Analytics Alerts

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1 alert match the current filters. tactic: TA0006 ✕ technique: T1552 ✕

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  • A user created a pfx file for the first time Informational Identity Analytics 1 variation

    A user created a pfx file for the first time.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006)
    ATT&CK techniques: Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001)
    Required data: XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
    Detector tags: Active Directory Certificate Services Analytics
    Attacker's goals: Attackers may export certificates to pfx files to use them for authentication, persistence or NTLM extraction.
    Investigative actions: Check if the pfx creation is legitimate for the user (testing, IT, etc.). Follow further actions done by the user (ex. authentication using certificates).

    Variations

    A user created a pfx in a suspicious folder for the first time

    Low overridden

    A user created a pfx in a suspicious folder which is publicly accessible, for the first time. overridden