google.cloud.securitycenter.v1.SecurityCenter.SetMute
Event
Mutes Security Command Center findings, suppressing security alerts from visibility.
Security Context
- Muting SCC findings removes them from the default active findings view, hiding evidence of misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, or active threats from security teams.
- Adversaries mute findings related to their activity to prevent detection and automated response workflows that trigger on SCC finding state changes.
Log Source
Cloud Audit Logs
Sample Event
MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
Tactics: Defense Evasion
Techniques:
- T1562.001 — Disable or Modify Tools — Adversaries may modify and/or disable security tools to avoid possible detection of their malware/tools and activities. This may take many forms, such as killing security software processes or services, modifying / deleting Registry keys or configuration files so that tools do not operate properl...