Class: DataComponent
Data Components represent specific types of observable events or artifacts within a Data Source that can be collected to detect adversary technique execution. For example, 'Process Creation' and 'Process Termination' are data components within the 'Process' data source.
Data Components serve as the bridge between defensive telemetry and ATT&CK techniques. They detect techniques via 'detects' relationship objects.
The x_mitre_log_sources property (optional in Spec 3.x, required in Spec 4.x) provides platform-specific log collection configurations specifying exactly which log provider and event channel to monitor.
The x_mitre_data_source_ref property establishing the parent data source link is DEPRECATED in ATT&CK Specification 3.3.0 and will be removed in 4.0.0.
URI: attack:DataComponent
classDiagram
class DataComponent
click DataComponent href "../DataComponent/"
AttackObject <|-- DataComponent
click AttackObject href "../AttackObject/"
DataComponent : confidence
DataComponent : created
DataComponent : created_by_ref
DataComponent : description
DataComponent : extensions
DataComponent : external_references
DataComponent --> "*" ExternalReference : external_references
click ExternalReference href "../ExternalReference/"
DataComponent : granular_markings
DataComponent --> "*" GranularMarking : granular_markings
click GranularMarking href "../GranularMarking/"
DataComponent : id
DataComponent : labels
DataComponent : lang
DataComponent : modified
DataComponent : name
DataComponent : object_marking_refs
DataComponent : revoked
DataComponent : spec_version
DataComponent --> "1" SpecVersionEnum : spec_version
click SpecVersionEnum href "../SpecVersionEnum/"
DataComponent : type
DataComponent : x_mitre_attack_spec_version
DataComponent : x_mitre_data_source_ref
DataComponent : x_mitre_deprecated
DataComponent : x_mitre_domains
DataComponent --> "1..*" AttackDomainEnum : x_mitre_domains
click AttackDomainEnum href "../AttackDomainEnum/"
DataComponent : x_mitre_log_sources
DataComponent --> "*" LogSource : x_mitre_log_sources
click LogSource href "../LogSource/"
DataComponent : x_mitre_modified_by_ref
DataComponent : x_mitre_old_attack_id
DataComponent : x_mitre_version
Inheritance
- StixEntity
- CommonSchemaComponent
- Core
- AttackObject
- DataComponent
- AttackObject
- Core
- CommonSchemaComponent
Slots
| Name | Cardinality and Range | Description | Inheritance |
|---|---|---|---|
| x_mitre_domains | 1..* AttackDomainEnum |
The ATT&CK technology domains to which this object belongs | direct |
| x_mitre_modified_by_ref | 1 StixIdentifier |
The STIX ID of the identity object that created the current version of this o... | direct |
| x_mitre_data_source_ref | 0..1 StixIdentifier |
DEPRECATED | direct |
| x_mitre_log_sources | * LogSource |
Platform-specific log collection configurations for detecting this event type | direct |
| x_mitre_attack_spec_version | 1 SemverString |
The version of the ATT&CK Data Model specification used to construct this obj... | AttackObject |
| x_mitre_version | 1 AttackVersionString |
The version of this ATT&CK object content in 'major | AttackObject |
| x_mitre_deprecated | 0..1 Boolean |
Boolean flag indicating that this ATT&CK object has been deprecated and shoul... | AttackObject |
| x_mitre_old_attack_id | 0..1 String |
A legacy ATT&CK ID previously assigned to this object before a knowledge base... | AttackObject |
| type | 1 StixTypeName |
STIX object type | Core, StixEntity |
| spec_version | 1 SpecVersionEnum |
STIX specification version | Core |
| id | 1 StixIdentifier |
STIX object identifier | Core, StixEntity |
| created | 1 Datetime |
Creation timestamp | Core |
| modified | 1 Datetime |
Modification timestamp | Core |
| created_by_ref | 1 StixIdentifier |
The STIX ID of the identity object that first created this ATT&CK object | Core |
| labels | * String |
Terms used to describe this object | Core |
| revoked | 0..1 Boolean |
Indicates whether this object has been revoked | Core |
| confidence | 0..1 Integer |
Confidence that the producer has in this data | Core |
| lang | 0..1 String |
Language of textual properties | Core |
| external_references | * ExternalReference |
External references to non-STIX information | Core |
| object_marking_refs | 1..* StixIdentifier |
Marking definition references applied to this object | Core |
| granular_markings | * GranularMarking |
Granular markings that apply to selected content | Core |
| extensions | * String |
Open-ended extension payloads | Core |
| name | 1 String |
The name of the data component event type (e | StixEntity |
| description | 1 String |
A description of the specific observable event or artifact this data componen... | StixEntity |
In Subsets
Identifier and Mapping Information
Annotations
| property | value |
|---|---|
| stix_type | x-mitre-data-component |
| attack_id_format | DC#### |
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
|---|---|
| self | attack:DataComponent |
| native | attack:DataComponent |
LinkML Source
Direct
name: DataComponent
annotations:
stix_type:
tag: stix_type
value: x-mitre-data-component
attack_id_format:
tag: attack_id_format
value: DC####
description: 'Data Components represent specific types of observable events or artifacts
within a Data Source that can be collected to detect adversary technique execution.
For example, ''Process Creation'' and ''Process Termination'' are data components
within the ''Process'' data source.
Data Components serve as the bridge between defensive telemetry and ATT&CK techniques.
They detect techniques via ''detects'' relationship objects.
The x_mitre_log_sources property (optional in Spec 3.x, required in Spec 4.x) provides
platform-specific log collection configurations specifying exactly which log provider
and event channel to monitor.
The x_mitre_data_source_ref property establishing the parent data source link is
DEPRECATED in ATT&CK Specification 3.3.0 and will be removed in 4.0.0.'
in_subset:
- attack_sdos
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
is_a: AttackObject
slots:
- x_mitre_domains
- x_mitre_modified_by_ref
- x_mitre_data_source_ref
- x_mitre_log_sources
slot_usage:
type:
name: type
required: true
pattern: ^x-mitre-data-component$
id:
name: id
required: true
pattern: ^x-mitre-data-component--
name:
name: name
description: The name of the data component event type (e.g., 'Process Creation',
'Network Traffic Flow', 'File Modification', 'Logon Session Creation').
required: true
description:
name: description
description: A description of the specific observable event or artifact this data
component captures, and how it relates to detecting adversary activity.
required: true
created_by_ref:
name: created_by_ref
required: true
object_marking_refs:
name: object_marking_refs
required: true
x_mitre_domains:
name: x_mitre_domains
required: true
x_mitre_modified_by_ref:
name: x_mitre_modified_by_ref
required: true
x_mitre_data_source_ref:
name: x_mitre_data_source_ref
description: DEPRECATED. Reference to the parent x-mitre-data-source object. Will
be removed in ATT&CK Specification 4.0.0.
x_mitre_log_sources:
name: x_mitre_log_sources
description: Platform-specific log collection configurations for detecting this
event type. Optional in ATT&CK Spec 3.x; will become required in Spec 4.x.
comments:
- 'validator_hint: no-duplicate-name-channel-tuples'
Induced
name: DataComponent
annotations:
stix_type:
tag: stix_type
value: x-mitre-data-component
attack_id_format:
tag: attack_id_format
value: DC####
description: 'Data Components represent specific types of observable events or artifacts
within a Data Source that can be collected to detect adversary technique execution.
For example, ''Process Creation'' and ''Process Termination'' are data components
within the ''Process'' data source.
Data Components serve as the bridge between defensive telemetry and ATT&CK techniques.
They detect techniques via ''detects'' relationship objects.
The x_mitre_log_sources property (optional in Spec 3.x, required in Spec 4.x) provides
platform-specific log collection configurations specifying exactly which log provider
and event channel to monitor.
The x_mitre_data_source_ref property establishing the parent data source link is
DEPRECATED in ATT&CK Specification 3.3.0 and will be removed in 4.0.0.'
in_subset:
- attack_sdos
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
is_a: AttackObject
slot_usage:
type:
name: type
required: true
pattern: ^x-mitre-data-component$
id:
name: id
required: true
pattern: ^x-mitre-data-component--
name:
name: name
description: The name of the data component event type (e.g., 'Process Creation',
'Network Traffic Flow', 'File Modification', 'Logon Session Creation').
required: true
description:
name: description
description: A description of the specific observable event or artifact this data
component captures, and how it relates to detecting adversary activity.
required: true
created_by_ref:
name: created_by_ref
required: true
object_marking_refs:
name: object_marking_refs
required: true
x_mitre_domains:
name: x_mitre_domains
required: true
x_mitre_modified_by_ref:
name: x_mitre_modified_by_ref
required: true
x_mitre_data_source_ref:
name: x_mitre_data_source_ref
description: DEPRECATED. Reference to the parent x-mitre-data-source object. Will
be removed in ATT&CK Specification 4.0.0.
x_mitre_log_sources:
name: x_mitre_log_sources
description: Platform-specific log collection configurations for detecting this
event type. Optional in ATT&CK Spec 3.x; will become required in Spec 4.x.
comments:
- 'validator_hint: no-duplicate-name-channel-tuples'
attributes:
x_mitre_domains:
name: x_mitre_domains
description: The ATT&CK technology domains to which this object belongs. At least
one domain must be specified. An object may belong to multiple domains when
the same technique, group, or software is relevant across domain boundaries.
comments:
- 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
in_subset:
- attack_sdos
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: x_mitre_domains
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Technique
- Tactic
- Group
- AttackCampaign
- Mitigation
- AttackMalware
- AttackTool
- Asset
- DataSource
- DataComponent
- Matrix
- DetectionStrategy
- Analytic
range: AttackDomainEnum
required: true
multivalued: true
x_mitre_modified_by_ref:
name: x_mitre_modified_by_ref
description: 'The STIX ID of the identity object that created the current version
of this object. In practice, always references MITRE''s canonical identity object:
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5. May differ from created_by_ref
if the object was originally created by a third party and subsequently adopted
or updated by MITRE.'
comments:
- 'validator_hint: must-match-mitre-identity-id'
in_subset:
- attack_sdos
- attack_sros
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: x_mitre_modified_by_ref
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Technique
- Tactic
- Group
- AttackCampaign
- Mitigation
- AttackMalware
- AttackTool
- Asset
- DataSource
- DataComponent
- Matrix
- Collection
- DetectionStrategy
- Analytic
- AttackRelationship
range: stix_identifier
required: true
pattern: ^identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5$
x_mitre_data_source_ref:
name: x_mitre_data_source_ref
description: DEPRECATED. Reference to the parent x-mitre-data-source object. Will
be removed in ATT&CK Specification 4.0.0.
deprecated: Deprecated in ATT&CK Specification v3.3.0; superseded by DetectionStrategy
'detects' relationships. Will be removed in v4.0.0.
in_subset:
- deprecated
- attack_sdos
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: x_mitre_data_source_ref
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- DataComponent
range: stix_identifier
pattern: ^x-mitre-data-source--
x_mitre_log_sources:
name: x_mitre_log_sources
description: Platform-specific log collection configurations for detecting this
event type. Optional in ATT&CK Spec 3.x; will become required in Spec 4.x.
comments:
- 'validator_hint: no-duplicate-name-channel-tuples'
in_subset:
- attack_sdos
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: x_mitre_log_sources
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- DataComponent
range: LogSource
multivalued: true
inlined: true
x_mitre_attack_spec_version:
name: x_mitre_attack_spec_version
description: The version of the ATT&CK Data Model specification used to construct
this object, in MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH (semantic versioning) format. Helps consuming
software determine whether the data format is supported. Objects lacking this
property are assumed to conform to ATT&CK spec version 2.0.0. Refer to the ATT&CK
CHANGELOG for all supported versions.
comments:
- 'absent_on: marking-definition, identity (x_mitre_version absent), relationship
(x_mitre_version absent)'
in_subset:
- attack_sdos
- attack_sros
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: x_mitre_attack_spec_version
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- AttackObject
range: semver_string
required: true
x_mitre_version:
name: x_mitre_version
description: 'The version of this ATT&CK object content in ''major.minor'' format,
where both components are integers between 0 and 99. Incremented by ATT&CK whenever
the substantive content of the object changes. Does not apply to relationship
objects. Example: "1.0", "12.5".'
comments:
- 'absent_on: relationship, marking-definition'
in_subset:
- attack_sdos
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: x_mitre_version
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- AttackObject
range: attack_version_string
required: true
x_mitre_deprecated:
name: x_mitre_deprecated
description: Boolean flag indicating that this ATT&CK object has been deprecated
and should no longer be used in new analyses or tooling implementations. Deprecated
objects are retained in the knowledge base for historical reference and legacy
compatibility, but are not actively maintained with new information.
comments:
- 'absent_on: marking-definition'
in_subset:
- attack_sdos
- attack_sros
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: x_mitre_deprecated
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- AttackObject
range: boolean
x_mitre_old_attack_id:
name: x_mitre_old_attack_id
description: A legacy ATT&CK ID previously assigned to this object before a knowledge
base restructuring or domain migration event. Format mirrors the current ATT&CK
ID format but from the prior numbering scheme (e.g., "MOB-T1001" for a mobile
technique previously in the pre-unification Mobile ATT&CK dataset).
in_subset:
- attack_sdos
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: x_mitre_old_attack_id
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- AttackObject
range: string
type:
name: type
description: STIX object type.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
related_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:state
rank: 1000
alias: type
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- StixEntity
- Bundle
- Core
- CyberObservableCore
- ExtensionDefinition
- LanguageContent
- MarkingDefinition
- File
range: stix_type_name
required: true
pattern: ^x-mitre-data-component$
spec_version:
name: spec_version
description: STIX specification version.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
close_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:specVersion
rank: 1000
alias: spec_version
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
- CyberObservableCore
- MarkingDefinition
range: SpecVersionEnum
required: true
id:
name: id
description: STIX object identifier.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
related_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:externalReference
rank: 1000
alias: id
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- StixEntity
- Bundle
- Core
- CyberObservableCore
- ExtensionDefinition
- LanguageContent
- MarkingDefinition
- File
range: stix_identifier
required: true
pattern: ^x-mitre-data-component--
created:
name: created
description: Creation timestamp.
notes:
- STIX core timestamps require millisecond precision.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
close_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:objectCreatedTime
rank: 1000
alias: created
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
- MarkingDefinition
range: datetime
required: true
pattern: T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3,}Z$
modified:
name: modified
description: Modification timestamp.
notes:
- STIX core timestamps require millisecond precision.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
close_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:modifiedTime
rank: 1000
alias: modified
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
range: datetime
required: true
pattern: T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3,}Z$
created_by_ref:
name: created_by_ref
description: The STIX ID of the identity object that first created this ATT&CK
object. Typically references MITRE's identity (identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5).
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
close_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:createdBy
rank: 1000
alias: created_by_ref
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
- MarkingDefinition
range: stix_identifier
required: true
labels:
name: labels
description: Terms used to describe this object.
comments:
- 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
close_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:tag
rank: 1000
alias: labels
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
range: string
multivalued: true
revoked:
name: revoked
description: Indicates whether this object has been revoked.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: revoked
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
range: boolean
confidence:
name: confidence
description: Confidence that the producer has in this data.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: confidence
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
range: integer
minimum_value: 0
maximum_value: 100
lang:
name: lang
description: Language of textual properties.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
rank: 1000
alias: lang
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
- GranularMarking
range: string
external_references:
name: external_references
description: External references to non-STIX information.
comments:
- 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
close_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:externalReference
rank: 1000
alias: external_references
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
- MarkingDefinition
range: ExternalReference
multivalued: true
object_marking_refs:
name: object_marking_refs
description: Marking definition references applied to this object.
comments:
- 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
close_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:objectMarking
rank: 1000
alias: object_marking_refs
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
- CyberObservableCore
- MarkingDefinition
range: stix_identifier
required: true
multivalued: true
granular_markings:
name: granular_markings
description: Granular markings that apply to selected content.
comments:
- 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
narrow_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:objectMarking
rank: 1000
alias: granular_markings
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
- CyberObservableCore
- MarkingDefinition
range: GranularMarking
multivalued: true
extensions:
name: extensions
description: Open-ended extension payloads.
notes:
- JSON Schema uses patternProperties for extension keys; exact key validation
is delegated to validator tooling.
comments:
- 'jsonschema_rule: patternProperties validator_hint: validate-extension-keys-and-values'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
related_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:hasFacet
rank: 1000
alias: extensions
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- Core
- CyberObservableCore
- MarkingDefinition
- File
range: string
multivalued: true
name:
name: name
description: The name of the data component event type (e.g., 'Process Creation',
'Network Traffic Flow', 'File Modification', 'Logon Session Creation').
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
exact_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:name
rank: 1000
alias: name
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- RelatedAsset
- StixEntity
- ExtensionDefinition
- MarkingDefinition
- AutonomousSystem
- File
range: string
required: true
description:
name: description
description: A description of the specific observable event or artifact this data
component captures, and how it relates to detecting adversary activity.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
close_mappings:
- unified_cyber_ontology:description
rank: 1000
alias: description
owner: DataComponent
domain_of:
- RelatedAsset
- MutableElement
- StixEntity
- ExtensionDefinition
- ExternalReference
range: string
required: true