cipher.exe can be used to overwrite deleted data in specified folders.2
tool
cipher.exe S1205
- Type
- tool
- Platform
- Windows
- Created
- 25 February 2025
- Last modified
- 10 March 2025
cipher.exe is a native Microsoft utility that manages encryption of directories and files on NTFS (New Technology File System) partitions by using the Encrypting File System (EFS).[1]
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TechniqueBottom 5%
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TacticBottom 6%
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Threat groupunranked
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Campaignunranked
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
MITRE reference S1205
Standing S1205
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this tool touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 825 ATT&CK software entries only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Technique1Bottom 5%
5th percentile · 95% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more Enterprise techniques.
Tactic1Bottom 6%
6th percentile · 94% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more tactics spanned.
Threat group161% tie · 22 values
61% of the population shares a single value across only 22 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Campaign185% tie · 8 values
85% of the population shares a single value across only 8 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique2medBottom 2%
2nd percentile · 98% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more detection rules per technique.
Tests / technique0med
Detection coverage S1205
2 distinct rules cover the 1 technique recorded for this tool. 1 Sigma · 1 Splunk.
1 covered by at least one rule2 distinct rules in total
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