WC-B-08Level 1 · Signal
Downloads from trusted sources only
- Behavior
- Vigilant
- Level 1 · Signal
A vigilant Behavior signal from the web gateway (SSE, web.download by category): this person's downloads over the period came only from the approved catalog, vendor sites and the internal repository.
Classification
- Risk domain One of 9 areas of human risk, from social engineering to readiness and response. Every signal belongs to one.
- Evidence level
- Maturity practices One capability a program performs, scored on its own: See, Understand, Act, Prove, Govern and Culture.
- Leads to The kind of breach the evidence beneath it points toward, each anchored to a Verizon DBIR or VERIS pattern or an FBI IC3 category.
- NIST CSF 2.0
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- PR.PS-05
- MITRE ATT&CK
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- T1204.002
The definition, in detail
Definition
No file arrived from an unknown host.
Example
An engineering manager installs every tool through the internal software portal for a full quarter; the download log shows zero files from unlisted hosts.
How it is measured
- Source
- Web, CASB & DLP
- Subject
- Person
- Event
- web.download by category
- Risk domain
- Web, cloud and SaaS
- Provenance
- Framework research
How it is used
Programs count "Downloads from trusted sources only" per person from Web, CASB & DLP and read it beside the other Web, cloud and SaaS signals; it feeds 0 cohorts, 0 sequences and 1 breach scenario.
A "downloads from trusted sources only" event is evidence of a protective behavior; a vigilant behavior at any step breaks a sequence. It is one event, and it does not cancel the risky signals the same person carries.
Technical mappings
Framework mappings; validate for your use case.
Library indicators
The detailed observations in the indicator library with the same risk domain, dimension and polarity as this signal.
- I.0129Accesses SaaS apps only from managed devices
- I.0131Stores sensitive documents only in approved cloud platforms
- I.0133Uses browser extensions only from approved list
- I.0135Logs out of sensitive applications after use
- I.0137Avoids repeated access attempts to restricted cloud content
- I.0174Uses only approved SaaS platforms
- I.0175Reports suspicious browser activity
- I.0176Reports unauthorized or unknown SaaS applications
- I.0178Submits help desk tickets for blocked or restricted services
- I.0181Browses websites in approved safe categories
- I.0182Uses cloud collaboration tools only during business hours
- I.0408Maintains third-party RBAC controls
- I.0409Conducts regular and timely audits
- I.0410Requires use of organization-managed devices
- I.0411Meets contractual compliance obligations
Continue exploring
"Downloads from trusted sources only" (WC-B-08), Human Risk Management Framework v2.0.0, Living Security, CC BY 4.0. https://www.humanriskmanagement.com/taxonomy/signals/wc-b-08-downloads-from-trusted-sources-only
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