Defense Index
Controls ranked by how many adversaries they defend against, prioritized for defenders
Defender's Insight
The top 10 controls below cover 8 of 78 adversary profiles (10%). The single most effective control, User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), appears across 2 adversary profiles.
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User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
NIST CSF: DE.AE ↗2
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Web shell detection via file integrity monitoring
NIST CSF: DE.CM ↗2
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PowerShell logging and constrained language mode
CIS Control 8 ↗2
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Browser isolation for high-risk web browsing
CIS Control 9 ↗2
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Controls sourced from MITRE ATT&CK mitigations, CIS Controls, and NIST frameworks. For educational purposes.