TA0009 · COLLECTION
Confluence
Adversaries may leverage Confluence repositories to mine valuable information.
Detect it with
Monitor access to Confluence repositories performed by privileged users (for example, Active Directory Domain, Enterprise, or Schema Administrators) as these types of accounts should generally not be used to access information repositories.
Why it matters on shift
Confluence is one of the concrete ways adversaries achieve collection. Recognising it in telemetry lets you name the technique in your ticket and pivot to what came before and after.
What to look for next
After collection, the next tactic is usually Command and Control. Search your telemetry for the transition before closing the ticket.
Kill-chain context