Cloud instance creation attempt

Cortex XSIAM Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product

Cortex XSIAM

Last date published

2025-11-12

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	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure: Create Cloud Instance (T1578.002)
Severity	Informational

An attempt was made to create a cloud compute instance.

Create a new cloud instance to evade detection or leverage it for further malicious activity.