System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery

ID Name
ATAGS-T1153.001 Internet Connection Discovery
ATAGS-T1153.002 Wi-Fi Discovery

Threat Actors may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems. This may be performed during automated discovery and can be accomplished in numerous ways such as using Ping, tracert, and GET requests to websites, or performing initial speed testing to confirm bandwidth.

ID: ATAGS-T1153.001
Sub-technique of:  ATAGS-T1153
Tactic: Discovery
Targeted Components: Network Transport
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.