Infringement
Disruption of Business Operations
Excessive Personal Use
Exfiltration via Email
Exfiltration via Media Capture
Exfiltration via Messaging Applications
Exfiltration via Other Network Medium
Exfiltration via Physical Medium
- Exfiltration via Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
- Exfiltration via Disk Media
- Exfiltration via Floppy Disk
- Exfiltration via New Internal Drive
- Exfiltration via Physical Access to System Drive
- Exfiltration via Physical Documents
- Exfiltration via Target Disk Mode
- Exfiltration via USB Mass Storage Device
- Exfiltration via USB to Mobile Device
- Exfiltration via USB to USB Data Transfer
Exfiltration via Web Service
Harassment and Discrimination
Inappropriate Web Browsing
Installing Unapproved Software
Misappropriation of Funds
Non-Corporate Device
Providing Access to a Unauthorized Third Party
Public Statements Resulting in Brand Damage
Sharing on AI Chatbot Platforms
Theft
Unauthorized Changes to IT Systems
Unauthorized Printing of Documents
Unauthorized VPN Client
Unlawfully Accessing Copyrighted Material
- ID: IF001.003
- Created: 31st May 2024
- Updated: 28th July 2024
- Platforms: Windows, Linux, MacOS
- Contributor: The ITM Team
Exfiltration via Text Storage Sites
A subject uses a text storage service, such as Pastebin, to exfiltrate data. They will then access that service again on another device to retrieve the data.
Prevention
ID | Name | Description |
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PV016 | Enforce a Data Classification Policy | A Data Classification Policy establishes a standard for handling data by setting out criteria for how data should be classified and subsequently managed and secured. A classification can be applied to data in such a way that the classification is recorded in the body of the data (such as a footer in a text document) and/or within the metadata of a file. |
PV003 | Enforce an Acceptable Use Policy | An Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a set of rules outlining acceptable and unacceptable uses of an organization's computer systems and network resources. It acts as a deterrent to prevent employees from conducting illegitimate activities by clearly defining expectations, reinforcing legal and ethical standards, establishing accountability, specifying consequences for violations, and promoting education and awareness about security risks. |
PV006 | Install a Web Proxy Solution | A web proxy can allow for specific web resources to be blocked, preventing clients from successfully connecting to them. |
Detection
ID | Name | Description |
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DT019 | Chrome Browser History | Google's Chrome browser stores the history of accessed websites and files downloaded.
On Windows, this information is stored in the following location:
On macOS:
On Linux:
Where This database file can be opened in software such as DB Browser For SQLite. The ‘downloads’ and ‘urls’ tables are of immediate interest to understand recent activity within Chrome. |
DT018 | Edge Browser History | Microsoft's Edge browser stores the history of accessed websites and files downloaded.
On Windows, this information is stored in the following location:
On macOS:
On Linux:
Where This database file can be opened in software such as DB Browser For SQLite. The ‘downloads’ and ‘urls’ tables are of immediate interest to understand recent activity within Chrome. |
DT017 | Firefox Browser History | Mozilla's Firefox browser stores the history of accessed websites.
On Windows, this information is stored in the following location:
On macOS:
On Linux:
In this location two database files are relevant, These database files can be opened in software such as DB Browser For SQLite. |
DT039 | Web Proxy Logs | Depending on the solution used, web proxies can provide a wealth of information about web-based activity. This can include the IP address of the system making the web request, the URL requested, the response code, and timestamps. An organization must perform SSL/TLS interception to receive the most complete information about these connections. |