What is technique in MITRE ATT&CK®?

A technique in MITRE ATT&CK describes how adversaries achieve a tactical objective. Techniques are the practical behaviors defenders map to detections, telemetry, mitigations, and response playbooks.

40-second answer

A technique in MITRE ATT&CK describes how adversaries achieve a tactical objective. Techniques are the practical behaviors defenders map to detections, telemetry, mitigations, and response playbooks.

Glexia analyst context

How this term helps security teams

Glexia treats techniques as the bridge between threat intelligence and defensive validation.

Common use cases

Where practitioners use this concept

Detection mapping
Purple team planning
Incident response scoping

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