Analytics Alerts

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  • Rare process created an SSH session to an uncommon cloud resource Low

    A rare process created an SSH session to an uncommon cloud resource.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Command and Control (TA0011)
    ATT&CK techniques: Application Layer Protocol (T1071)
    Required data: Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs XDR Agent Third-Party Firewalls
    Detector tags: EDR Windows C2 Analytics
    Attacker's goals: Attackers may use SSH or any similar utility as a Command and Control (C2) channel or to exfiltrate data to a remote host.
    Investigative actions: Investigate the actor process and its causality. Review the remote cloud asset, is it managed by the organization or a partner? Search for processes or files that were accessed by this SSH instance.