cti/mobile-attack/x-mitre-analytic/x-mitre-analytic--55699534-c11f-4f9b-8908-a0c7d59160fd.json

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                    "source_name": "mitre-attack",
                    "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/detectionstrategies/DET0601#AN1648",
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                {
                    "field": "MinSystemInfoSignals",
                    "description": "Minimum number of distinct system-attribute reads/queries within window to count as \u2018broad fingerprinting\u2019 (tune to telemetry fidelity)."
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                {
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                },
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                },
                {
                    "field": "NewDomainWindowSeconds",
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