PERSISTENCE / SECURITY
defined.

What is Persistence (security)?

Common persistence mechanisms: scheduled tasks, services, registry Run keys, WMI event subscriptions, browser extensions, and golden tickets in AD. MITRE ATT&CK enumerates over 100 distinct techniques.

Related terms.

• Lateral Movement
• Privilege Escalation
• Living Off the Land (LOLBins / LOLBAS)
• Command and Control (C2)

Where this shows up.

See our web application penetration testing, API security testing, network penetration testing, and cloud security audit services for how we test for and defend against this class of issue.