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Adversaries may use masquerading to disguise a malicious application or executable as another file, to avoid operator and engineer suspicion.
Passed 20 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 7 of 22 without it.
and 12 more in the full report
13 fixed7 passed either way2 still failing0 broke
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One of 13 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Which specific MITRE ICS mitigation identifier corresponds to enforcing cryptographic binary signature checks on engineering software?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Identifies the mitigation identifier as M0945. | Missed | Passed |
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Adversaries may use masquerading to disguise a malicious application or executable as another file, to avoid operator and engineer suspicion. Possible disguises of these masquerading files can include commonly found programs, expected vendor executables and configuration files, and other commonplace application and naming conventions. By impersonating expected and vendor-relevant files and applications, operators and engineers may not notice the presence of the underlying malicious content and possibly end up running those masquerading as legitimate functions.
Applications and other files commonly found on Windows systems or in engineering workstations have been impersonated before. This can be as simple as renaming a file to effectively disguise it in the ICS environment.
Platforms: ICS
Determine if the target ICS/SCADA environment is susceptible to Masquerading by examining operational technology systems and network architecture.
Review whether mitigations for T0849 are in place. If defenses are absent or misconfigured, this technique may be exploitable in the ICS environment.
Require signed binaries.
Use tools that restrict program execution via application control by attributes other than file name for common system and application utilities.
test cases passed, vs 7 / 22 without
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