An identity accessed a backup cloud storage

Cortex XSIAM Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XSIAM
Last date published
2026-01-04
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 one of the following data sources:
    • AWS Audit Log
      OR
    • Azure Audit Log
      OR
    • Gcp Audit Log

Detection Modules

Cloud

Detector Tags

Cloud Data Asset Exfiltration

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Informational

Description

An identity accessed a backup cloud storage.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate data from the cloud environment.

Investigative actions

Check the identity which invoked the operation.
Check the accessed resource and verify it doesn't contain sensitive data.

Variations

An identity accessed a backup cloud storage which wasn't read recently

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

Description

An identity accessed a backup cloud storage.

Attacker's Goals

Exfiltrate data from the cloud environment.

Investigative actions

Check the identity which invoked the operation.
Check the accessed resource and verify it doesn't contain sensitive data.