T1070

Indicator Removal

Adversaries may delete or alter artifacts generated during an intrusion to remove evidence of their presence or hinder incident response.

ATT&CK / Defense Evasion

Defense strategies

  • Centralized logging
  • Write-once log storage
  • File integrity monitoring
  • Backup critical logs

Detection methods

  • Monitor for log clearing events
  • Detect timestamp manipulation
  • Track file deletions in sensitive areas

T1070 on MITRE ATT&CK ↗