Software Discovery: Security Software Discovery

ID Name
ATAGS-T1150.001 Security Software Discovery
ATAGS-T1150.002 Backup Software Discovery

Threat Actors may attempt to get a listing of security software, configurations, defensive tools, and sensors that are installed on a system or in a cloud environment. This may include things such as cloud monitoring agents and anti-virus. Threat Actors may use the information from Security Software Discovery during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or attempts specific actions.

ID: ATAGS-T1150.001
Sub-technique of:  ATAGS-T1150
Tactic: Discovery
Targeted Components: Mission, Personnel & Identity
Responsibility: Provider
Created: 18 April 2026
Last Modified: 18 April 2026

Mitigations

This type of attack technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on the abuse of system features.