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MITRE

What is MITRE?

A non-profit organization that operates federally funded research centers and maintains cybersecurity resources including the ATT&CK framework and CVE program.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as mitre. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on mitre

Requirements naming mitre across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

MITRE ATT&CK8 controls

Apply ATT&CK Mitigations (M-IDs) for prevention and risk reduction. M1015 Active Directory Configuration + M1018 User Account Management + M1027 Password Policies + M1056 Account Use Policies + M1017 User Training + M1036 Account Use Policies + M1042 Disable o...

MITRE-ATTACK-Mitigations-M-IDs-Active-Directory-User-Account-Management-Password-Policies-Network-Segmentation · MITRE ATT&CK Mitigations + M-IDs + Active Directory + User Account + Password + Network Segmentation + Application Control
MITRE D3FEND8 controls

Apply D3FEND DECEIVE tactic to present false data and impressions to adversaries to misdirect their efforts. D3-DE Decoy Environment (D3-DST Decoy Session Token + D3-DPB Decoy Public Release + D3-CDE Connected Honeynet + D3-DUC Decoy User Credential + D3-IDA I...

MITRE-D3FEND-Deceive-Tactic-Decoy-Environment-Decoy-Object-Honeypots-Honey-Tokens-Decoy-Network · MITRE D3FEND Deceive Tactic + Decoy Environment + Decoy Object + Honeypots + Honey Tokens + Decoy Network

Vulnerability Management is a core technical control area per FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines. (1) Vulnerability Discovery: (a) Authenticated and Unauthenticated Scanning - Nessus + Qualys + Rapid7 + open source; (b) DAST Dynamic Application Security Testing;

JP-FSA-CYB-Vulnerability-Management-Patching-CVE-Risk-Based-Prioritisation-Penetration-Testing-Red-Team · Japan FSA Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management + Patching + CVE Tracking + Risk-Based Prioritisation + Penetration Testing + Red-Team + Bug Bounty + Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure + Zero-Day Response
NIST SP 800-1372 controls

Provide security status reporting per Section 3.6 to System Owners + ISSO + AO + CISO + senior leadership. Apply risk score aggregation including: vulnerability scoring (CVSS v4.0 + EPSS + KEV catalog) + asset criticality scoring + threat intelligence overlay...

NISTSP137-4 · Security Status Reporting and Risk Score Aggregation
NIST SP 800-922 controls

Design and operate the log management infrastructure per NIST SP 800-92 Chapter 3 (Log Management Infrastructure) + Chapter 5 (Operational Processes).

NISTSP92-3 · Log Infrastructure: Architecture, Centralisation, Transport Security, SIEM Governance

Questions people ask about mitre

What is MITRE?
A non-profit organization that operates federally funded research centers and maintains cybersecurity resources including the ATT&CK framework and CVE program.
Why is MITRE important for compliance?
MITRE is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding mitre helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address MITRE?
MITRE appears in the requirement text of MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE D3FEND, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions, NIST SP 800-137. Across these standards we have identified 25 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about MITRE?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how mitre applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how MITRE applies across compliance frameworks

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.