defense recovery skills | | Manipulation of Control | T0831 | ot-ics-security control system skills | ## Coverage Gaps Areas where additional skills would improve ATT&CK coverage: | Gap Area | ATT&CK Techniques | Recommendation | |----------|-------------------|----------------| | Firmware attacks | T1542 (Pre-OS Boot) | Add UEFI/firmware analysis skills | | Audio/video capture | T1123, T1125 | Add surveillance detection skills | | Cloud-specific lateral movement | T1550.001 (Web Session Cookie in cloud) | Expand cloud-security lateral movement | | Hardware additions | T1200 | Add physical security assessment skills | | Traffic signaling | T1205 | Add network covert channel detection skills |