Detectors

Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.

157 detectors match the current filters.

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Type Name Severity Module Data source / event ATT&CK
Analytics BIOC Cloud instance deletion attempt An attempt was made to delete a cloud compute instance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC Cloud resource logging was disabled Cloud resource logging was disabled. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC Cloud snapshot created or modified A cloud identity has created or modified a cloud snapshot. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Exfiltration, Defense Evasion, Collection
Analytics BIOC Cloud storage automatic backup disabled Automatic backup of a cloud storage resource was disabled. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Cloud storage delete protection disabled Delete protection of a cloud storage resource was disabled. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics Cloud user performed multiple actions that were denied An identity performed multiple actions that were denied, which may indicate it is being misused. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery
Analytics BIOC Compute activity in dormant cloud region A compute resource was created or updated in a cloud region that has been dormant for this project. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC Credentials were added to Azure application Credentials were added to an Azure application. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics Deletion of multiple cloud resources An identity deleted multiple cloud resources. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Denied API call by a Kubernetes service account A Kubernetes service account API call was denied. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Execution
Analytics BIOC External user invitation to Azure tenant An external user was invited to Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Granting Access to an Account Azure access has been granted to an account. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Initial Access, Credential Access
Analytics Impossible travel by a cloud identity Cloud identity activity detected from distant geographic regions within an short time window. This suggests unauthorized use of credentials, possibly indicating a compromised account. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes admission controller activity A Kubernetes admission controller has been created or modified. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Persistence, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes cluster events deletion Kubernetes cluster events deletion. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Defense Evasion
Analytics Kubernetes enumeration activity An identity attempted to discover available resources within a cluster. This may indicate an adversary attempting to map the Kubernetes environment and discover resources that may assist to perform additional attacks within the environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Discovery
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes network policy modification A change has been made to the network policies of a Kubernetes cluster. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Impact
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes Pod Created with host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host Inter Process Communications (IPC) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access data used by other pods that use the host's IPC namespace. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes Pod created with host process ID (PID) namespace An identity created a Kubernetes pod with the host process ID (PID) namespace. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access processes running on the host, which could allow escalating privileges to root. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes Pod Created With Sensitive Volume An identity created a Kubernetes Pod with a sensitive volume, allowing the Pod to have read or write permissions on the host's filesystem This could suggest an effort by an adversary to access sensitive files on the host and employ techniques for escalating privileges. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes pod creation with host network An identity created a Kubernetes pod attached to the host network. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access services bound to localhost, sniff traffic on any interface on the host, and potentially bypass the network policy. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes Privileged Pod Creation An identity created a Kubernetes pod with a privileged container. This may indicate an adversary attempting to access that host's filesystem or gain root access to the host. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation, Execution
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes secrets enumeration for the first time An identity listed Kubernetes secrets for the first time. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Kubernetes service account activity outside the cluster A service account user successfully invoked API calls outside the Kubernetes cluster. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Initial Access
Analytics Mailbox enumeration activity by Azure application Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate mailboxes in Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Microsoft OneDrive enumeration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate Microsoft OneDrive items. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Microsoft OneNote enumeration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate Microsoft OneNote items. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Microsoft SharePoint enumeration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate Microsoft SharePoint sites in an Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Microsoft Teams enumeration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate Microsoft Teams channels in an Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics BIOC Modification or Deletion of an Azure Application Gateway Detected Modification or Deletion of an Azure Application Gateway Detected. A change has been detected in an Azure Application Gateway. This may indicate unauthorized access or malicious activity. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Persistence
Analytics Multi region enumeration activity An internal identity performed an operation on multiple regions, considerably more than usual. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to identify all available resources in the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery, Defense Evasion
Analytics Multiple cloud snapshots export A cloud identity has downloaded multiple virtual machines or DB snapshots locally. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Exfiltration
Analytics Multiple failed logins from a single IP Multiple failed logins were observed in a short period of time from a single external IP. The IP is not a known identity provider. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics BIOC Network sniffing detected in Cloud environment A network sniffing tool was used in a cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Credential Access, Discovery
Analytics BIOC Object versioning was disabled Object versioning of a cloud storage resource was disabled. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC OneDrive file download A file was downloaded from OneDrive using the Microsoft Graph API. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Collection
Analytics BIOC OneDrive file upload A file was uploaded to OneDrive using Microsoft Graph API. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Resource Development
Analytics BIOC OneDrive folder creation A folder was created in OneDrive using Microsoft Graph API. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Collection
Analytics BIOC Owner was added to Azure application An Owner was added to an Azure application. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC PIM privilege member removal A cloud identity has removed a user's privileged role within PIM. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Remote usage of an Azure Service Principal token An Azure Service Principal token was used externally of the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Removal of an Azure Owner from an Application or Service Principal An Azure Owner was removed from an application or service principal. This may indicate malicious activity or unauthorized access to the application or service. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC 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. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Impact
Analytics Storage enumeration activity An identity attempted to discover cloud objects within storage buckets. This might be an attempt by an adversary to find sensitive data stored in cloud storage, which could lead to data theft. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery
Analytics BIOC Suspicious cloud compute instance SSH keys modification attempt An identity attempted to modify the SSH keys of a single compute instance. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to maintain persistence on the cloud instance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Lateral Movement
Analytics BIOC Suspicious ML Model Download A model artifact was accessed from cloud storage by an identity that typically doesn't interact with model files. MITRE ATLAS Technique: AML.T0035 - ML Artifact Collection. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Collection
Analytics Suspicious secrets dump activity An identity dumped multiple secrets from the project, considerably more than usual. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to dump sensitive information from the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Credential Access, Collection
Analytics Uncommon increase in Azure Microsoft Graph API request sizes An identity executed multiple Microsoft Graph actions, leading to an uncommon increase in API request sizes. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Exfiltration
Analytics BIOC Unusual access to Microsoft 365 storage services Unusual access was detected to a Microsoft 365 storage service. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics BIOC Unusual certificate management activity A cloud identity performed a certificate management operation for the first time. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Unusual exec into a Kubernetes Pod An identity initiated a shell session within a Kubernetes pod using the exec command. The command allows an identity to establish a temporary shell session and execute commands in the pod. This may indicate an attacker attempting to gain an interactive shell, which will allow access to the pod's data. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Execution
Analytics BIOC Unusual key management activity A cloud identity performed a key management operation for the first time. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Unusual Kubernetes secret access Suspicious Kubernetes secret access. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Unusual resource access by Azure application An Azure application had interacted with an unusual resource using the Microsoft Graph API. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics BIOC Unusual resource modification by newly seen IAM user A cloud resource was modified by a newly seen IAM user. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Impact
Analytics BIOC Unusual secret management activity A cloud Identity performed a secret management operation for the first time. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Unusual user-agent for a cloud identity A cloud identity has executed an API call with an unusual user-agent. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion