CoPilot Now Speaks MITRE: A Smarter Way to Understand Threats

3 min readJun 7, 2025

In the never-ending game of cat and mouse between attackers and defenders, knowledge is the edge. That’s why we’re excited to announce a major upgrade to SOCFortress CoPilot: full integration with the Wazuh MITRE ATT&CK framework.

This isn’t just another dashboard. It’s about giving SOC analysts a real-time, enriched view into attacker behavior — backed by one of the most widely adopted threat models in the world.

What Is MITRE ATT&CK?

If you’re new to MITRE ATT&CK, here’s the quick rundown: it’s a globally recognized framework developed by MITRE that maps adversary behavior across a range of tactics and techniques. From Initial Access to Exfiltration, it’s essentially a living playbook of how real-world attackers operate.

Think of it as translating raw telemetry into adversary intent.

MITRE Inside CoPilot: What’s New?

With the latest version of CoPilot, you’ll find a new MITRE ATT&CK section under the Alerts tab. This view is directly enriched using MITRE technique IDs, pulled from Wazuh’s rule syntax. Whether you’re using the default Wazuh rules or the enhanced rules provided by SOCFortress on GitHub, any matching event now gains full MITRE context.

Here’s what that unlocks:

• Tactics

Understand the “why” behind the alert. Was the attacker trying to maintain persistence? Escalate privileges? Establish C2?

• Techniques

Get specifics on how the attacker operated — down to technique ID and description. You can even link directly to MITRE’s official documentation for deeper research.

• Mitigations

Explore actionable recommendations to reduce the impact or likelihood of specific techniques.

• Software

See whether known tools or malware — like Mimikatz, Cobalt Strike, or PowerShell — are tied to the alert.

• Groups

Map the alert to known APT or ransomware groups that use similar techniques and tools. Gain insight into how real-world adversaries like Dragonfly or TeamTNT might behave on your network.

Custom Rule Support

Because the integration builds off Wazuh’s rule syntax, you can define your own detection rules and associate MITRE technique IDs with them. That means you’re not locked into a rigid framework — you can evolve as threats evolve. https://documentation.wazuh.com/current/user-manual/ruleset/ruleset-xml-syntax/rules.html#rules-mitre

Simulate to Validate

Another exciting addition (coming in the next video): full Atomic Red Team integration. Each MITRE technique in CoPilot can be linked to its corresponding atomic test, giving you a fast way to simulate adversary behavior and confirm your detection logic works as expected.

Conclusion

Security isn’t just about collecting logs — it’s about context. By embedding MITRE ATT&CK into the heart of CoPilot, we’ve made it easier for analysts to:

See how an alert fits into a bigger attack pattern
Prioritize incidents based on known threat actor behavior
Validate detection coverage using built-in simulations
Reduce mean time to understanding (MTTU)

Need Help?

The functionality discussed in this post, and so much more, are available via the SOCFortress platform. Let SOCFortress help you and your team keep your infrastructure secure.

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