CAPEC-580 System Footprinting

An adversary engages in active probing and exploration activities to determine security information about a remote target system. Often times adversaries will rely on remote applications that can be probed for system configurations.

• The adversary must have logical access to the target network and system.

• [Low] The adversary needs to know basic linux commands.

• Confidentiality: Read Data

• Keep patches up to date by installing weekly or daily if possible. • Identify programs that may be used to acquire peripheral information and block them by using a software restriction policy or tools that restrict program execution by using a process allowlist.