Detectors

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

397 detectors match the current filters.

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Type Name Severity Module Data source / event ATT&CK
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 from unknown container image registry A Kubernetes pod was created with a container image from an unknown registry. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs 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 BIOC Kubernetes vulnerability scanning tool usage A known vulnerability scanning tool was used within a Kubernetes cluster. Medium Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Execution, Discovery
Analytics Log enumeration via cloud native logging service An activity of log enumeration operations via cloud native logging service was detected. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics BIOC Logging was impaired via external encryption key The resource was configured with an external key This might be an attempt to disrupt log inspection. Medium Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact, Defense Evasion
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 BIOC MFA device was removed/deactivated from an IAM user Deactivate an MFA device and disassociate it from an IAM user. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Defense Evasion
Analytics Microsoft 365 storage services exfiltration activity The Microsoft Graph API was used to download Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint files. Low Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Collection
Correlation Rule Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Malware Detected This alert will trigger when Malware is detected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. High Enterprise Runtime Security, Cortex Cloud Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, microsoft_365_defender_raw
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 ML artifacts destruction An identity deleted multiple ML artifacts. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
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 AWS assume role attempts An AWS identity performed an unusual high number of failed assume role attempts. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery, Privilege Escalation
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 Multiple risk indicators for a cloud identity Multiple risk indicators detected for a cloud identity, combining unusual activity with activity from unusual geolocation or high-risk IP. High 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 New cloud identity created with administrative policy New cloud identity was created and assigned administrative policy. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence
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 Potential creation of persistent cloud credentials A cloud identity invoked a credential-related persistence operation. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Credential Access, Lateral Movement
Analytics Potential denial of wallet abusing AI services An ML model experienced a sudden spike in requests in a short time. MITRE ATLAS Techniques: AML.T0029 - Denial of ML Service, AML.T0034 - Cost Harvesting. OWASP Top 10 LLM Technique: LLM10 - Unbounded Consumption. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Privileged role used by Azure application An Azure application with high-level API permissions invoked a request to the Microsoft Graph API. Low Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Remote usage of an App engine Service Account token A GCP Service Account token, which is attached to an app engine, was used externally of the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Remote usage of an AWS service token An AWS service token was used externally of the cloud environment. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Credential Access, Lateral Movement, Initial Access
Analytics BIOC Remote usage of an Azure Managed Identity token An Azure Managed Identity token, which is attached to a compute service, was used externally of the cloud environment. Low Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Credential Access
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 Remote usage of AWS Lambda's role An AWS Lambda's role was used externally of the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Credential Access, Initial Access
Analytics BIOC Remote usage of VM Service Account token A GCP Service Account token, which is attached to a VM, was used externally of the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp 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 Retrieval of cloud compute EC2 instance user data A cloud compute instance user data was retrieved, which may contain startup scripts, configuration parameters, or sensitive information associated with the instance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Collection
Analytics BIOC S3 configuration deletion An S3 bucket configuration has been deleted. This may affect the S3 access, and the objects it contains. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Serial console access was enabled in AWS account Serial console access to EC2 instances was enabled in an AWS account. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Lateral Movement
Analytics BIOC SES Production Access Requested An identity requested to move the SES account from a restricted sandbox mode into production mode. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Resource Development
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 Suspicious access to cloud credential files A process accessed multiple cloud credential files, which may indicate a credential theft activity. Informational Cortex Cloud XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics Suspicious access to Kubernetes API with kubelet credentials A combination of signals has been detected indicating that kubelet credentials were used inside a pod to access the Kubernetes API. This activity suggests an attempt to escalate privileges or move laterally within the cluster. Low Cortex Cloud XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Exfiltration, Collection
Analytics Suspicious activity indicating a potential abuse of a cloud-native email service A cloud identity performed a sequence of activities which might indicate an intent to abuse the email service to send phishing or spam. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log Execution
Analytics BIOC Suspicious activity on logging bucket An identity performed a suspicious activity on bucket used to store logs. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC Suspicious AI Dataset Download A model dataset was accessed by an identity that typically doesn't interact with dataset files. MITRE ATLAS Technique: AML.T0035 - ML Artifact Collection. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Suspicious AI Dataset Label Modification AI Dataset labels were modified by an identity that typically doesn't interact with labels. MITRE ATLAS Technique: AML.T0020 - Poison Training Data. OWASP Top 10 LLM Technique: LLM04 - Data and Model Poisoning. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Suspicious AI model usage from a Tor exit node A cloud identity invoked an AI model from a Tor exit node. High Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Command and Control
Analytics BIOC Suspicious API call from a Tor exit node A cloud API was called from a Tor exit node. High Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Command and Control, Initial Access
Analytics Suspicious AWS SSM parameters retrieval activity An identity dumped multiple AWS SSM parameters from the project. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to dump sensitive information from the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Credential Access, Collection
Analytics Suspicious Azure enumeration activity An Azure identity performed resource enumeration across multiple services using Microsoft Graph. Medium Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs 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 Suspicious cloud user data modification attempt followed by VM restart Suspicious user data modification followed by VM restart, possibly an attempt to run altered startup scripts at boot. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Execution
Analytics Suspicious EBS snapshots deletion An identity deleted multiple EBS snapshots from the project, considerably more than usual. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Suspicious heavy allocation of compute resources - possible mining activity An identity allocated an unusual heavy compute resource, suspected as mining activity. Heavy machines normally have a high amount of CPU cores or attached with GPU, which are targeted by adversaries to mine Cryptocurrency. Medium Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact, Initial Access
Analytics Suspicious identity downloaded multiple objects from a bucket An identity downloaded multiple objects from a bucket, considerably more than usual. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to download sensitive data from a bucket in the cloud environment. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Collection, Exfiltration
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 BIOC Suspicious Network Connection Originating from AWS SSM Agent A process spawned by the AWS SSM agent connected to an anonymous tunnel or TOR IP outside AWS. This may indicate the SSM agent was abused for command and control or data exfiltration. Medium Cortex Cloud XDR Agent Command and Control, Exfiltration
Analytics Suspicious objects encryption in an AWS bucket An AWS KMS key from a non-organization account was used to encrypt multiple objects in a bucket for the first time. This may indicate an attacker attempting to perform a ransomware attack against the organization's cloud environment. High Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Impact
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 BIOC Suspicious usage of EC2 token An AWS EC2 STS token was used externally from an EC2 instance. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Credential Access, Initial Access
Analytics BIOC Uncommon Azure Cosmos DB master key read by identity A cloud identity read master keys from an Azure Cosmos DB account, which is uncommon for this identity. Low Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Uncommon cloud CLI tool usage An uncommon execution of a cloud CLI tool. Informational Cortex Cloud XDR Agent Execution
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 access to the AD Sync credential files The AD Sync credential files were accessed in an unusual way. Informational Cortex Cloud XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Unusual AI dataset modification A cloud identity modified an AI dataset. MITRE ATLAS Techniques: AML.T0059 - Erode Dataset Integrity, AML.T0018.000 - Backdoor ML Model: Poison ML Model. OWASP Top 10 LLM Technique: LLM04 - Data and Model Poisoning. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Unusual AI Knowledge Base Modification An AI knowledge base was modified by an identity that typically doesn't interact with knowledge bases. MITRE ATLAS Technique: AML.T0070 - RAG Poisoning. OWASP Top 10 LLM Technique: LLM04 - Data and Model Poisoning. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Unusual AI model invocation A cloud identity invoked an AI model for the first time. MITRE ATLAS Technique: AML.T0050 - Command and Scripting Interpreter. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Execution
Analytics BIOC Unusual AI RAG Knowledge Base Modification AI knowledge base was modified by an identity that typically doesn't interact with knowledge bases. MITRE ATLAS Technique: AML.T0070 - RAG Poisoning. OWASP Top 10 LLM Technique: LLM04 - Data and Model Poisoning. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Unusual AWS Bedrock model access request A cloud identity requested access to an AWS Bedrock model. MITRE ATLAS Technique: AML.T0012 - Valid Accounts. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics BIOC Unusual AWS CLI/SDK activity A cloud identity invoked an API using AWS CLI/SDK for the first time. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Execution
Analytics Unusual AWS S3 objects deletion An identity deleted multiple S3 bucket objects from the project, considerably more than usual. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Impact
Analytics BIOC Unusual AWS SageMaker notebook access A cloud identity accessed an AWS SageMaker notebook for the first time. MITRE ATLAS Technique: AML.T0008 - Acquire Infrastructure: AI Development Workspaces. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Execution
Analytics BIOC Unusual AWS systems manager activity A cloud identity performed an SSM operation for the first time. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery, Lateral Movement
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 cloud identity impersonation A cloud identity attempted to impersonate another identity for the first time. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion, Initial Access
Analytics BIOC Unusual cloud Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) access A request to cloud Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) was made by an unusual process. This process does not usually access the Instance Metadata Service. An attacker may extract cloud compute tokens to gain access to a cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics BIOC Unusual cross projects activity A suspicious activity between different cloud projects. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Initial 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 IAM enumeration activity by a non-user Identity An unusual command which may be related to an IAM recon enumeration was executed by a non-user identity. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Discovery
Analytics BIOC Unusual Identity and Access Management (IAM) activity A cloud identity performed an unusual IAM operation. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
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 Unusual multi-region AWS Resource Explorer searches An identity performed unusual discovery activity in multiple regions using Resource Explorer's Search operation. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics BIOC Unusual process executed by AWS Systems Manager An unusual process was executed by the AWS Systems Manager agent. Adversaries may use the Systems Manager agent to execute malicious commands on an endpoint. Medium Cortex Cloud XDR Agent Execution
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