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Threat Actor Targets Public Website
A named hacktivist group or hostile actor publicly claims attack against an organisation's website. Whether the attack succeeds depends on the web-tier defences: WAF, patching, rate-limiting and DDoS posture.
A named hacktivist group or hostile actor publicly claims attack against an organisation's website. Whether the attack succeeds depends on the web-tier defences: WAF, patching, rate-limiting and DDoS posture.
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics, Techniques & Procedures
TA0040 Impact
tactic
Defensive mapping
Mapped controls
The audit will verify each of these controls is in place and effective.
| Control | Confidence | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Web application firewall suggested | 75% | Recommended control for defacement |
| CMS patching and updates suggested | 75% | Recommended control for defacement |
| Input validation and output encoding suggested | 75% | Recommended control for defacement |
| File integrity monitoring suggested | 75% | Recommended control for defacement |
| Geo-blocking on the web tier suggested | 75% | Recommended control for defacement |
| Backup and rapid restore suggested | 75% | Recommended control for defacement |