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T0881Not expressible in SigmaICS

Service Stop

Inhibit Response FunctionNone

Where this stands

No Sigma rule can address this — the telemetry MITRE names has no Sigma logsource behind it.

Sigma has no logsource taxonomy for ICS. MITRE's telemetry here is operational historians and controller state, which no Sigma rule can address.

What the technique is

Adversaries may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users. Stopping critical services can inhibit or stop response to an incident or aid in the adversary's overall objectives to cause damage to the environment. Services may not allow for modification of their data stores while running. Adversaries may stop services in order to conduct Data Destruction.

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What MITRE says you would watch

  • AN1897

    Monitor for changes made to files that may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users. Monitor executed commands and arguments that may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users. Remote access tools with built-in features may interact directly with the Windows API to perform these functions outside of typical system utilities. For example, ChangeServiceConfigW may be used by an adversary to prevent services from starting. For added context on adversary procedures and background see Service Stop. […]

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