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ATT&CK Mapping
Map AD techniques to MITRE ATT&CK — Kerberoast, PtH, DCSync, ACL paths on literacy matrix for $LAB_AD findings.
Visual · t25_attack_mapping
ATT&CK mapping = technique IDs on findings. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
Findings speak blue-team language when they cite T1558.003 — not when they cite a stranger-domain cheat sheet.
ATT&CK mapping literacy for Topic 25: T1558.003 Kerberoasting, T1550.002 Pass-the-Hash, T1003.006 DCSync, T1068 exploitation of misconfig paths (ACL/delegation context), T1484 domain policy modification edges, T1558 delegation subtechniques as named. Build finding row: observed behavior on $LAB_AD (or synthetic scenario), technique ID, Event ID cross-link from Lesson 8-1, mitigation from Module 7. Cyberlium maps for defender reporting — NOT ATT&CK as attack playbook ordering against stranger domains, NOT 'kill chain homework' requiring unauthorized actions. Purple team: map detection coverage gap — technique detected vs not on lab SIEM table.
1. Technique rows
Minimum five techniques from Modules 5–7 with ID, name, defender control, Event ID.
Use enterprise ATT&CK matrix reading — link to lab finding not internet target.
Command guide
Try these commands — Technique rows
═══ WINDOWS / POWERSHELL (Active Directory Lab) ═══
Check current user, domain context, and security privileges
Command — copy this
whoami /user /groups /priv
Query active Domain Controller and trust relationships
Command — copy this
nltest /dsgetdc:$env:USERDOMAIN nltest /domain_trusts
List password policy across the domain
Command — copy this
net accounts /domain
Check Kerberos ticket cache
Command — copy this
klist
═══ LINUX / BASH (Lab Network) ═══ Test DNS SRV resolution for Active Directory services
Command — copy this
dig _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.lab.local SRV +short dig _kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.lab.local SRV +short
Primary tools to practice this lesson: curl, python3. Reference sites: MITRE ATT&CK mapping (https://attack.mitre.org/); Microsoft Advanced Audit (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/advanced-security-audit-policy-settings); CISA AD (https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/active-directory-security-best-practices). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Coverage table
Columns: technique, detection rule idea, log source, gap on $LAB_AD.
Honest gap rows feed Module 9 purple loop.
3. Refused
No ATT&CK-ordered attack script against unauthorized AD as deliverable.
Mapping serves blue report and purple planning — not red cookbook export.
4. What you ship: ATT&CK mapping table
Five technique rows + coverage gap column + $LAB_AD finding link.
5. What you record before the next lesson
ATT&CK mapping table path.
6. Wrong vs right: stranger-domain attacks vs lab AD literacy
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
Wrong
Submit ATT&CK kill chain executed on employer AD without ticket.
Right
ATT&CK mapping table for lab findings. Next: Honeytokens Named.
Mission: ATT&CK mapping table
1) Five technique rows with IDs. 2) Event ID cross-link each. 3) Detection gap column. 4) Link to $LAB_AD finding.
Stuck? Ask Cyberlium AI Mentor
Ask Mentor: “T1003.006 vs T1003.003 — literacy difference?”
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Kerberoasting maps to:
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: ATT&CK mapping justifies stranger-domain attacks.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: DCSync maps to:
Multiple choice