Detectors
Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.
1088 detectors match the current filters.
Download CSV| Type | Name | Severity | Module | Data source / event | ATT&CK |
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| BIOC | 7z.exe execution with password protection parameters 7z.exe was executed with parameters indicating password protection of the output file. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Collection |
| Analytics BIOC | A browser extension was installed or loaded in an uncommon way A browser extension was installed or loaded in an uncommon way. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A browser was opened in private mode A browser was opened in private mode, which may indicate an attempt to cover tracks. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A Cloud DB instance was exported to an unknown destination A Cloud DB instance was exported to a foreign storage destination. The destination storage has not been seen in the organization in the last 30 days. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Gcp Audit Log | Exfiltration |
| Analytics BIOC | A cloud identity created or modified a security group A cloud identity created or modified a security group. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A cloud identity executed an API call from an unusual country A cloud identity that normally connects from a limited set of countries connected from a new country for the first time. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Initial Access |
| 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 cloud identity started a Cloud Shell session A cloud identity started a Cloud Shell session. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Execution |
| Analytics BIOC | A cloud instance was stopped A cloud compute instance was stopped. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log | Impact |
| Analytics BIOC | A cloud snapshot of AWS database or storage was modified or shared A cloud identity has shared a snapshot of an AWS database or storage instance. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Exfiltration |
| Analytics BIOC | A cloud storage configuration was modified A cloud storage configuration was modified. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A compressed file was exfiltrated over SSH Exfiltration of a compressed file over SSH. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Exfiltration |
| 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 BIOC | A compute-attached identity executed API calls outside the instance's region A compute-attached identity performed actions outside the compute instance region. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log | Initial Access, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A container registry was created or deleted A container registry was created or deleted. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Impact |
| Analytics BIOC | A disabled user attempted to authenticate via SSO A disabled user attempted to authenticate via SSO. | Informational | Identity Analytics | AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne | Initial Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A disabled user attempted to log in A disabled user attempted to log in. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Initial Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A GCP Cloud SQL DB instance was exported from a production account A GCP Cloud SQL DB instance was exported to a storage bucket. The DB instance was exported from a production account. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Gcp Audit Log | Exfiltration |
| Analytics BIOC | A Google Workspace identity created, assigned or modified a role A Google Workspace identity created, assigned or modified a delegated admin role. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A Google Workspace identity performed an unusual admin console activity A Google Workspace identity performed an admin console activity for the first time. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A Google Workspace identity used the security investigation tool A Google Workspace identity used the security investigation tool The Google Workspace security investigation tool can be abused to access sensitive data. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Collection |
| Analytics BIOC | A Google Workspace Role privilege was deleted A privilege was removed from a Google Workspace Role, This could potentially affect the access to services and data in the organization. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Impact |
| Analytics BIOC | A Google Workspace service was configured as unrestricted An identity configured a Google Workspace service as unrestricted Apps configured with a trusted or limited access setting can access data for unrestricted services. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A Google Workspace user was added to a group A user added another user to a Google Workspace group. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A Google Workspace user was removed from a group A user removed another user from a Google Workspace group. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Impact |
| 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 cluster was created or deleted A Kubernetes cluster was created or deleted. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Impact |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes ConfigMap was created or deleted A Kubernetes ConfigMap was created or deleted. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes Cronjob was created A Kubernetes CronJob was created. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes DaemonSet was created A Kubernetes DaemonSet was created. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Execution |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes deployment was created A Kubernetes deployment was created. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Execution |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes ephemeral container was created A Kubernetes ephemeral container was created. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Execution |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes namespace was created or deleted A Kubernetes namespace was created or deleted. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes node service account activity from external IP A Kubernetes node service account was seen operating from an external IP. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Initial Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes Pod was created with a sidecar container A Kubernetes Pod was created with a sidecar container. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Execution |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes Pod was deleted A Kubernetes Pod was deleted. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Impact |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes ReplicaSet was created A Kubernetes ReplicaSet was created. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Execution |
| 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 Kubernetes secret was created or deleted A Kubernetes secret was created or deleted. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes service account executed an unusual API call A Kubernetes service account executed an unusual API call. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Execution |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes service account has enumerated its permissions A Kubernetes service account has enumerated its permissions using the self subject review API. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Discovery |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes service account was created or deleted A Kubernetes service account was created or deleted. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes service was created or deleted A Kubernetes service was created or deleted. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Impact |
| Analytics BIOC | A Kubernetes StatefulSet was created A Kubernetes StatefulSet was created. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | AWS Audit Log, Azure Audit Log, Gcp Audit Log, Kubernetes Audit Logs | Execution |
| Analytics BIOC | A LOLBIN was copied to a different location To evade detection, attackers may copy a LOLBIN executable to a different location. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A Microsoft Teams application was installed A Microsoft Teams application was installed. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Office 365 Audit | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A Microsoft Teams bot was added to a team A user added a bot to a team in Microsoft Teams. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Office 365 Audit | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A new Azure email domain verification was requested A new Azure email domain verification was requested. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | A New Server was Added to an Azure Active Directory Hybrid Health ADFS Environment A new server has been added to an Azure Active Directory Hybrid Health AD FS Environment. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Discovery |
| Analytics BIOC | A non-browser process accessed a website UI An uncommon network communication between a non-browser process and a website UI. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Url Logs | Command and Control |
| Analytics BIOC | A possible risky login to Azure A risky sign-in attempt was observed in Azure. | Informational | Identity Analytics | AzureAD | Initial Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | A process connected to a rare cloud resource A process connected to a rare cloud resource. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Command and Control, Exfiltration |
| Analytics BIOC | A process connected to a rare external host A process connected to an external host name or directly to an IP address, which is rarely connected to from the organization. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Command and Control |
| Analytics BIOC | A process connected to rare external host A process connected to a rare external host. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Command and Control |
| Analytics BIOC | A process is masquerading as a common Microsoft product An attacker might leverage common Microsoft software image names to run malicious processes without being caught. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A process modified an SSH authorized_keys file A process modified an SSH authorized_keys file, which is used in SSH authentication. An attack can add or remove an SSH key to gain access to a targeted host. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A rare DLL, signed by an uncommon vendor, was hijacked into a Microsoft process A signed DLL was loaded into a Microsoft-signed process. This DLL hash and signature vendor are rare, which might indicate an attacker performing DLL hijacking. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A rare local administrator login A rare local administrator login was observed. This may indicate an attempt to change sensitive settings on the host. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Initial Access |
| BIOC | A scripting engine was called to run in command line Scripting engines that are called to run in command line are used by attackers to run a script payload without a UI. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Execution |
| Analytics BIOC | A Service Principal was created in Azure A Service Principal was created in Azure. This could indicate a malicious actor attempting to gain access to a resource. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Initial Access, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A Service Principal was removed from Azure A service principal was removed from Azure. This indicates a change in access permissions and may indicate malicious activity. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A service was disabled A service was disabled abnormally. This may be performed by malicious actors in an attempt to evade detection or limit functionality. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Impact |
| Analytics BIOC | A suspicious process queried AD CS objects via LDAP A suspicious process queried AD CS objects via LDAP. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Discovery, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A third-party application was authorized to access the Google Workspace APIs A domain administrator authorized a third-party application to access the Google Workspace APIs. This allows the application to interact with the domain user's data within the authorized scope, as specified in the API call. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Initial Access, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A third-party application's access to the Google Workspace domain's resources was revoked An identity removed a third-party application's access to Google Workspace domain's resources. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Google Workspace Audit Logs | Impact |
| Analytics BIOC | A third-party utility was copied to a different location To evade detection, attackers may copy a third-party utility executable to a different location. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A Torrent client was detected on a host The host produced traffic consistent with the BitTorrent protocol. Torrent usage may expose the organization to malware or enable attackers or malicious insiders to exfiltrate data. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent, Third-Party Firewalls | Exfiltration, Initial Access |
| 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 BIOC | A user accessed an uncommon AppID A user accessed an uncommon AppID that is rarely accessed by them or anyone else in the organization. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, Palo Alto Networks Firewall threat Logs, Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs, XDR Agent | Exfiltration |
| 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 BIOC | A user accessed Okta's admin application An attempt to access Okta's admin management application. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Okta Audit Log | Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | A user account was modified to password never expires A user account was modified to password never expires. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Initial Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A user added a Windows firewall rule A user added a new Windows Firewall rule. Adding a firewall rule may indicate an attempt to bypass controls limiting network usage or to disrupt network communications. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Defense Evasion |
| 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 BIOC | A user certificate was issued with a mismatch A certificate was issued to a user who was not the requester, this may indicate a certificate manipulation. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A user changed the Windows system time A user changed the Windows system time. This may be indicative of a malicious activity and may affect authentication from the source machine. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Discovery |
| Analytics BIOC | A user connected a new USB storage device to a host A user connected a new USB storage device that was not seen for this user and host in the last 30 days. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Collection, Exfiltration |
| Analytics BIOC | A user connected a USB storage device for the first time A user connected a USB storage device for the first time in the past 30 days. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Collection, Exfiltration |
| Analytics BIOC | A user connected from a new country A user connected from an unusual country that the user has not connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | A user connected to a VPN from a new country A user connected to a VPN from an unusual country that the user has not connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | A user created a pfx file for the first time A user created a pfx file for the first time. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A user created an abnormal password-protected archive A user created an abnormal password-protected archive using an archive program. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Collection |
| Analytics BIOC | A user enabled a default local account A user enabled a default local account. Enabling a default account may pose a security risk, as they are often exploited by attackers. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Windows Event Collector, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Initial Access, Persistence |
| 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 BIOC | A user logged in at an unusual time via SSO A user connected via SSO on a day and hour that is unusual for this user. This may indicate that the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | AzureAD, Azure SignIn Log, Idira, Duo, Google Workspace Authentication, Okta, OneLogin, PingOne | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A user logged in at an unusual time via VPN A user connected to a VPN on a day and hour, which is unusual for this user. This may indicate that the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A user logged in from an abnormal country or ASN A user logged in from an unusual country or ASN. This may indicate that the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| 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 | 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 BIOC | A user modified an Okta MFA factor An Okta MFA factor was modified by a user, suggesting a potential compromise of the account. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Okta Audit Log | Credential Access, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A user modified an Okta network zone An Okta network zone was modified by a user. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Okta Audit Log | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | A user modified an Okta policy rule An Okta policy rule was modified by a user, suggesting a potential compromise of the account. | Informational | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection | Okta Audit Log | Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| 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 |