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DETECTION OVERVIEW

Unusual 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. Attackers can also leverage anonymous credentials to access and compromise an FTP server. Harden your environment by disabling anonymous authentication on FTP servers unless required.

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Kill Chain

Caution

Risk Score

60

Detection diagram
Next in Caution: Unusual Archive File Download

Attack Background

N/A

Mitigation Options

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. Attackers can also leverage anonymous credentials to access and compromise an FTP server. Harden your environment by disabling anonymous authentication on FTP servers unless required.

The system might change the risk score for this detection.

MITRE ATT&CK ID

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