{'created': '2021-03-29T17:06:22.247Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may abuse task scheduling functionality provided '
                'by container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes to '
                'schedule deployment of containers configured to execute '
                'malicious code. Container orchestration jobs run these '
                'automated tasks at a specific date and time, similar to cron '
                'jobs on a Linux system. Deployments of this type can also be '
                'configured to maintain a quantity of containers over time, '
                'automating the process of maintaining persistence within a '
                'cluster.\n'
                '\n'
                'In Kubernetes, a CronJob may be used to schedule a Job that '
                'runs one or more containers to perform specific '
                'tasks.(Citation: Kubernetes Jobs)(Citation: Kubernetes '
                'CronJob) An adversary therefore may utilize a CronJob to '
                'schedule deployment of a Job that executes malicious code in '
                'various nodes within a cluster.(Citation: Threat Matrix for '
                'Kubernetes)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1053.007',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/007'},
                         {'description': 'The Kubernetes Authors. (n.d.). '
                                         'Kubernetes CronJob. Retrieved March '
                                         '29, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Kubernetes CronJob',
                          'url': 'https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/cron-jobs/'},
                         {'description': 'The Kubernetes Authors. (n.d.). '
                                         'Kubernetes Jobs. Retrieved March 30, '
                                         '2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Kubernetes Jobs',
                          'url': 'https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/job/'},
                         {'description': 'Weizman, Y. (2020, April 2). Threat '
                                         'Matrix for Kubernetes. Retrieved '
                                         'March 30, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Threat Matrix for Kubernetes',
                          'url': 'https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/04/02/attack-matrix-kubernetes/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--1126cab1-c700-412f-a510-61f4937bb096',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'execution'},
                       {'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'persistence'},
                       {'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'privilege-escalation'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:25.363Z',
 'name': 'Container Orchestration Job',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Center for Threat-Informed Defense (CTID)',
                          'Vishwas Manral, McAfee',
                          'Yossi Weizman, Azure Defender Research Team'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Containers'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.4'}