Analytics BIOC Informational

Disable AWS audit logs through Event Selectors

An AWS Cloudtrail Event Selector was modified. An attacker might use this technique to disable audit logs.

Module:
Cortex Cloud
Licensed by:
Cloud Runtime Security (CRS)
Data source:
AWS Audit Log
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Cloud Logs (T1562.008)
Detector tags: Cloud Log Tampering Analytics
Attacker's goals:

Evade detection by filtering out audit logs.

Investigative actions:

Review the new event selector policy. Check The cloud identity activity prior/after to the event selectors policy modification.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
1 Day