Analytics BIOC Informational

Soft delete of cloud storage configuration was disabled

A Soft Delete configuration was disabled on a cloud storage account. Soft delete allows a deletion of a blob or a container to be restored. Disabling it will impair the ability of the cloud environment to recover in disaster scenarios.

Module:
Cortex Cloud
Licensed by:
Cloud Runtime Security (CRS)
Data source:
Azure Audit Log
ATT&CK tactics: Impact (TA0040)
ATT&CK techniques: Inhibit System Recovery (T1490)
Detector tags: Cloud Data Asset Disaster Recovery Risks Cloud Data Asset Protection Tampering Cloud Data Asset Configuration Data Detection & Response
Attacker's goals:

Impair the ability of the cloud environment to recover in disaster scenarios.

Investigative actions:

Check if the identity intended to disable soft delete for this storage account. Check if the identity performed additional malicious operations in the cloud environment.

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