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MITRE Engage is a framework

for planning and discussing adversary engagement operations

that empowers you to engage your adversaries

and achieve your cybersecurity goals.

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Tools

Deception is a process, not a fire-and-forget technology stack.

The tools below will guide you through that process.

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MATRIX

A shared reference that bridges gaps between defenders, decision makers, and vendors.

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PLAYBOOK

Actionable and pragmatic guidance for integrating adversary engagement.

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PROCESS

Methods to plan and learn from engagements, building capabilities with every operation.

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COMMUNITY

Cyber professionals contributing expertise and sharing insights into adversary behaviors.

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STANDARDS

Standards and terminology to apply, assess, and validate engagement operations and tools.

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MINDSET

Empowering you to redefine what security means and rethink how to achieve it.

Why Engage?

With traditional cyber defense, the adversary only needs to be right once

… but with adversary engagement, the adversary only needs to be wrong once.

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TRADITIONAL APPROACH

  • Secure perimeter
  • Vulnerable interior
  • IP and data are legitimate, so stealing this data is a win for the adversary
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ADVERSARY ENGAGEMENT

  • Secure perimeter
  • Secure interior
  • Not all IP and data are legitimate — stealing this data does not guarantee a win for the adversary
The exterior of a castle stronghold

TRADITIONAL APPROACH

  • Secure perimeter
  • Vulnerable interior
  • IP and data are legitimate, so stealing this data is a win for the adversary
The exterior of a castle stronghold alongside a spiraling blue spider web (the Engage "snare") with a spider lurking nearby

ADVERSARY ENGAGEMENT

  • Secure perimeter
  • Secure interior
  • Not all IP and data are legitimate — stealing this data does not guarantee a win for the adversary

Why Engage is for You

Bridging the gaps between diverse users,

Engage empowers …

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Defenders

Start engaging your adversaries, build capabilities with each operation, and grow the community of AE practitioners.

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Decision Makers

Transform your cyber strategy, gain information instead of losing it, and effectively lead your organization.

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Vendors

Provide more value to your users, expedite adoption of your tools, and assess and validate your tools.

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STARTER KIT

Our starter kit contains everything you need to plan, execute, and analyze adversary engagement operations!

The Engage Matrix

Engage provides defenders with goal-driven approaches …

… to evolve their defenses and remain in control.

The Engage Matrix is an adversary engagement matrix that consists of three levels: goal, approach, and activity. These three levels are present at each phase of the adversary engagement process: prepare, operate, and understand.

Our Engage Story

Why trust MITRE?

Our experts have used adversary engagement to defend MITRE for over a decade.

The chart below shows intel gathered in nine elicitation operations run by MITRE with and without adversary engagement. Before adversary engagement, MITRE detected only initial IOCs, with an average of about two per operation. After adversary engagement, MITRE was able to collect, on average, 40 new pieces of intel per operation!

With the adversary engagement approach, you craft internal deception infrastructure that allows you to expose, manipulate, and understand your adversaries.

Dr. Stan Barr, Principal Scientist

Engage with Us

The cyber community’s needs and experiences actively shape Engage, so let’s connect!

Email us at engage@mitre.org — or fill out the form below.

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