How To: C2 Over ICMP
Summary
This article provides a tutorial on how to establish Command and Control (C2) communications over the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP). It details the technical steps and methods required to achieve this often-stealthy communication channel.
IFF Assessment
FOE
This article describes a technique that can be used by adversaries to establish covert communication channels, making it a threat to defenders.
Defender Context
Understanding C2 over ICMP is crucial for network defenders as it represents a sophisticated technique attackers can use to exfiltrate data or control compromised systems covertly. Network monitoring solutions need to be configured to detect unusual ICMP traffic patterns that might indicate such activity.