IAM role-attached managed policies were listed

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2025-12-08
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

5 Days

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • AWS Audit Log

Detection Modules

Cloud

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

Discovery (TA0007)

ATT&CK Technique

Account Discovery: Cloud Account (T1087.004)

Severity

Informational

Description

AWS IAM managed policies that are attached to a role were listed.

Attacker's Goals

  • Identify users and roles in a cloud environment to find privileged accounts for further exploitation.

Investigative actions

  • Determine which managed policies were listed.
  • Investigate any suspicious activities related to the identity and the role.