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ColdReconTechniquesT1562
Technique T1562

Impair Defenses

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Impair Defenses (T1562) — a Defense Evasion technique, observed in public incident reporting.
MITRE ATT&CKT1562
TacticDefense Evasion
Incidents on file25

Detection & mitigation

Monitor for unexpected termination of security processes (e.g., via Sysmon Event ID 5 or EDR telemetry) and for loading of unsigned or suspicious kernel drivers. Enforce driver signing policies and use application control to block unknown drivers.

Observed in the wild

2026-06-25

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