T1120Techniquediscoveryagent-callable

T1120Peripheral Device Discovery

Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux

ATT&CK version: 14.1

What it is

Adversaries may attempt to gather information about attached peripheral devices and components connected to a computer system.(Citation: Peripheral Discovery Linux)(Citation: Peripheral Discovery macOS) Peripheral devices could include auxiliary resources that support a variety of functionalities such as keyboards, printers, cameras, smart card readers, or removable storage. The information may be used to enhance their awareness of the system and network environment or may be used for further actions.

ATT&CK tactics· 1

Discovery

References

  1. https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1120
  2. https://linuxhint.com/list-usb-devices-linux/
  3. https://ss64.com/osx/system_profiler.html
Sourced from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v14.1. Curated and contextualized for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.
T1120: Peripheral Device Discovery | SQUR Knowledge Base