{"id":130549,"date":"2021-04-21T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T17:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=130549"},"modified":"2021-06-25T15:25:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T22:25:36","slug":"mitre-round-3-protecting-against-carbanak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/mitre-round-3-protecting-against-carbanak\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortex XDR: Best Combined Prevention and Detection in MITRE Round 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In the MITRE ATT&amp;CK round 3 evaluation, Cortex XDR delivered 100% threat protection and 97%+ detection visibility. The MITRE ATT&amp;CK evaluations test the detection capabilities of leading security solutions by emulating the real-world attack sequences of the world\u2019s most sophisticated advanced persistent threat (APT) groups.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-130549-_tr6wsz1nine6\"><\/a>Diving Into MITRE ATT&amp;CK Round 3 Results<\/h2>\n<p>The 2021 MITRE ATT&amp;CK results are out! Yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/attackevals.mitre-engenuity.org\/enterprise\/carbanak_fin7\/\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >MITRE Engenuity<\/a> published the third round of the MITRE ATT&amp;CK evaluations, which tested 29 participants\u2019 ability to defend against the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) leveraged by the <a href=\"https:\/\/attack.mitre.org\/groups\/G0008\/\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Carbanak<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/attack.mitre.org\/groups\/G0046\/\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >FIN7<\/a> threat groups. We are thrilled to announce that Cortex XDR has once again delivered outstanding results in the face of these advanced threat actors.<\/p>\n<h4><a id=\"post-130549-_ruiagc9c52zx\"><\/a>MITRE ATT&amp;CK Round 3 Detection Scoring<\/h4>\n<p>Focused on analyzing how detections occur, rather than assigning scores to vendor capabilities, MITRE categorizes each detection and capture and organizes detections <a href=\"https:\/\/attackevals.mitre-engenuity.org\/enterprise\/carbanak_fin7\/detection-categories.html\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >according to each attack technique<\/a>. Techniques may have more than one detection if a security solution detects a technique in different ways. All observed detections are included in the evaluation results.<\/p>\n<h4><a id=\"post-130549-_6i9q4cnacso9\"><\/a>Results of Cortex XDR Protecting Against Carbanak and FIN7<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130725\" style=\"width: 1611px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"1611\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:61.82%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-130725 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Figure-1-MITRE-3.png\" alt=\"Figure 1. Cortex XDR had the highest combined protection and detection results in the evaluation. *Note: Data and charts based on MITRE results minus detections with a \u201cConfiguration Change\u201d modifier.\" width=\"1611\" height=\"996\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. Cortex XDR had the highest combined protection and detection results in the evaluation.<br \/>*Note: Data and charts based on MITRE results minus detections with a \u201cConfiguration Change\u201d modifier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re proud to build on our pattern of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/cortex-mitre\/\">strong results<\/a>. Highlights of Cortex XDR\u2019s results against TTPs used by Carbanak and FIN7 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blocked 100% of attacks<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/attackevals.mitre-engenuity.org\/enterprise\/participants\/paloaltonetworks\/results.html?adversary=carbanak_fin7&amp;scenario=protections\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >protection evaluation<\/a> on both Windows and Linux endpoints.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Achieved 97% visibility<\/strong> of attack techniques.\n<ul>\n<li>The best detection rates of any solution that also got a perfect protection score.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Of the attack techniques used, Cortex XDR identified <strong>86% with an analytics detection, defined by MITRE as detections that provide additional context beyond telemetry.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>80% of which had an associated technique-level detection<\/strong>, the highest type of detection awarded in this evaluation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Achieved the <strong>highest overall combined detection and protection rate<\/strong> in the evaluation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ATT&amp;CK results reveal our dedication to preventing every possible threat and keeping our customers safe from the most nefarious adversaries. Because APT groups use existing apps and system tools to carry out their attacks, we have focused on accurately identifying and correlating malicious usage of these apps, without blocking legitimate activity.<\/p>\n<p>Round 3 of the MITRE ATT&amp;CK evaluations brought the optional addition of Linux endpoints and a \u201cProtection\u201d phase of the evaluation in which solutions were evaluated on their ability to block attacks on both Linux and Windows endpoints. Given our track record for excellent threat prevention and our extensive tooling for Linux endpoints, we opted in for both. Cortex XDR blocked all attacks across Linux and Windows while providing the highest detection rate and quality of detections of any vendor to do so.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130603\" style=\"width: 1919px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"1919\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:61.75%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"wp-image-130603 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/word-image-35.png\" alt=\"Figure 2. Cortex XDR blocked 100% of attacks in the protection phase against both Linux and Windows.\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1185\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2. Cortex XDR blocked 100% of attacks in the protection phase against both Linux and Windows.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130616\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"1920\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:61.82%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"wp-image-130616 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/word-image-36.png\" alt=\"Figure 3. Cortex XDR provided the second highest visibility overall and the highest of any vendor with a perfect protection score.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1187\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 3. Cortex XDR provided the second highest visibility overall and the highest of any vendor with a perfect protection score.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130629\" style=\"width: 1818px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"1818\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:61.83%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"wp-image-130629 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/word-image-37.png\" alt=\"Figure 4. 80% of attacks identified with the highest possible technique-level detection score.\" width=\"1818\" height=\"1124\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 4. 80% of attacks identified with the highest possible technique-level detection score.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cortex XDR not only blocked all attacks in the first-ever MITRE ATT&amp;CK protection tests, it also integrated log data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/network-security\/next-generation-firewall\">Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls<\/a> to increase detection fidelity. Detailed application, user and content information included in firewall logs enriched our analytics capabilities. Because Cortex XDR gathers and integrates network data with endpoint data, it provides deep visibility into application data.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130642\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"2048\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:38.33%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"wp-image-130642 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/word-image-38.png\" alt=\"Figure 5. Cortex XDR stitches together network and endpoint data to provide additional details, such as the App-ID \u201cmsrpc-base\u201d for a network connection shown above, so that analysts get a complete picture of an attack.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"785\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 5. Cortex XDR stitches together network and endpoint data to provide additional details, such as the App-ID \u201cmsrpc-base\u201d for a network connection shown above, so that analysts get a complete picture of an attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a id=\"post-130549-_ecx745bqjyk6\"><\/a>Deep Visibility With Extended Detection and Response<\/h2>\n<p>While the latest MITRE ATT&amp;CK evaluation allowed participants to analyze network data, the evaluation focused on endpoint attacks. Real-life attacks often target managed endpoints, but they can also involve unmanaged endpoints, cloud applications or even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/pressrel\/press-releases\/russian-foreign-intelligence-service-exploiting-five-publicly-known-vulnerabilities-to-compromise-us-and-allied-networks\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >networking and security equipment<\/a>. Therefore, security teams should consider a more holistic approach that extends beyond traditional endpoint detection and response (EDR) to provide enterprise-wide visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Cortex XDR enables customers to stop modern attacks by applying AI and analytics to endpoint, network and cloud data. This combination of rich data and behavioral analytics not only contributed to Cortex XDR\u2019s stellar evaluation results, but it also allowed Cortex XDR to block attacks from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/next-solarwinds-modernizing-cybersecurity\/\">the SolarStorm group<\/a> and to detect post-intrusion activity from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/security-operations\/busted-by-xdr-detecting-microsoft-exchange-post-exploit-activity-in-february\/\">the HAFNIUM group<\/a> before the threat actors were publicly disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about the attack scenarios emulated in this evaluation and the technologies that best protect and detect these techniques, sign up to view our on-demand webinar, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/register.paloaltonetworks.com\/mitreround3resultsunpacked?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=cortex_xdr_amer_mitre2blog&amp;utm_content=&amp;sfdcid=7014u000001sxtoAAA\">Carbanak+FIN7: MITRE ATT&amp;CK Results Unpacked<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the Round 3 MITRE ATT&amp;CK Evaluation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/resources\/ebooks\/essential-guide-mitre-round-3\">Read the eBook now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MITRE ATT&#038;CK round 3 evaluation challenged participants with protecting against Carbanak and FIN7 \u2013 and Cortex XDR delivered. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":645,"featured_media":130551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308,6717],"tags":[6737,606,4159],"coauthors":[6788],"class_list":["post-130549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-products-and-services","tag-cortex-xdr","tag-mitre","tag-third-party-validation","sec_ops_category-must-read-articles","sec_ops_category-news-and-events"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Monitor-blog.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130549"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137248,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130549\/revisions\/137248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130549"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=130549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}