OpenSSH Server Firewall Configuration on Windows - PowerShell (via powershell)

PremiumReviewedSigma · High · v1
Product
windows
Service
powershell
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-07-13
Updated
2026-08-28

ATT&CK techniques

  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

  14. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects configure the Windows firewall to allow incoming connections to perform stealthy lateral movement.

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