T1590

Gather Victim Network Information

PREnothing on this site yetT1590 on attack.mitre.org

Adversaries may gather information about the victim's networks that can be used during targeting. Information about networks may include a variety of details, including administrative data (ex: IP ranges, domain names, etc.) as well as specifics regarding its topology and operations. Adversaries may gather this information in various ways, such as direct collection actions via Active Scanning or Phishing for Information.
MITRE ATT&CK 19.2, retrieved 2026-09-12

how MITRE says to see it

Detection of Gather Victim Network Information

Much of this activity may have a very high occurrence and associated false positive rate, as well as potentially taking place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection difficult for defenders.

what reduces it

M1056 Pre-compromise. This technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on behaviors performed outside of the scope of enterprise defenses and controls. Efforts should focus on minimizing the amount and sensitivity of data available to external parties.

sub-techniques

T1590.001 Domain Properties · not covered yet
T1590.002 DNS · not covered yet
T1590.003 Network Trust Dependencies · not covered yet
T1590.004 Network Topology · not covered yet
T1590.005 IP Addresses · not covered yet
T1590.006 Network Security Appliances · not covered yet

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