Cloud user performed multiple actions that were denied

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2024-09-24
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
Order
Alert name

Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

10 Minutes

Deduplication Period

5 Days

Required Data

  • Requires one of the following data sources:
    • AWS Audit Log
      OR
    • Azure Audit Log
      OR
    • Gcp Audit Log

Detection Modules

Cloud

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

Discovery (TA0007)

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Informational

Description

An Identity performed multiple actions that were denied, which may indicate it is being misused.

Attacker's Goals

Execute a verity of commands to explore the cloud environment.

Investigative actions

Check if the API calls were made by the identity.
Check if there are additional calls executed by the identity.

Variations

Cloud non-user identity performed multiple actions that were denied

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Discovery (TA0007)

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

Description

An Identity performed multiple actions that were denied, which may indicate it is being misused.

Attacker's Goals

Execute a verity of commands to explore the cloud environment.

Investigative actions

Check if the API calls were made by the identity.
Check if there are additional calls executed by the identity.