Soft delete of cloud storage configuration was disabled

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2025-02-14
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

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • Azure Audit Log

Detection Modules

Cloud

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

Impact (TA0040)

ATT&CK Technique

Inhibit System Recovery (T1490)

Severity

Informational

Description

A Soft Delete configuration was disabled on a cloud storage account.
Soft delete allows a deletion of a blob or a container to be restored.
Disabling it will impair the ability of the cloud environment to recover in disaster scenarios.

Attacker's Goals

Impair the ability of the cloud environment to recover in disaster scenarios.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the identity intended to disable soft delete for this storage account.
  • Check if the identity performed additional malicious operations in the cloud environment.