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DETECTION OVERVIEW

Anonymous FTP Login

Risk Factors

Anonymous authentication on an FTP server is often enabled to make file sharing across a network easier. However, valuable information stored on those servers can be accessed by unauthorized users as part of an attack campaign.

Kill Chain

Hardening

Risk Score

60

Next in Hardening: Deprecated SSL/TLS Versions

Attack Background

Mitigation Options

Replace FTP with a more secure file transfer protocol

Disable anonymous authentication on FTP servers unless required

Enforce policies that prevent storing sensitive information on FTP servers

MITRE ATT&CK ID

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