Analytics Alerts

Browse the Cortex analytics alert reference.

Severity
Detection module
Data source
  • Uncommon RDP connection Informational

    RDP is used by attackers to laterally move to new hosts. Standard processes do not usually implement RDP on their own, and attackers might inject or tunnel using a non-standard process.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Hour
    ATT&CK tactics: Lateral Movement (TA0008)
    ATT&CK techniques: Remote Services: Remote Desktop Protocol (T1021.001)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Detector tags: Enhanced RDP Analytics
    Attacker's goals: Use an account that was possibly compromised to gain access to the network.
    Investigative actions: Validate if the process is a legitimate IT software. Verify if the process is known to be malicious. Look into actions done on the remote host.