Suspicious container orchestration job

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by data source

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2024-12-03
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

10 Minutes

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Scheduled Task/Job: Container Orchestration Job (T1053.007)

Severity

Low

Description

A suspicious orchestration job ran with a rare command line.

Attacker's Goals

  • Adversaries may abuse task scheduling functionality provided by container orchestration tools
  • The adversaries do that to schedule deployment of containers configured to execute malicious code.

Investigative actions

Investigate The process activities and impact on the relevant container.