Detectors
Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.
43 detectors match the current filters. technique: T1552 ✕
Download CSV| Type | Name | Severity | Module | Data source / event | ATT&CK |
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| 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 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 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 | 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 BIOC | Access to kubelet credentials file A process accessed a kubelet credentials file. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Access to Kubernetes CA certificate file A process accessed a Kubernetes CA certificate file. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Access to Kubernetes configuration file A process accessed a Kubernetes node configuration file. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | An Azure Key Vault was modified Azure Key Vault has been modified or deleted by an Identity. This could be an indication of unauthorized access or malicious activity. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | An identity accessed Azure Kubernetes Secrets An identity has accessed or attempted to access Azure Kubernetes secrets or Config Objects. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Azure Key Vault modification Azure Key Vault modifications can be crucial as it stores secrets e.g. encryption keys, certifications, etc. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Azure Key Vault Secrets were modified Azure key vault secrets were modified. A change or deletion of secrets in Azure Key Vault has been detected. | Informational | Cortex Cloud | Azure Audit Log | Credential Access |
| BIOC | Cleartext password harvesting using find tools On Windows, the find and findstr tools can be used to find content in files on disk. This rule is looking for cases where the find command is looking for the string 'password', which indicates an attempt to find passwords. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| 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 |
| BIOC | Grepping for passwords Attackers may look for cleartext passwords in files using the grep command. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| BIOC | Key Certificate Search And Exfiltrate Possible attempt to search for key certificates and exfiltrate them. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential 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 secret enumeration activity Kubectl secret enumeration command was executed. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| 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 | 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 |
| BIOC | LOLBAS reading a Windows credential manager file Encrypted files under the path AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials are associated with saved passwords in the Windows system. | Informational | Platform Analytics | File | Credential Access |
| 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 BIOC | PowerShell pfx certificate extraction PowerShell was used to extract a pfx certificate file. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| BIOC | Reading .ssh files Attackers may gather SSH keys (typically found in the ~/.ssh/ directory) to later use to authenticate with remote SSH servers. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| BIOC | Registry credentials extraction Attackers may extract credentials from the Registry using system commands. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| 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 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 | Retrieval of kubelet credentials A process retrieved kubelet credentials. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| BIOC | Shell history access Attackers may search historical commands for credentials and information gathering. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| BIOC | SSH key pair discovery Attackers may look for SSH key pairs using the find command. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Process execution | Credential Access |
| 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 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 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 | Uncommon attempt at grabbing credentials from a sensitive file A process made an uncommon attempt to access a file that may contain sensitive information. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access, Discovery |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon SQL like command line Uncommon SQL query in command line of an executed process. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual ADConnect database file access An unusual process accessed the ADConnect database files. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| 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 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 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 Kubernetes service account file read An unusual process opened a Kubernetes service account file for the first time. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access |
| 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 |