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Scheduled Task

Some organizations do not configure their operating systems and account management to properly protect the use of task scheduling functionality. As a result, adversaries can abuse this capability to execute malicious code on a victim’s system. Get hands-on practice detecting this technique so you can protect your organization.

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Time

intermediate

difficulty

ceu/cpe

Course Content

Scheduled Task

Course Description

All major operating systems provide utilities that enable the scheduling of programs to run at certain times. When adversaries can access this task-scheduling capability, they can use it to execute programs on a scheduled basis in order to maintain persistence or conduct their ultimate attack objectives. Adversaries can also use this capability to run programs under a specified account with elevated privileges in order to gain privilege escalation. As such, the Scheduled Task technique is useful to adversaries in many scenarios.

You can see how important it is to learn how to detect and mitigate this activity.

Get the hands-on skills you need to detect and mitigate this attack in Cybrary's MITRE ATT&CK Framework courses aligned to the tactics and techniques used by the financially motivated threat group FIN10. Prevent adversaries from accomplishing the tactics of Execution, Persistence, and Privilege Escalation in your environment today.

What will I be able to accomplish after taking these courses?

You will be able to identify and validate critical threats related to threat actor attempts to exfiltrate your organization’s valuable data and potentially attempt to extort your organization for financial gain.

You will be able to use a SIEM tool to identify indicators of compromise and validate whether they should be investigated further.

You will learn response and mitigation recommendations to keep your organization safe.

What are the prerequisites for these courses?

Intermediate-level knowledge of defensive security is required. You should have some experience as a security engineer, SOC or security analyst, or similar role.

Familiarity with using a SIEM tool, like Splunk or ELK is strongly recommended.

Experience using command-line tools is required.

Cybrary's MITRE ATT&CK Defender (MAD) ATT&CK Fundamentals Course is recommended.

A basic understanding of offensive security is beneficial. Those who have taken our Offensive Penetration Testing course or our OWASP Top Ten series of courses will be well prepared in this area.

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Instructed by

Senior Instructor

Matthew Mullins

Matt has led multiple Red Team engagements, ranging from a few weeks to a year and covering multiple security domains. Outside of Red Teaming, Matt is also a seasoned penetration tester with interests in: AppSec, OSINT, Hardware, Wifi, Social Engineering, and Physical Security. Matt has a Master's degree in Information Assurance and an exhaustive number of certifications ranging from frameworks, management, and hands-on hacking. Matt is a Technical SME at Cybrary, focusing on Adversarial Emulation and Red Teaming for course content.

Senior Instructor

Owen Dubiel

Owen is certified in the GIAC GSEC, CompTIA CySA+, and various other vendor-related certifications. He works both as a technical security engineer and as an SME architect instructor in his spare time. Spreading the word of cyber security is a passion of his. Owen lives in Southeast Michigan with his beautiful wife, daughter, and his dog, Thor. In his free time, Owen enjoys watching sports and movies, and spending time with his family.

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Certificate of Completion

Complete this entire course to earn a Scheduled Task Certificate of Completion

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