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Direct Cloud VM Connections - T1021.008

(ATT&CK® Technique)
Definition

Adversaries may leverage Valid Accounts to log directly into accessible cloud hosted compute infrastructure through cloud native methods. Many cloud providers offer interactive connections to virtual infrastructure that can be accessed through the Cloud API, such as Azure Serial Console, AWS EC2 Instance Connect, and AWS System Manager..
D3FEND Inferred Relationships

Browse the D3FEND knowledge graph by clicking on the nodes below.
        graph LR;

     T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] --> |produces| IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"]; class T1021008 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode; click IntranetNetworkTraffic href "/dao/artifact/d3f:IntranetNetworkTraffic";
        click T1021008 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1021.008/"; click IntranetNetworkTraffic href "/dao/artifact/d3f:IntranetNetworkTraffic";Client-serverPayloadProfiling["Client-server Payload Profiling"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"];

          Client-serverPayloadProfiling["Client-server Payload Profiling"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] ;
          class Client-serverPayloadProfiling DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click Client-serverPayloadProfiling href "/technique/d3f:Client-serverPayloadProfiling"; ConnectionAttemptAnalysis["Connection Attempt Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"];

          ConnectionAttemptAnalysis["Connection Attempt Analysis"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] ;
          class ConnectionAttemptAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click ConnectionAttemptAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ConnectionAttemptAnalysis"; NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation["Network Traffic Community Deviation"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"];

          NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation["Network Traffic Community Deviation"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] ;
          class NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation href "/technique/d3f:NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation"; PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis["Per Host Download-Upload Ratio Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"];

          PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis["Per Host Download-Upload Ratio Analysis"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] ;
          class PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis"; ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection["Protocol Metadata Anomaly Detection"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"];

          ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection["Protocol Metadata Anomaly Detection"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] ;
          class ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection href "/technique/d3f:ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection"; RemoteTerminalSessionDetection["Remote Terminal Session Detection"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"];

          RemoteTerminalSessionDetection["Remote Terminal Session Detection"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] ;
          class RemoteTerminalSessionDetection DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click RemoteTerminalSessionDetection href "/technique/d3f:RemoteTerminalSessionDetection"; NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis["Network Traffic Signature Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"];

          NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis["Network Traffic Signature Analysis"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] ;
          class NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis"; UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis["User Geolocation Logon Pattern Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"];

          UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis["User Geolocation Logon Pattern Analysis"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] ;
          class UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis"; NetworkTrafficFiltering["Network Traffic Filtering"] -->
          | filters | IntranetNetworkTraffic["Intranet Network Traffic"];

          NetworkTrafficFiltering["Network Traffic Filtering"] -.->
            | May Isolate | T1021008["Direct Cloud VM Connections"] ;
          class NetworkTrafficFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkTrafficFiltering href "/technique/d3f:NetworkTrafficFiltering";
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