Analytics Alerts

Browse the Cortex analytics alert reference.

Severity
Detection module
Data source
  • IAM instance profile was associated with EC2 instance Informational Cloud

    An AWS IAM instance profile was associated with EC2 instance.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    5 Days
    ATT&CK tactics: Privilege Escalation (TA0004) Persistence (TA0003)
    ATT&CK techniques: Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Roles (T1098.003)
    Required data: AWS Audit Log
    Attacker's goals: Add additional cloud roles or permissions to maintain persistent access or escalate privileges.
    Investigative actions: Review affected role attributes and permissions.* Investigate any suspicious activities related to the identity and the role.