splunk-security_content/stories/windows_discovery_techniques.yml

name: Windows Discovery Techniques
id: f7aba570-7d59-11eb-825e-acde48001122
version: 2
creation_date: '2021-03-04'
modification_date: '2026-05-13'
author: Michael Hart, Splunk
status: production
description: Monitors for behaviors associated with adversaries discovering objects in the environment that can be leveraged in the progression of the attack.
narrative: Attackers may not have much if any insight into their target's environment before the initial compromise.  Once a foothold has been established, attackers will start enumerating objects in the environment (accounts, services, network shares, etc.) that can be used to achieve their objectives.  This Analytic Story provides searches to help identify activities consistent with adversaries gaining knowledge of compromised Windows environments.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
    - https://cyberd.us/penetration-testing
    - https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0521/
category:
    - Adversary Tactics
product:
    - Splunk Behavioral Analytics
    - Splunk Enterprise
    - Splunk Enterprise Security
    - Splunk Cloud
usecase: Advanced Threat Detection