Unusual cross projects activity

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by data source

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2024-12-03
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
Order
data source

Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

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

Initial Access (TA0001)

ATT&CK Technique

Trusted Relationship (T1199)

Severity

Low

Description

A suspicious activity between different cloud projects.

Attacker's Goals

Abuse an existing connection and pivot through multiple projects to find their target.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the identity intended to perform actions on the project.
  • Check the operations that were performed on the project {caller_project}.
  • Check if the identity performed additional operations in the cloud environment that might be malicious.

Variations

Suspicious cross projects activity

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Initial Access (TA0001)

ATT&CK Technique

Trusted Relationship (T1199)

Severity

Medium

Description

A suspicious activity between different cloud projects.

Attacker's Goals

Abuse an existing connection and pivot through multiple projects to find their target.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the identity intended to perform actions on the project.
  • Check the operations that were performed on the project {caller_project}.
  • Check if the identity performed additional operations in the cloud environment that might be malicious.