{
  "technique_id": "T1071",
  "name": "Application Layer Protocol",
  "tactics": [
    "Command and Control"
  ],
  "platforms": [
    "Linux",
    "macOS",
    "Windows",
    "Network Devices",
    "ESXi"
  ],
  "summary": "Adversaries may communicate using OSI application layer protocols to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the client and server. Adversaries may utilize many different protocols, including those used for web browsing, transferring files, electronic mail, DNS, or publishing/subscribing...",
  "generated_by": "SOC Response Atlas by Basyrix"
}