Detectors

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

146 detectors match the current filters.

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Type Name Severity Module Data source / event ATT&CK
Analytics A compromised process accessed a rare cloud resource A compromised process accessed a rare cloud resource. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Command and Control
Analytics A user accessed an abnormal number of files on a remote shared folder A user remotely accessed an abnormal number of files on a remote shared folder. This might indicate an attempt to collect data before exfiltration. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Discovery
Analytics A user accessed an abnormal number of remote shared folders A user accessed an abnormal number of remote shared folders. This might indicate an attempt to collect data before exfiltration. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Collection
Analytics A user accessed multiple time-consuming websites A user was observed visiting multiple domains for personal reasons. Time theft happens when an employee is paid to work but did not actually work during that time. It might affect your business as it reduces the employee's efficiency. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, Palo Alto Networks Firewall threat Logs, Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, XDR Agent Reconnaissance
Analytics A user accessed multiple unusual resources via SSO A user accessed multiple resources via SSO that are unusual for this user. This may be indicative of a compromised account. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne Discovery, Initial Access
Analytics A user authenticated with weak NTLM to multiple hosts A user account authenticated to multiple hosts via NTLMv1 or LM authentication for the first time in the past 30 days. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Lateral Movement
Analytics A user established an SMB connection to multiple hosts A user established an SMB connection to multiple hosts. This might indicate an enumeration attempt by a compromised account. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Lateral Movement
Analytics A user executed multiple LDAP enumeration queries A user executed multiple LDAP enumeration queries. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Discovery
Analytics A user logged on to multiple workstations via Schannel A user logged on to multiple workstations with a certificate via Schannel. This may be indicative of a compromised account. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Credential Access
Analytics A user observed and reported unusual activity in Okta A user observed and reported unusual activity in Okta. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Okta Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics A user performed suspiciously massive file activity A user generated massive file activity by size or distinct file count. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Collection
Analytics A user printed an unusual number of files A user printed an unusual number of files. This may be indicative of malicious activity and an attempt to exfiltrate data. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Exfiltration
Analytics A user received multiple weakly encrypted service tickets A user received multiple weakly encrypted service tickets. This is typically a sign of a Kerberoasting attack. Informational Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics A user requested multiple service tickets A user requested multiple service tickets. This is typically a sign of a Kerberoasting attack. Informational Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics A user took numerous screenshots A user took numerous screenshots. A valuable organization's information may have been collected in this way. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Collection
Analytics Abnormal Allocation of compute resources in multiple regions An identity allocated an unusual compute resource pool, suspected as mining activity. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact, Initial Access
Analytics Abnormal connections to a dormant host from a newly seen endpoint The endpoint has performed multiple connections to an endpoint that is relatively inactive on the network. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Discovery
Analytics Abnormal File Activity in SCCMContentLib Shared Folder by user A user generated suspicious file activity within the SCCMContentLib shared folder, which is considered a high-value target for attackers. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access, Privilege Escalation
Analytics Abnormal RDP connections to multiple hosts The endpoint attempted to initiate rare RDP connections to multiple hosts. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Lateral Movement
Analytics Abnormal SMB scanning activity to multiple hosts An endpoint performed a new, unfamiliar SMB scanning activity to multiple hosts on the network. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Reconnaissance
Analytics AI-determined combination of risky alerts under the same actor process Multiple alerts likely to be associated with an incident were identified under the same actor process. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Platform Alerts, Third-Party Alerts Execution
Analytics AI-determined combination of risky alerts under the same causality Multiple alerts likely to be associated with an incident were identified under the same causality. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Platform Alerts, Third-Party Alerts Execution
Analytics Allocation of multiple cloud compute resources An identity allocated multiple compute resources. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Impact, Initial Access
Analytics An Azure identity performed multiple actions that were denied An identity performed multiple Microsoft Graph actions that were denied, which may indicate it is being misused. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics An identity initiated a download of multiple cloud objects An identity initiated a download of multiple cloud objects. This might be an indication for an adversary trying to exfiltrate data from cloud storage. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Collection, Exfiltration
Analytics An identity performed a suspicious download of multiple cloud storage objects An identity downloaded multiple objects from cloud storage. This may indicate an attacker's attempt to download sensitive data from a bucket in the cloud environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Collection, Exfiltration
Analytics AWS Bedrock AI infrastructure enumeration activity Bedrock AI infrastructure enumeration activity detected, potentially indicating reconnaissance on AI resources. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS EBS enumeration activity EBS volume and snapshot enumeration activity, potentially indicating block storage reconnaissance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS EC2 infrastructure enumeration activity EC2 infrastructure enumeration activity detected within a specific AWS region. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS Lambda infrastructure enumeration activity Lambda infrastructure enumeration activity detected within a specific AWS region. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS S3 Buckets enumeration activity Enumeration of S3 buckets, suggesting potential cloud storage reconnaissance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics AWS Security Service Enumeration AWS security service enumeration activity, potentially indicating reconnaissance. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Azure enumeration activity using Microsoft Graph API The Microsoft Graph API was used to enumerate an Azure tenant. Informational Cortex Cloud Azure Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs Discovery
Analytics Brute-force attempt on a local account A local user account failed to log in multiple times in a short time period. This may indicate a brute-force attack. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics Cloud email infrastructure enumeration activity A cloud identity attempted to discover available email sending resources within the cloud environment. This may indicate an adversary attempting to map the organization's email sending environment and discover cloud resources that may assist to send phishing emails or spam. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Cloud infrastructure discovery across multiple regions Discovery API calls were executed across multiple AWS regions. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log Discovery
Analytics Cloud infrastructure enumeration activity A cloud identity attempted to discover available resources within the cloud environment. This may indicate an adversary attempting to map the organization's cloud environment and discover cloud resources that may assist to perform additional attacks within the environment. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery
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 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 Download pattern that resembles Peer to Peer traffic A possible P2P protocol was spotted from an internal host. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Command and Control, Initial Access
Analytics Exchange mailbox delegation permissions added A user added delegation permissions to an Exchange mailbox. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection, Email Security Office 365 Audit Persistence
Analytics External Login Password Spray An abnormally high amount of user account login attempts were seen on a host within a short period of time. This may have resulted from a login password spray attack. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics External SaaS file-sharing activity A user shared files from within a SaaS service to an external domain. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Box Audit Log, DropBox, Google Workspace Audit Logs, Office 365 Audit Collection
Analytics External user call via Microsoft Teams An external user called a user in the organization via Microsoft Teams. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Office 365 Audit Initial Access
Analytics External user created a Microsoft Teams conversation with suspicious operations An external user created a Microsoft Teams conversation with users in the organization with additional suspicious operations. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Office 365 Audit Initial Access
Analytics External user started a Microsoft Teams conversation An external user started a Microsoft Teams conversation with users in the organization. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Office 365 Audit Initial Access
Analytics IAM Enumeration sequence An identity has executed a sequence of events which may be related to an IAM recon enumeration. Informational Cortex Cloud AWS Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log Discovery
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 Increase in Job-Related Site Visits A user has visited multiple job-related sites in the past day. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, Palo Alto Networks Firewall threat Logs, Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, XDR Agent Reconnaissance
Analytics Intense SSO failures An abnormally high amount of SSO authentication attempts were seen within a short period of time. This could be the outcome of a brute-force login attempt. Informational Identity Analytics AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne Credential Access, Initial Access
Analytics Internal Login Password Spray An abnormally high amount of user account login attempts were seen from a host within a short period of time. This may have resulted from a login password spray attack. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics IP Rotation Pattern in SSO Spray A high volume of SSO authentication attempts was observed in a short time window. This behavior may indicate a password spray attack targeting multiple accounts. Informational Identity Analytics AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne Credential Access, Resource Development
Analytics Kerberos Pre-Auth Failures by User and Host The user account on this host failed Kerberos pre-authentications (TGT requests) an unusual number of times. This can indicate a Kerberos brute-force attack. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access
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 Kubernetes environment enumeration activity Multiple resources within a Kubernetes cluster were enumerated. 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 Platform Analytics XDR Agent Discovery
Analytics Large volume of files potentially containing credentials accessed in Google Drive A user accessed a large volume of files potentially containing credentials in Google Drive. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Google Workspace Audit Logs Collection, Credential Access
Analytics Local group enumeration A user performed an enumeration on local groups to retrieve their details. Informational Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) 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 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 Massive file activity abnormal to process A user generated massive file activity by size or distinct file count. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Collection
Analytics Massive file compression by user Multiple archive files were created by a user. This might indicate an attempt to stage data before exfiltration. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Collection
Analytics Massive file downloads from SaaS service A user downloaded a large volume of files from an organizational SaaS service, either exceeding the normal file count or size for the user's typical behavior. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection, Email Security Box Audit Log, DropBox, Google Workspace Audit Logs, Office 365 Audit Collection
Analytics Massive files deletion in Box A user deleted a large amount of data in Box. This behavior may indicate that the data is being wiped. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) Box Audit Log Impact
Analytics Massive files deletion in Dropbox A user deleted a large amount of data in Dropbox. This behavior may indicate that the data is being wiped. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) DropBox Impact
Analytics Massive files deletion in Google Drive A user deleted a large amount of data in Google Drive. This behavior may indicate that the data is being wiped. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) Google Workspace Audit Logs Impact
Analytics Massive files deletion in Microsoft SharePoint or OneDrive A user deleted a large amount of data in Microsoft SharePoint or OneDrive. This behavior may indicate that the data is being wiped. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) Office 365 Audit Impact
Analytics Massive upload to a rare storage or mail domain A large amount of data was transferred to an external site that is used for mail or storage. This behavior may indicate data exfiltration. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, Palo Alto Networks Firewall threat Logs, XDR Agent Exfiltration
Analytics Massive upload to SaaS service A user uploaded a large amount of data to an organizational cloud storage. This behavior may indicate that the data is being exfiltrated or staged. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Box Audit Log, DropBox, Google Workspace Audit Logs, Office 365 Audit Exfiltration, Collection
Analytics Microsoft Configuration Manager device registration and policy request A user registered a device and requested a Microsoft Configuration Manager policy. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access, Privilege Escalation
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 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 alerts associated with a single RDP connection Multiple alerts associated with a single RDP connection were triggered. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Platform Alerts, Third-Party Alerts Lateral Movement
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 discovery commands on a Linux host by the same process The alerted process performed multiple consecutive discovery commands in a short timeframe. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Discovery
Analytics Multiple discovery-like commands The alerted process performed multiple consecutive discovery commands in a short time frame. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Discovery
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 Okta MFA requests sent to a user Multiple SSO MFA attempts were sent to the user. This may indicate an MFA fatigue attack. Informational Identity Analytics Okta Credential Access, Resource Development
Analytics Multiple Rare Process Executions in Organization Multiple unusual processes were executed in the organization. This may be indicative of a compromised account. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Execution
Analytics Multiple TGT requests for users without Kerberos pre-authentication Multiple TGT requests for users that do not require Kerberos pre-authentication were observed. This is typically a sign of an AS-REP attack. Informational Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Credential Access
Analytics Multiple user accounts were deleted A user deleted multiple user accounts. Informational Identity Analytics Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Persistence, Impact
Analytics Multiple users authenticated with weak NTLM to a host Multiple user accounts authenticated to a host via NTLMv1 or LM authentication for the first time in the past 30 days. This may be a result of an NTLM downgrade attack A downgrade attack may force the client to authenticate with a weaker hash/protocol (such as NTLMv1 or even LM) instead of NTLMv2. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Lateral Movement
Analytics NTLM Brute Force A user account attempted to authenticate to a target using NTLM an excessive number of times in a short period. This may indicate an NTLM brute force attack. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics NTLM Password Spray A single host tried to perform an unusual amount of login attempts using NTLM in a short period of time. This may be indicative of a NTLM password spray attack. Informational Identity Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics NTLM Relay An NTLM NTProofStr was seen from more than one source. This indicates that NTLM authentication data has been relayed. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent Credential Access, Lateral Movement
Analytics Numerous emails sent by a single sender to multiple internal recipients Numerous emails were sent to multiple internal recipients. This may indicate spam or any other malicious attempt. Informational Email Security Microsoft 365 Emails Initial Access
Analytics Okta account reset password attempt A user used a weak factor to reset their Okta password. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Okta Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics Okta account unlock Okta user account was unlocked. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Okta Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics Okta device assignment A device was assigned as an Okta MFA device to a user. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Okta Audit Log Initial Access, Persistence
Analytics Okta Reported Threat Detected Okta Threat Insight Reported Threat Detected. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection Okta Audit Log Initial Access
Analytics Port Scan The endpoint connected, or attempted to connect, to multiple privileged ports, which are infrequently used by other endpoints (i.e. destination ports that are normally used by many endpoints will not raise this alert). Attackers perform port scans for reconnaissance purposes, to find computers or servers that accept connections on these ports, and to find vulnerable services that can be exploited. Coverage for port scans using data arriving solely from Cortex agents is incomplete. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, Third-Party Firewalls Discovery
Analytics Port Sweep The endpoint connected, or attempted to connect, to multiple hosts using privileged ports that serve a well-defined function. Attackers perform port sweep for reconnaissance purposes, to find computers or servers that accept connections on these ports, and to find vulnerable services that can be exploited. Coverage for port sweeps using data arriving solely from Cortex agents is incomplete. Informational Platform Analytics Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent, Third-Party Firewalls Discovery
Analytics Possible Brute Force in universal authentication An abnormally high amount of authentication attempts via universal authentication were seen within a short period of time. This may indicate a brute-force attack. Informational Identity Analytics Credential Access, Resource Development
Analytics Possible brute force on sudo user A user executed an unusual amount of sudo commands in a short time period. This may indicate an attempt to guess the sudo password. Informational Platform Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access
Analytics Possible Brute-Force attempt A user account attempted to authenticate to a target an excessive number of times in a short period. This may indicate a brute-force attack. Informational Identity Analytics XDR Agent Credential Access, Lateral Movement
Analytics Possible ConsentFix - OAuth Token Theft Detected Detection of potential OAuth token theft via a forced 'localhost' redirect and first-party app abuse. This indicates an attacker has likely bypassed MFA to hijack a user's cloud session. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection AzureAD Initial Access, Credential Access, Execution
Analytics Possible data exfiltration over a USB storage device A process generated massive file creation, renaming and write activity to a USB storage device. Informational Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) Collection, Exfiltration