MITRE ATT&CK organizes how adversaries operate so defenders can align detections, controls, and testing to real-world behavior.
How teams use ATT&CK
- Gap analysis: map current detections to coverage gaps.
- Purple teaming: simulate techniques to test controls.
- Threat intelligence: enrich incidents with adversary context.
Helpful resources
- Enterprise matrix for traditional and cloud environments.
- Managed services navigator for mapping controls to ATT&CK.
- Regular updates from MITRE’s open-source community.
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