Detectors

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

55 detectors match the current filters. technique: T1098 ✕

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Type Name Severity Module Data source / event ATT&CK
Analytics BIOC A cloud identity had escalated its permissions A cloud identity had updated its permissions. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC A cloud identity invoked IAM related persistence operations A cloud identity invoked IAM related persistence operations. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence
Analytics BIOC A Kubernetes cluster role binding was created or deleted A Kubernetes cluster role binding was created or deleted. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC A Kubernetes cluster role was created A Kubernetes cluster role was created. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC A Kubernetes role binding was created or deleted A Kubernetes role binding was created or deleted. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC A user logged in to the AWS console for the first time A user logged in to the AWS console for the first time. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Initial Access, Persistence, Lateral Movement
Analytics BIOC An identity attached an administrative policy to an IAM user or role An identity attached an administrative policy to an IAM user or role. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC An identity created or updated password for an IAM user An identity created or updated an AWS console password for an IAM user. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC An unknown account was invited to the AWS organization An unknown account was invited to your AWS organization. The target account was not seen in your tenant for the last 30 days. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence
Analytics BIOC AWS console login without MFA An identity logged in to the AWS console without MFA. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Initial Access, Persistence, Credential Access
Analytics BIOC AWS IAM Role Created with Cross-Account Access A cloud identity has created a new IAM role with trust policy that allows external AWS account access. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence
Analytics BIOC AWS IAM Role's Trusted Policy Modification Allows Cross-Account Access A cloud identity has updated an IAM role's trust policy to allow external AWS account access. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence
Analytics BIOC AWS Lambda Cross-Account sensitive permissions configured A cloud identity has granted external AWS account sensitive permissions to a Lambda function. Low Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence
Analytics BIOC AWS support case creation A cloud identity has created a new case in AWS support. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC Azure Automation Webhook creation Azure Automation Webhook can be used to pass a payload with specific attributes to run a malicious Runbook. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Persistence
Analytics BIOC Azure group creation/deletion A group in Azure was created or deleted. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Persistence
Analytics BIOC Azure permission delegation granted An identity delegated permissions to access a certain resource or application. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Persistence
Analytics BIOC Azure Service principal/Application creation An Azure Service principal/Application was created. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Persistence
Analytics BIOC Azure user creation/deletion A user in Azure was created or deleted. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Persistence
Analytics BIOC Azure user password reset The password of an Azure AD user was reset. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Persistence
Analytics BIOC Azure VM extension abuse attempt A suspicious Azure VM extension operation was detected. Attackers can use CustomScriptExtension to execute arbitrary scripts on VMs, VMAccessExtension to reset local passwords for persistence, or delete the IaaSAntimalware extension to disable antimalware protection and evade detection. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log Execution, Persistence, Defense Evasion
Analytics BIOC Cloud access key creation Cloud access key creation by a cloud identity. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence
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 EC2 backdoor created with newly added external SSH or RDP access EC2 instance created with an administrator instance profile and a newly added external SSH or RDP access. High Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence
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 GCP administrative role granted to a cloud identity A cloud identity granted an administrative IAM role to another identity. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive Cloud Run role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive Cloud Run IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive compute role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive compute IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive Deployment Manager role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive Deployment Manager IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive Functions role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive Functions IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive IAM role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive role granted to group A cloud identity granted a sensitive role to a group. Low Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive Secret Manager role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive Secret Manager IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP sensitive storage role granted A cloud identity granted itself a sensitive storage IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC GCP Service Account key creation A GCP service account key was created. An attacker might use this technique to evade detection. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence
Analytics BIOC GCP set IAM policy activity A cloud identity had modified a resource policy bindings. Informational Cortex Cloud Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM inline policy was added to group A cloud identity added an AWS IAM inline policy to an IAM group. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM inline policy was added to role A cloud identity added an AWS IAM inline policy to an IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM inline policy was added to user A cloud identity added an AWS IAM inline policy to an IAM user. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM instance profile was associated with EC2 instance An AWS IAM instance profile was associated with EC2 instance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC IAM instance profile was created An AWS IAM instance profile was created. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC IAM instance profile was replaced for EC2 instance An AWS IAM instance profile was replaced for EC2 instance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC IAM policy default version was changed A cloud identity set the specified version of an AWS IAM policy as the policy's default. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM policy version was created A cloud identity created an AWS-managed IAM policy version. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM policy was attached to group A cloud identity attached an AWS IAM policy to an IAM group. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM policy was attached to role An AWS IAM policy was attached to this role. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
Analytics BIOC IAM role trust policy modification A cloud identity updated the trust policy of an AWS IAM role. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM role was created An IAM role was created. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Analytics BIOC IAM User added to an IAM group An IAM user was added to an IAM group. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Privilege Escalation, Persistence
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 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 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 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 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 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