Analytics Alerts

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1 alert match the current filters. tactic: TA0003 ✕ technique: T1098 ✕

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  • Unusual Identity and Access Management (IAM) activity Informational Cloud 2 variations

    A cloud identity performed an unusual IAM operation.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    5 Days
    ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003) Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
    ATT&CK techniques: Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials (T1098.001) Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts (T1078.004)
    Required data: AWS Audit Log Gcp Audit Log
    Attacker's goals: Manipulate IAM configuration to strengthen the foothold in the cloud environment of the organization, by creating new accounts, modifying credentials, and permissions. Using the modified accounts, the attacker may perform additional activities in an evasive manner.
    Investigative actions: Check the identity's role designation in the organization. Verify that the identity did not perform any sensitive IAM operation that it shouldn't.

    Variations

    Unusual Identity and Access Management (IAM) activity executed from a cloud Internet facing instance

    Medium overridden

    A cloud Internet facing instance performed an unusual IAM operation. overridden

    Unusual Identity and Access Management (IAM) activity

    Low overridden

    A cloud non-user identity performed an unusual IAM operation. overridden