Top MITRE ATT&CK Techniques and How to Defend Against Them

D3 Security analyzed over 75,000 recent cybersecurity incidents and found Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059) was used in 52.22% of attacks and Phishing (T1566) in 15.44%; other noted techniques include Valid Accounts (3.47%), Brute Force (2.05%), and Account Manipulation (1.34%). The report stresses defenders should prioritize detection of malicious scripting and phishing defenses and recommends mitigations such as strict script execution policies, multifactor authentication, least-privilege access, continuous monitoring, and automated response playbooks.