Network sniffing detected in Cloud environment

Cortex XSIAM Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product

Cortex XSIAM

Last date published

2026-05-18

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	Credential Access (TA0006) Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	Network Sniffing (T1040)
Severity	Informational

A network sniffing tool was used in a cloud environment.

Adversaries may sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network.

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

A network sniffing tool was used in a cloud environment.

Adversaries may sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network.

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Informational

A network sniffing tool was used in a cloud environment.

Adversaries may sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network.