- Elastic Security: other versions:
- Elastic Security overview
- What’s new in 8.8
- Upgrade Elastic Security to 8.8.2
- Post-upgrade steps (optional)
- Get started with Elastic Security
- Elastic Security system requirements
- Elastic Endgame requirements
- Spaces and Elastic Security
- Data views in Elastic Security
- Ingest data to Elastic Security
- Install and configure the Elastic Defend integration
- Elastic Endpoint requirements
- Configure offline endpoints and air-gapped environments
- Configure an integration policy for Elastic Defend
- Enable threat intelligence integrations
- Configure advanced settings
- Uninstall an endpoint
- Elastic Security UI
- Security Assistant
- Dashboards
- Explore
- Anomaly detection with machine learning
- Detections and alerts
- Create a detection rule
- Manage detection rules
- Monitor and troubleshoot rule executions
- Rule exceptions
- About building block rules
- Manage detection alerts
- Reduce notifications and alerts
- Visual event analyzer
- Query alert indices
- Tune detection rules
- Prebuilt rule changes per release
- Prebuilt rule reference
- A scheduled task was created
- A scheduled task was updated
- AWS CloudTrail Log Created
- AWS CloudTrail Log Deleted
- AWS CloudTrail Log Suspended
- AWS CloudTrail Log Updated
- AWS CloudWatch Alarm Deletion
- AWS CloudWatch Log Group Deletion
- AWS CloudWatch Log Stream Deletion
- AWS Config Resource Deletion
- AWS Configuration Recorder Stopped
- AWS Credentials Searched For Inside A Container
- AWS Deletion of RDS Instance or Cluster
- AWS EC2 Encryption Disabled
- AWS EC2 Full Network Packet Capture Detected
- AWS EC2 Network Access Control List Creation
- AWS EC2 Network Access Control List Deletion
- AWS EC2 Snapshot Activity
- AWS EC2 VM Export Failure
- AWS EFS File System or Mount Deleted
- AWS ElastiCache Security Group Created
- AWS ElastiCache Security Group Modified or Deleted
- AWS EventBridge Rule Disabled or Deleted
- AWS Execution via System Manager
- AWS GuardDuty Detector Deletion
- AWS IAM Assume Role Policy Update
- AWS IAM Brute Force of Assume Role Policy
- AWS IAM Deactivation of MFA Device
- AWS IAM Group Creation
- AWS IAM Group Deletion
- AWS IAM Password Recovery Requested
- AWS IAM User Addition to Group
- AWS KMS Customer Managed Key Disabled or Scheduled for Deletion
- AWS Management Console Brute Force of Root User Identity
- AWS Management Console Root Login
- AWS RDS Cluster Creation
- AWS RDS Instance Creation
- AWS RDS Instance/Cluster Stoppage
- AWS RDS Security Group Creation
- AWS RDS Security Group Deletion
- AWS RDS Snapshot Export
- AWS RDS Snapshot Restored
- AWS Redshift Cluster Creation
- AWS Root Login Without MFA
- AWS Route 53 Domain Transfer Lock Disabled
- AWS Route 53 Domain Transferred to Another Account
- AWS Route Table Created
- AWS Route Table Modified or Deleted
- AWS Route53 private hosted zone associated with a VPC
- AWS S3 Bucket Configuration Deletion
- AWS SAML Activity
- AWS STS GetSessionToken Abuse
- AWS Security Group Configuration Change Detection
- AWS Security Token Service (STS) AssumeRole Usage
- AWS VPC Flow Logs Deletion
- AWS WAF Access Control List Deletion
- AWS WAF Rule or Rule Group Deletion
- Abnormal Process ID or Lock File Created
- Abnormally Large DNS Response
- Accepted Default Telnet Port Connection
- Access of Stored Browser Credentials
- Access to Keychain Credentials Directories
- Access to a Sensitive LDAP Attribute
- Accessing Outlook Data Files
- Account Configured with Never-Expiring Password
- Account Discovery Command via SYSTEM Account
- Account Password Reset Remotely
- Account or Group Discovery via Built-In Tools
- AdFind Command Activity
- Adding Hidden File Attribute via Attrib
- AdminSDHolder Backdoor
- AdminSDHolder SDProp Exclusion Added
- Administrator Privileges Assigned to an Okta Group
- Administrator Role Assigned to an Okta User
- Adobe Hijack Persistence
- Adversary Behavior - Detected - Elastic Endgame
- Agent Spoofing - Mismatched Agent ID
- Agent Spoofing - Multiple Hosts Using Same Agent
- Anomalous Linux Compiler Activity
- Anomalous Process For a Linux Population
- Anomalous Process For a Windows Population
- Anomalous Windows Process Creation
- Apple Script Execution followed by Network Connection
- Apple Scripting Execution with Administrator Privileges
- Application Added to Google Workspace Domain
- Application Removed from Blocklist in Google Workspace
- Archive File with Unusual Extension
- At.exe Command Lateral Movement
- Attempt to Clear Kernel Ring Buffer
- Attempt to Create Okta API Token
- Attempt to Deactivate MFA for an Okta User Account
- Attempt to Deactivate an Okta Application
- Attempt to Deactivate an Okta Network Zone
- Attempt to Deactivate an Okta Policy
- Attempt to Deactivate an Okta Policy Rule
- Attempt to Delete an Okta Application
- Attempt to Delete an Okta Network Zone
- Attempt to Delete an Okta Policy
- Attempt to Delete an Okta Policy Rule
- Attempt to Disable Gatekeeper
- Attempt to Disable IPTables or Firewall
- Attempt to Disable Syslog Service
- Attempt to Enable the Root Account
- Attempt to Install Kali Linux via WSL
- Attempt to Install Root Certificate
- Attempt to Modify an Okta Application
- Attempt to Modify an Okta Network Zone
- Attempt to Modify an Okta Policy
- Attempt to Modify an Okta Policy Rule
- Attempt to Mount SMB Share via Command Line
- Attempt to Remove File Quarantine Attribute
- Attempt to Reset MFA Factors for an Okta User Account
- Attempt to Revoke Okta API Token
- Attempt to Unload Elastic Endpoint Security Kernel Extension
- Attempted Bypass of Okta MFA
- Attempted Private Key Access
- Attempts to Brute Force a Microsoft 365 User Account
- Attempts to Brute Force an Okta User Account
- Authorization Plugin Modification
- Azure AD Global Administrator Role Assigned
- Azure Active Directory High Risk Sign-in
- Azure Active Directory High Risk User Sign-in Heuristic
- Azure Active Directory PowerShell Sign-in
- Azure Alert Suppression Rule Created or Modified
- Azure Application Credential Modification
- Azure Automation Account Created
- Azure Automation Runbook Created or Modified
- Azure Automation Runbook Deleted
- Azure Automation Webhook Created
- Azure Blob Container Access Level Modification
- Azure Blob Permissions Modification
- Azure Command Execution on Virtual Machine
- Azure Conditional Access Policy Modified
- Azure Diagnostic Settings Deletion
- Azure Event Hub Authorization Rule Created or Updated
- Azure Event Hub Deletion
- Azure External Guest User Invitation
- Azure Firewall Policy Deletion
- Azure Frontdoor Web Application Firewall (WAF) Policy Deleted
- Azure Full Network Packet Capture Detected
- Azure Global Administrator Role Addition to PIM User
- Azure Key Vault Modified
- Azure Kubernetes Events Deleted
- Azure Kubernetes Pods Deleted
- Azure Kubernetes Rolebindings Created
- Azure Network Watcher Deletion
- Azure Privilege Identity Management Role Modified
- Azure Resource Group Deletion
- Azure Service Principal Addition
- Azure Service Principal Credentials Added
- Azure Storage Account Key Regenerated
- Azure Virtual Network Device Modified or Deleted
- BPF filter applied using TC
- Base16 or Base32 Encoding/Decoding Activity
- Bash Shell Profile Modification
- Binary Content Copy via Cmd.exe
- Binary Executed from Shared Memory Directory
- Bitsadmin Activity
- Browser Extension Install
- Bypass UAC via Event Viewer
- Bypass UAC via Sdclt
- Chkconfig Service Add
- Clearing Windows Console History
- Clearing Windows Event Logs
- Cobalt Strike Command and Control Beacon
- Code Signing Policy Modification Through Built-in tools
- Code Signing Policy Modification Through Registry
- Command Execution via SolarWinds Process
- Command Prompt Network Connection
- Command Shell Activity Started via RunDLL32
- Component Object Model Hijacking
- Compression DLL Loaded by Unusual Process
- Conhost Spawned By Suspicious Parent Process
- Connection to Commonly Abused Free SSL Certificate Providers
- Connection to Commonly Abused Web Services
- Connection to External Network via Telnet
- Connection to Internal Network via Telnet
- Container Management Utility Run Inside A Container
- Container Workload Protection
- Control Panel Process with Unusual Arguments
- Creation of Hidden Files and Directories via CommandLine
- Creation of Hidden Launch Agent or Daemon
- Creation of Hidden Login Item via Apple Script
- Creation of Hidden Shared Object File
- Creation of Kernel Module
- Creation of SettingContent-ms Files
- Creation of a Hidden Local User Account
- Creation or Modification of Domain Backup DPAPI private key
- Creation or Modification of Root Certificate
- Creation or Modification of a new GPO Scheduled Task or Service
- Credential Acquisition via Registry Hive Dumping
- Credential Dumping - Detected - Elastic Endgame
- Credential Dumping - Prevented - Elastic Endgame
- Credential Manipulation - Detected - Elastic Endgame
- Credential Manipulation - Prevented - Elastic Endgame
- Cron Job Created or Changed by Previously Unknown Process
- CyberArk Privileged Access Security Error
- CyberArk Privileged Access Security Recommended Monitor
- DNS Tunneling
- DNS-over-HTTPS Enabled via Registry
- Default Cobalt Strike Team Server Certificate
- Delayed Execution via Ping
- Delete Volume USN Journal with Fsutil
- Deleting Backup Catalogs with Wbadmin
- Deprecated - Potential Reverse Shell via Suspicious Parent Process
- Direct Outbound SMB Connection
- Disable Windows Event and Security Logs Using Built-in Tools
- Disable Windows Firewall Rules via Netsh
- Disabling User Account Control via Registry Modification
- Disabling Windows Defender Security Settings via PowerShell
- Discovery of Domain Groups
- Discovery of Internet Capabilities via Built-in Tools
- Domain Added to Google Workspace Trusted Domains
- Downloaded Shortcut Files
- Downloaded URL Files
- Dumping Account Hashes via Built-In Commands
- Dumping of Keychain Content via Security Command
- Dynamic Linker Copy
- ESXI Discovery via Find
- ESXI Discovery via Grep
- ESXI Timestomping using Touch Command
- EggShell Backdoor Execution
- Elastic Agent Service Terminated
- Emond Rules Creation or Modification
- Enable Host Network Discovery via Netsh
- Encoded Executable Stored in the Registry
- Encrypting Files with WinRar or 7z
- Endpoint Security
- Enumerating Domain Trusts via DSQUERY.EXE
- Enumerating Domain Trusts via NLTEST.EXE
- Enumeration Command Spawned via WMIPrvSE
- Enumeration of Administrator Accounts
- Enumeration of Kernel Modules
- Enumeration of Kernel Modules via Proc
- Enumeration of Privileged Local Groups Membership
- Enumeration of Users or Groups via Built-in Commands
- Exchange Mailbox Export via PowerShell
- Executable File Creation with Multiple Extensions
- Executable File with Unusual Extension
- Execution from Unusual Directory - Command Line
- Execution from a Removable Media with Network Connection
- Execution of COM object via Xwizard
- Execution of File Written or Modified by Microsoft Office
- Execution of File Written or Modified by PDF Reader
- Execution of Persistent Suspicious Program
- Execution of an Unsigned Service
- Execution via Electron Child Process Node.js Module
- Execution via MS VisualStudio Pre/Post Build Events
- Execution via MSSQL xp_cmdshell Stored Procedure
- Execution via Microsoft DotNet ClickOnce Host
- Execution via TSClient Mountpoint
- Execution via Windows Subsystem for Linux
- Execution via local SxS Shared Module
- Execution with Explicit Credentials via Scripting
- Expired or Revoked Driver Loaded
- Exploit - Detected - Elastic Endgame
- Exploit - Prevented - Elastic Endgame
- Exporting Exchange Mailbox via PowerShell
- External Alerts
- External IP Lookup from Non-Browser Process
- External User Added to Google Workspace Group
- File Compressed or Archived into Common Format
- File Creation Time Changed
- File Creation, Execution and Self-Deletion in Suspicious Directory
- File Deletion via Shred
- File Made Executable via Chmod Inside A Container
- File Permission Modification in Writable Directory
- File Staged in Root Folder of Recycle Bin
- File Transfer or Listener Established via Netcat
- File and Directory Permissions Modification
- File made Immutable by Chattr
- File or Directory Deletion Command
- File with Suspicious Extension Downloaded
- Finder Sync Plugin Registered and Enabled
- First Time Seen AWS Secret Value Accessed in Secrets Manager
- First Time Seen Commonly Abused Remote Access Tool Execution
- First Time Seen Driver Loaded
- First Time Seen Google Workspace OAuth Login from Third-Party Application
- First Time Seen NewCredentials Logon Process
- First Time Seen Removable Device
- FirstTime Seen Account Performing DCSync
- Forwarded Google Workspace Security Alert
- Full User-Mode Dumps Enabled System-Wide
- GCP Firewall Rule Creation
- GCP Firewall Rule Deletion
- GCP Firewall Rule Modification
- GCP IAM Custom Role Creation
- GCP IAM Role Deletion
- GCP IAM Service Account Key Deletion
- GCP Logging Bucket Deletion
- GCP Logging Sink Deletion
- GCP Logging Sink Modification
- GCP Pub/Sub Subscription Creation
- GCP Pub/Sub Subscription Deletion
- GCP Pub/Sub Topic Creation
- GCP Pub/Sub Topic Deletion
- GCP Service Account Creation
- GCP Service Account Deletion
- GCP Service Account Disabled
- GCP Service Account Key Creation
- GCP Storage Bucket Configuration Modification
- GCP Storage Bucket Deletion
- GCP Storage Bucket Permissions Modification
- GCP Virtual Private Cloud Network Deletion
- GCP Virtual Private Cloud Route Creation
- GCP Virtual Private Cloud Route Deletion
- GitHub Owner Role Granted To User
- GitHub Protected Branch Settings Changed
- GitHub Repository Deleted
- Google Drive Ownership Transferred via Google Workspace
- Google Workspace 2SV Policy Disabled
- Google Workspace API Access Granted via Domain-Wide Delegation of Authority
- Google Workspace Admin Role Assigned to a User
- Google Workspace Admin Role Deletion
- Google Workspace Bitlocker Setting Disabled
- Google Workspace Custom Admin Role Created
- Google Workspace Custom Gmail Route Created or Modified
- Google Workspace Drive Encryption Key(s) Accessed from Anonymous User
- Google Workspace MFA Enforcement Disabled
- Google Workspace Object Copied from External Drive and Access Granted to Custom Application
- Google Workspace Password Policy Modified
- Google Workspace Restrictions for Google Marketplace Modified to Allow Any App
- Google Workspace Role Modified
- Google Workspace Suspended User Account Renewed
- Google Workspace User Organizational Unit Changed
- Group Policy Abuse for Privilege Addition
- Group Policy Discovery via Microsoft GPResult Utility
- Halfbaked Command and Control Beacon
- Hidden Files and Directories via Hidden Flag
- High Number of Okta User Password Reset or Unlock Attempts
- High Number of Process Terminations
- High Number of Process and/or Service Terminations
- Host Files System Changes via Windows Subsystem for Linux
- Hosts File Modified
- Hping Process Activity
- IIS HTTP Logging Disabled
- IPSEC NAT Traversal Port Activity
- Image File Execution Options Injection
- Image Loaded with Invalid Signature
- ImageLoad via Windows Update Auto Update Client
- Inbound Connection to an Unsecure Elasticsearch Node
- Incoming DCOM Lateral Movement via MSHTA
- Incoming DCOM Lateral Movement with MMC
- Incoming DCOM Lateral Movement with ShellBrowserWindow or ShellWindows
- Incoming Execution via PowerShell Remoting
- Incoming Execution via WinRM Remote Shell
- Indirect Command Execution via Forfiles/Pcalua
- Ingress Transfer via Windows BITS
- InstallUtil Activity
- InstallUtil Process Making Network Connections
- Installation of Custom Shim Databases
- Installation of Security Support Provider
- Interactive Exec Command Launched Against A Running Container
- Interactive Terminal Spawned via Perl
- Interactive Terminal Spawned via Python
- KRBTGT Delegation Backdoor
- Kerberos Cached Credentials Dumping
- Kerberos Pre-authentication Disabled for User
- Kerberos Traffic from Unusual Process
- Kernel Driver Load
- Kernel Load or Unload via Kexec Detected
- Kernel Module Load via insmod
- Kernel Module Removal
- Keychain Password Retrieval via Command Line
- Kirbi File Creation
- Kubernetes Anonymous Request Authorized
- Kubernetes Container Created with Excessive Linux Capabilities
- Kubernetes Denied Service Account Request
- Kubernetes Exposed Service Created With Type NodePort
- Kubernetes Pod Created With HostIPC
- Kubernetes Pod Created With HostNetwork
- Kubernetes Pod Created With HostPID
- Kubernetes Pod created with a Sensitive hostPath Volume
- Kubernetes Privileged Pod Created
- Kubernetes Suspicious Assignment of Controller Service Account
- Kubernetes Suspicious Self-Subject Review
- Kubernetes User Exec into Pod
- LSASS Memory Dump Creation
- LSASS Memory Dump Handle Access
- LSASS Process Access via Windows API
- Lateral Movement via Startup Folder
- Launch Agent Creation or Modification and Immediate Loading
- LaunchDaemon Creation or Modification and Immediate Loading
- Linux Group Creation
- Linux Restricted Shell Breakout via Linux Binary(s)
- Linux Secret Dumping via GDB
- Linux System Information Discovery
- Linux User Account Creation
- Linux User Added to Privileged Group
- Linux init (PID 1) Secret Dump via GDB
- Local Account TokenFilter Policy Disabled
- Local Scheduled Task Creation
- MFA Disabled for Google Workspace Organization
- MS Office Macro Security Registry Modifications
- MacOS Installer Package Spawns Network Event
- Malware - Detected - Elastic Endgame
- Malware - Prevented - Elastic Endgame
- Masquerading Space After Filename
- Memory Dump File with Unusual Extension
- Microsoft 365 Exchange Anti-Phish Policy Deletion
- Microsoft 365 Exchange Anti-Phish Rule Modification
- Microsoft 365 Exchange DKIM Signing Configuration Disabled
- Microsoft 365 Exchange DLP Policy Removed
- Microsoft 365 Exchange Malware Filter Policy Deletion
- Microsoft 365 Exchange Malware Filter Rule Modification
- Microsoft 365 Exchange Management Group Role Assignment
- Microsoft 365 Exchange Safe Attachment Rule Disabled
- Microsoft 365 Exchange Safe Link Policy Disabled
- Microsoft 365 Exchange Transport Rule Creation
- Microsoft 365 Exchange Transport Rule Modification
- Microsoft 365 Global Administrator Role Assigned
- Microsoft 365 Impossible travel activity
- Microsoft 365 Inbox Forwarding Rule Created
- Microsoft 365 Mass download by a single user
- Microsoft 365 Potential ransomware activity
- Microsoft 365 Teams Custom Application Interaction Allowed
- Microsoft 365 Teams External Access Enabled
- Microsoft 365 Teams Guest Access Enabled
- Microsoft 365 Unusual Volume of File Deletion
- Microsoft 365 User Restricted from Sending Email
- Microsoft Build Engine Started an Unusual Process
- Microsoft Build Engine Started by a Script Process
- Microsoft Build Engine Started by a System Process
- Microsoft Build Engine Started by an Office Application
- Microsoft Build Engine Using an Alternate Name
- Microsoft Exchange Server UM Spawning Suspicious Processes
- Microsoft Exchange Server UM Writing Suspicious Files
- Microsoft Exchange Transport Agent Install Script
- Microsoft Exchange Worker Spawning Suspicious Processes
- Microsoft IIS Connection Strings Decryption
- Microsoft IIS Service Account Password Dumped
- Microsoft Windows Defender Tampering
- Mimikatz Memssp Log File Detected
- Modification of AmsiEnable Registry Key
- Modification of Boot Configuration
- Modification of Dynamic Linker Preload Shared Object
- Modification of Dynamic Linker Preload Shared Object Inside A Container
- Modification of Environment Variable via Launchctl
- Modification of OpenSSH Binaries
- Modification of Safari Settings via Defaults Command
- Modification of Standard Authentication Module or Configuration
- Modification of WDigest Security Provider
- Modification of the msPKIAccountCredentials
- Modification or Removal of an Okta Application Sign-On Policy
- Mofcomp Activity
- Mounting Hidden or WebDav Remote Shares
- MsBuild Making Network Connections
- MsBuild Network Connection Sequence
- MsXsl Making Network Connections
- Mshta Making Network Connections
- Multi-Factor Authentication Disabled for an Azure User
- Multiple Alerts Involving a User
- Multiple Alerts in Different ATT&CK Tactics on a Single Host
- Multiple Logon Failure Followed by Logon Success
- Multiple Logon Failure from the same Source Address
- Multiple Vault Web Credentials Read
- My First Rule
- NTDS or SAM Database File Copied
- Namespace Manipulation Using Unshare
- Netcat Listener Established Inside A Container
- Netcat Listener Established via rlwrap
- Netsh Helper DLL
- Network Activity Detected via Kworker
- Network Activity Detected via cat
- Network Connection via Certutil
- Network Connection via Compiled HTML File
- Network Connection via MsXsl
- Network Connection via Recently Compiled Executable
- Network Connection via Registration Utility
- Network Connection via Signed Binary
- Network Logon Provider Registry Modification
- Network Traffic to Rare Destination Country
- Network-Level Authentication (NLA) Disabled
- New ActiveSyncAllowedDeviceID Added via PowerShell
- New GitHub App Installed
- New GitHub Owner Added
- New Systemd Service Created by Previously Unknown Process
- New Systemd Timer Created
- New or Modified Federation Domain
- Nping Process Activity
- NullSessionPipe Registry Modification
- O365 Email Reported by User as Malware or Phish
- O365 Excessive Single Sign-On Logon Errors
- O365 Exchange Suspicious Mailbox Right Delegation
- O365 Mailbox Audit Logging Bypass
- Office Test Registry Persistence
- Okta Brute Force or Password Spraying Attack
- Okta FastPass Phishing Detection
- Okta ThreatInsight Threat Suspected Promotion
- Okta User Session Impersonation
- OneDrive Malware File Upload
- Outbound Scheduled Task Activity via PowerShell
- Parent Process PID Spoofing
- Peripheral Device Discovery
- Permission Theft - Detected - Elastic Endgame
- Permission Theft - Prevented - Elastic Endgame
- Persistence via BITS Job Notify Cmdline
- Persistence via DirectoryService Plugin Modification
- Persistence via Docker Shortcut Modification
- Persistence via Folder Action Script
- Persistence via Hidden Run Key Detected
- Persistence via KDE AutoStart Script or Desktop File Modification
- Persistence via Login or Logout Hook
- Persistence via Microsoft Office AddIns
- Persistence via Microsoft Outlook VBA
- Persistence via PowerShell profile
- Persistence via Scheduled Job Creation
- Persistence via TelemetryController Scheduled Task Hijack
- Persistence via Update Orchestrator Service Hijack
- Persistence via WMI Event Subscription
- Persistence via WMI Standard Registry Provider
- Persistent Scripts in the Startup Directory
- Port Forwarding Rule Addition
- Possible Consent Grant Attack via Azure-Registered Application
- Possible FIN7 DGA Command and Control Behavior
- Possible Okta DoS Attack
- Potential Abuse of Repeated MFA Push Notifications
- Potential Admin Group Account Addition
- Potential Antimalware Scan Interface Bypass via PowerShell
- Potential Application Shimming via Sdbinst
- Potential Code Execution via Postgresql
- Potential Command and Control via Internet Explorer
- Potential Cookies Theft via Browser Debugging
- Potential Credential Access via DCSync
- Potential Credential Access via DuplicateHandle in LSASS
- Potential Credential Access via LSASS Memory Dump
- Potential Credential Access via Memory Dump File Creation
- Potential Credential Access via Renamed COM+ Services DLL
- Potential Credential Access via Trusted Developer Utility
- Potential Credential Access via Windows Utilities
- Potential Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Potential DLL Side-Loading via Microsoft Antimalware Service Executable
- Potential DLL Side-Loading via Trusted Microsoft Programs
- Potential DNS Tunneling via NsLookup
- Potential Defense Evasion via CMSTP.exe
- Potential Defense Evasion via PRoot
- Potential Disabling of AppArmor
- Potential Disabling of SELinux
- Potential Evasion via Filter Manager
- Potential Exploitation of an Unquoted Service Path Vulnerability
- Potential External Linux SSH Brute Force Detected
- Potential File Transfer via Certreq
- Potential Hidden Local User Account Creation
- Potential Hidden Process via Mount Hidepid
- Potential Internal Linux SSH Brute Force Detected
- Potential Invoke-Mimikatz PowerShell Script
- Potential JAVA/JNDI Exploitation Attempt
- Potential Kerberos Attack via Bifrost
- Potential LSA Authentication Package Abuse
- Potential LSASS Clone Creation via PssCaptureSnapShot
- Potential LSASS Memory Dump via PssCaptureSnapShot
- Potential Lateral Tool Transfer via SMB Share
- Potential Linux Backdoor User Account Creation
- Potential Linux Credential Dumping via Proc Filesystem
- Potential Linux Credential Dumping via Unshadow
- Potential Linux Hack Tool Launched
- Potential Linux Local Account Brute Force Detected
- Potential Linux Ransomware Note Creation Detected
- Potential Linux SSH X11 Forwarding
- Potential Linux Tunneling and/or Port Forwarding
- Potential Local NTLM Relay via HTTP
- Potential Malicious File Downloaded from Google Drive
- Potential Masquerading as Browser Process
- Potential Masquerading as Business App Installer
- Potential Masquerading as Communication Apps
- Potential Masquerading as System32 DLL
- Potential Masquerading as System32 Executable
- Potential Masquerading as VLC DLL
- Potential Meterpreter Reverse Shell
- Potential Microsoft Office Sandbox Evasion
- Potential Modification of Accessibility Binaries
- Potential Network Scan Detected
- Potential Network Scan Executed From Host
- Potential Network Share Discovery
- Potential Network Sweep Detected
- Potential Non-Standard Port HTTP/HTTPS connection
- Potential Non-Standard Port SSH connection
- Potential OpenSSH Backdoor Logging Activity
- Potential Outgoing RDP Connection by Unusual Process
- Potential Pass-the-Hash (PtH) Attempt
- Potential Password Spraying of Microsoft 365 User Accounts
- Potential Persistence Through MOTD File Creation Detected
- Potential Persistence Through Run Control Detected
- Potential Persistence Through init.d Detected
- Potential Persistence via Atom Init Script Modification
- Potential Persistence via Login Hook
- Potential Persistence via Periodic Tasks
- Potential Persistence via Time Provider Modification
- Potential Port Monitor or Print Processor Registration Abuse
- Potential PowerShell HackTool Script by Function Names
- Potential Privacy Control Bypass via Localhost Secure Copy
- Potential Privacy Control Bypass via TCCDB Modification
- Potential Privilege Escalation through Writable Docker Socket
- Potential Privilege Escalation via CVE-2023-4911
- Potential Privilege Escalation via Container Misconfiguration
- Potential Privilege Escalation via InstallerFileTakeOver
- Potential Privilege Escalation via OverlayFS
- Potential Privilege Escalation via PKEXEC
- Potential Privilege Escalation via Python cap_setuid
- Potential Privilege Escalation via Recently Compiled Executable
- Potential Privilege Escalation via Sudoers File Modification
- Potential Privilege Escalation via UID INT_MAX Bug Detected
- Potential Privileged Escalation via SamAccountName Spoofing
- Potential Process Herpaderping Attempt
- Potential Process Injection from Malicious Document
- Potential Process Injection via PowerShell
- Potential Protocol Tunneling via Chisel Client
- Potential Protocol Tunneling via Chisel Server
- Potential Protocol Tunneling via EarthWorm
- Potential Pspy Process Monitoring Detected
- Potential Remote Code Execution via Web Server
- Potential Remote Credential Access via Registry
- Potential Remote Desktop Shadowing Activity
- Potential Remote Desktop Tunneling Detected
- Potential Remote File Execution via MSIEXEC
- Potential Reverse Shell
- Potential Reverse Shell Activity via Terminal
- Potential Reverse Shell via Background Process
- Potential Reverse Shell via Java
- Potential Reverse Shell via Suspicious Binary
- Potential Reverse Shell via Suspicious Child Process
- Potential Reverse Shell via UDP
- Potential SSH-IT SSH Worm Downloaded
- Potential SYN-Based Network Scan Detected
- Potential Secure File Deletion via SDelete Utility
- Potential Shadow Credentials added to AD Object
- Potential Shadow File Read via Command Line Utilities
- Potential SharpRDP Behavior
- Potential Shell via Wildcard Injection Detected
- Potential Successful Linux FTP Brute Force Attack Detected
- Potential Successful Linux RDP Brute Force Attack Detected
- Potential Successful SSH Brute Force Attack
- Potential Sudo Hijacking Detected
- Potential Sudo Privilege Escalation via CVE-2019-14287
- Potential Sudo Token Manipulation via Process Injection
- Potential Suspicious Clipboard Activity Detected
- Potential Suspicious DebugFS Root Device Access
- Potential Suspicious File Edit
- Potential Unauthorized Access via Wildcard Injection Detected
- Potential Upgrade of Non-interactive Shell
- Potential Windows Error Manager Masquerading
- Potential curl CVE-2023-38545 Exploitation
- Potential macOS SSH Brute Force Detected
- Potentially Suspicious Process Started via tmux or screen
- PowerShell Invoke-NinjaCopy script
- PowerShell Kerberos Ticket Dump
- PowerShell Kerberos Ticket Request
- PowerShell Keylogging Script
- PowerShell Mailbox Collection Script
- PowerShell MiniDump Script
- PowerShell PSReflect Script
- PowerShell Script Block Logging Disabled
- PowerShell Script with Archive Compression Capabilities
- PowerShell Script with Discovery Capabilities
- PowerShell Script with Encryption/Decryption Capabilities
- PowerShell Script with Log Clear Capabilities
- PowerShell Script with Password Policy Discovery Capabilities
- PowerShell Script with Remote Execution Capabilities via WinRM
- PowerShell Script with Token Impersonation Capabilities
- PowerShell Script with Webcam Video Capture Capabilities
- PowerShell Share Enumeration Script
- PowerShell Suspicious Discovery Related Windows API Functions
- PowerShell Suspicious Payload Encoded and Compressed
- PowerShell Suspicious Script with Audio Capture Capabilities
- PowerShell Suspicious Script with Clipboard Retrieval Capabilities
- PowerShell Suspicious Script with Screenshot Capabilities
- Privilege Escalation via Named Pipe Impersonation
- Privilege Escalation via Rogue Named Pipe Impersonation
- Privilege Escalation via Root Crontab File Modification
- Privilege Escalation via Windir Environment Variable
- Privileged Account Brute Force
- Privileges Elevation via Parent Process PID Spoofing
- Process Activity via Compiled HTML File
- Process Created with an Elevated Token
- Process Creation via Secondary Logon
- Process Discovery Using Built-in Tools
- Process Discovery via Built-In Applications
- Process Execution from an Unusual Directory
- Process Injection - Detected - Elastic Endgame
- Process Injection - Prevented - Elastic Endgame
- Process Injection by the Microsoft Build Engine
- Process Started from Process ID (PID) File
- Process Termination followed by Deletion
- Processes with Trailing Spaces
- Program Files Directory Masquerading
- Prompt for Credentials with OSASCRIPT
- ProxyChains Activity
- PsExec Network Connection
- Python Script Execution via Command Line
- Query Registry using Built-in Tools
- RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) from the Internet
- RDP Enabled via Registry
- RPC (Remote Procedure Call) from the Internet
- RPC (Remote Procedure Call) to the Internet
- Ransomware - Detected - Elastic Endgame
- Ransomware - Prevented - Elastic Endgame
- Rare AWS Error Code
- Rare User Logon
- Registry Persistence via AppCert DLL
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GCP Storage Bucket Permissions Modification
editGCP Storage Bucket Permissions Modification
editIdentifies when the Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions are modified for a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) storage bucket. An adversary may modify the permissions on a storage bucket to weaken their target’s security controls or an administrator may inadvertently modify the permissions, which could lead to data exposure or loss.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-gcp*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: None (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Cloud
- Data Source: GCP
- Data Source: Google Cloud Platform
- Use Case: Identity and Access Audit
- Tactic: Defense Evasion
Version: 104
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editRule query
editevent.dataset:gcp.audit and event.action:"storage.setIamPermissions" and event.outcome:success
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
-
Technique:
- Name: File and Directory Permissions Modification
- ID: T1222
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1222/
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