AWS EC2 infrastructure enumeration activity

Cortex XSIAM Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XSIAM
Last date published
2026-01-27
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

1 Hour

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • AWS Audit Log

Detection Modules

Cloud

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

Discovery (TA0007)

ATT&CK Technique

Cloud Infrastructure Discovery (T1580)

Severity

Informational

Description

EC2 infrastructure enumeration activity detected within a specific AWS region.

Attacker's Goals

  • Discover EC2 resources and network setup to find potential weaknesses or targets.
  • Use the gathered information to enable lateral movement, privilege escalation, or data exfiltration.

Investigative actions

  • Identify and review the specific EC2 enumeration API calls executed and their frequency.
  • Verify the identity performing the calls and assess if this behavior is typical or anomalous.
  • Correlate with other discovery activities and check related logs for suspicious patterns or subsequent actions.