Analytics Alerts

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Severity
Detection module
Data source
  • Multiple Suspicious FTP Login Attempts Low

    Multiple suspicious FTP sessions were detected, which may indicate a brute-force attempt.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    2 Hours
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Initial Access (TA0001) Credential Access (TA0006)
    ATT&CK techniques: Brute Force (T1110) Valid Accounts (T1078)
    Required data: Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs
    Attacker's goals: Attackers may seek access to FTP accounts and use them to exfiltrate data, stage attack tools, or create command and control channels through trusted services.
    Investigative actions: Examine the legitimacy of the application that produced this uncommon FTP connection. Examine the parent process of this application. Verify that the connection attempts were not performed from an illegitimate source.