Alert Types That Use the AWS Index

The alert types listed below use the AWS Index .For a list of Alert Types by each index or XDR Kill Chain stage, or for a general overview, refer to Machine Learning and Analytics Overview.

To minimize excessive alerting, each alert type is triggered only once in a 24-hour period for the set of attributes that triggered that specific alert.

Where applicable, the Tactics and Techniques are linked to the relevant MITRE | ATT&CK page.

Stellar Cyber also provides an interactive tool that lets you look up alert types by data source, alert name, event type, or source index.

Account MFA Login Failure Anomaly
AWS AMI Made Public
AWS Logging Stopped
AWS S3 Ransomware
Bad Reputation Login
External Account Login Failure Anomaly
External Brute-Forced Successful User Login
External Credential Stuffing
External User Login Failure Anomaly
Impossible Travel Anomaly
Internal Account Login Failure Anomaly
Internal Brute-Forced Successful User Login
Internal User Login Failure Anomaly
Login Time Anomaly
Potentially Malicious AWS Activity
Suspicious AWS Bucket Enumeration
Suspicious AWS EBS Activity
Suspicious AWS EC2 Activity
Suspicious AWS ELB Activity
Suspicious AWS IAM Activity
Suspicious AWS Login Failure
Suspicious AWS RDS Event
Suspicious AWS Root Account Activity
Suspicious AWS Route 53 Activity
Suspicious AWS SSL Certificate Activity
Suspicious AWS VPC Flow Logs Modification
Suspicious AWS VPC Mirror Session
Suspicious Modification of AWS CloudTrail Logs
Suspicious Modification of AWS Route Table
Suspicious Modification of S3 Bucket
User Login Location Anomaly

Account MFA Login Failure Anomaly

An anomalously large number of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) user login failures was observed for an account. Check with the user.

This alert type has the following subtypes:

Machine Learning Anomaly Alert Type
Rule Based Alert Type

Alert Subtype: Machine Learning Anomaly Alert Type

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: [External] Credential Access (TA0006 )
Technique: Brute Force (T1110 )
Tags: [External]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is cloud_account_login_failure_okta.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip_usersid — cloud account user ID
srcip_username — cloud account user name
event_summary.total_failed — number of failed logins in the period
event_summary.total_successful — number of successful logins in the period
event_summary.total_fail_ratio — percent of failed logins in the period, which is: event_summary.total_failed / (event_summary.total_failed + event_summary.total_successful)
weighted_anomaly_score — net score based on weighted rating of successful versus failed attempts (scanning, login, or other). Scores greater than upper threshold are potentially malicious and less than lower threshold are benign.
srcip_host — host name of corresponding source IP address
login_type — type of login
srcip_reputation — source reputation

Use Case with Data Points

Multi-Factor Authentication login failures and successes are calculated periodically for every account (srcip_usersid). If the number of failures is significantly larger than the number of successes, an alert is triggered. A sample Interflow includes the login type (login_type), source host (srcip_host), and source reputation (srcip_reputation).

Alert Subtype: Rule Based Alert Type

The Suspicious AWS Login Failure rules are used to identify suspicious AWS account login failures. Any one or more of these will trigger the AWS Cloud Account Login Failure alert type.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS Login Failure

AWS AMI Made Public

An AWS AMI was made public. Check with the user to make sure this was intentional.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Propagation
Tactic: Privilege Escalation (TA0004 )
Technique: Valid Accounts (T1078 )
Tags: [AWS AMI; Access Control]

XDR Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_ami_public.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account
userIdentity.userName — AWS account user name
userIdentity.type — AWS account type
eventName — AWS event name
eventSource — AWS event source
eventType — AWS event type

Use Case with Data Points

For each AWS account (userIdentity.accountId), activity to make an AMI public is monitored. If an AMI is made public, an alert is triggered. The Interflow includes the account ID (userIdentity.accountId), user name (userIdentity.userName), account type (userIdentity.type), AWS event name (eventName), AWS event source (eventSource), and AWS event type (eventType).

AWS Logging Stopped

AWS CloudTrail logging was stopped. Check with the user to make sure this was intentional.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Defense Evasion (TA0005 )
Technique: Impair Defenses (T1562 )
Sub-technique: Disable or Modify Cloud Logs (T1562.008 )
Tags: [AWS CloudTrail]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_stoplogging.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account
userIdentity.userName — AWS account user name
userIdentity.type — AWS account type
eventName — AWS event name
eventSource — AWS event source
eventType — AWS event type

Use Case with Data Points

For each AWS account (userIdentity.accountId), log disabling is monitored. Logging is enabled by default, so if logging is disabled, an alert is triggered. The Interflow includes the account ID (userIdentity.accountId), AWS account user name (userIdentity.userName), AWS account type (userIdentity.type), AWS event name (eventName), AWS event source (eventSource), and AWS event type (eventType).

AWS S3 Ransomware

Possible AWS S3 ransomware was observed. Check with the user.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Exfiltration & Impact
Tactic: Impact (TA0040 )
Technique: Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486 )
Tags: [Malware; Ransomware; AWS S3]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_s3_ransomware.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account
userIdentity.userName — AWS account user name
userIdentity.type — AWS account type
eventName — AWS event name
eventSource — AWS event source
eventType — AWS event type

Use Case with Data Points

For each AWS account user name (userIdentity.userName), suspicious S3 ransomware is monitored. If ransomware is detected, an alert is triggered. The Interflow includes the account ID (userIdentity.accountId), AWS account user name (userIdentity.userName), AWS account type (userIdentity.type), AWS event name (eventName), AWS event source (eventSource), and AWS event type (eventType).

Bad Reputation Login

A successful login was observed from an IP address with a history of malicious activity. Check with the user.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: [External] XDR NBA (XTA0002)
Technique: XDR Bad Reputation (XT2010)
Tags: [External]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is bad_reputation_login.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip — source IP address
srcip_host — source host name
srcip_reputation — source reputation (if not empty)
source_geo.countryName — source country
dstip_host — destination host name
login_type — type of login
username — user name

Use Case with Data Points

The login records are checked for every source IP address (srcip). If a source IP address has successful login records and its reputation (srcip_reputation) is bad (except brute-forcer and scanner), an alert is triggered. A sample Interflow includes source IP address (srcip), source host (srcip_host), source reputation (srcip_reputation), source country (srcip_geo.countryName), login type (login_type), and user name (username).

External Account Login Failure Anomaly

An anomalously large number of user login failures was observed for an account. Check with the user.

This alert type has the following subtypes:

Office 365 / Entra ID
Windows Security Events

This alert type has a detection delay for on-time records while maintaining detection coverage for high latency data sources. High latency data will have a detection delay corresponding to their amount of latency.

The expected detection delay is 5-10 minutes, although it could be longer when there is an ingestion delay. Sources without ingestion delays will get their alerts between 5 and 10 minutes after ingestion.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: [External] Credential Access (TA0006 )
Technique: Brute Force (T1110 )
Tags: [External]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is external_cloud_account_login_failure.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip_usersid — cloud account user ID
scrip_username — cloud account user name
event_summary.total_failed — number of failed logins in the period
event_summary.total_successful — number of successful logins in the period
event_summary.total_fail_ratio — percent of failed logins in the period, which is: event_summary.total_failed / (event_summary.total_failed + event_summary.total_successful)
weighted_anomaly_score — net score based on weighted rating of successful versus failed attempts (scanning, login, or other). Scores greater than upper threshold are potentially malicious and less than lower threshold are benign.
srcip_host — host name of corresponding source IP address
login_type — type of login
srcip_reputation — source reputation

Use Case with Data Points

Login failures and successes are calculated periodically for every account (srcip_usersid). If the number of failures is significantly larger than the number of successes, an alert is triggered. A sample Interflow includes the login type (login_type), source host (srcip_host), and source reputation (srcip_reputation).

Alert Subtype: Office 365 / Entra ID

The Office 365 / Entra ID alert subtype is the same as the External Account Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Office 365 and Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD).
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_cloud_account_login_failure_o365_azure.

Alert Subtype: Windows Security Events

The Windows Security Events alert subtype is the same as the External Account Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from all Windows security events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_cloud_account_login_failure_windows.

External Brute-Forced Successful User Login

A successful login was observed from an IP address that had previously seen a large number of login failures, or a successful login to a user account was observed from another IP address or IP addresses that had previously seen a large number of login failures to that account. Check with the user.

This alert type has the following subtypes:

Source IP Based
User ID Based

This alert type has a relatively long detection delay of up to 40 minutes because it waits for login events from high latency data sources and is sensitive to the event order of user logins.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: [External] Credential Access (TA0006 )
Technique: Brute Force (T1110 )
Tags: [External]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is external_user_success_brute_forcer.

Severity

Alert Subtype: Source IP Based

The source IP-based alert subtype has the same XDR Kill Chain as the user ID-based alert subtype, but differs in the Key Fields and Relevant Data Points and Use Case with Data Points.

The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_user_success_brute_forcer_srcip.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip — source IP address
srcip_usersid — Windows SID associated with the source IP address
srcip_host — source host name
srcip_reputation — source reputation
source_geo.countryName — source country
dstip_host — destination host name
login_type — type of login
username — user name
related_alert._id — link to the related External User Login Failure Anomaly

Use Case with Data Points

The login records are checked for every external source IP address (srcip). An alert is triggered if that IP address:

Has so many failed login attempts that it triggered the External User Login Failure Anomaly, and
Had a successful login

A sample Interflow includes the source IP address (srcip), login type (login_type), source host (srcip_host), source reputation (srcip_reputation), source country (srcip_geo.countryName), and user name (username).

Alert Subtype: User ID Based

The user ID-based alert subtype has the same XDR Kill Chain as the source IP-based alert subtype, but differs in the Key Fields and Relevant Data Points and Use Case with Data Points.

The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_user_success_brute_forcer_srcip_usersid.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip_usersid — Windows SID associated with the source IP address
srcip — source IP address
srcip_host — source host name
srcip_reputation — source reputation
source_geo.countryName — source country
dstip_host — destination host name
login_type — type of login
username — user name
related_alert._id — link to the related External Account Login Failure Anomaly

Use Case with Data Points

The login records to a user account (srcip_usersid) are checked for every external source IP address (srcip). An alert is triggered if that user account:

Has so many failed login attempts that it triggered the External Account Login Failure Anomaly, and
Had a successful login

External Credential Stuffing

An anomalously large amount of username/password testing was observed on AWS, Okta, or Windows. Check the activity after successful logins, and consider blocking the source IP addresses.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: [External] Credential Access (TA0006 )
Technique: Brute Force (T1110 )
Tags: [External]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is external_credential_stuffing.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

msg_class — name of the service: cloudtrail for AWS, okta for Okta, Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing for Windows
service_id — specific account ID of a service
login_failure_rate — rate of login failures per minute in the period
unknown_users_rate — rate of unknown user names per minute in the period
unknown_users_to_login_failures — ratio of unknown user names to login failures in the period
suspicious_ips — suspicious source IP addresses (up to 100)
possible_breached_ips — list of malicious IP addresses that may have successful breach activities

Use Case with Data Points

External credential stuffing is the constant testing of username/password combinations on the AWS, Okta, or Windows authentication functions. Login activity is monitored and if the number of failed logins is larger than normal for that service, an alert is triggered. The Interflow includes the service (msg_class), tenant's account ID on that service (service_id), suspicious source IP address (suspicious_ips), login failure rate (login_failure_rate), unknown user rate (unknown_users_rate), the ratio of unknown users to login failures (unknown_users_to_login_failures), and a list of source IP addresses that might have suspicious activities and should be investigated (possible_breached_ips).

External User Login Failure Anomaly

An anomalous number of login failures was observed for one of the following applications: SSH, SMTP, FTP, RDP, SMB, databases, Active Directory, Office 365, Okta, AWS CloudTrail, or Google Workspace. For Okta, an anomalous number of multi-factor authentication (MFA) failures was observed. Check with the user.

This alert type has the following subtypes:

Office 365 / Entra ID
Source IP Based
Destination IP Based
Kerberos Events
Source IP Based Windows Logon Events
Destination IP Based Windows Logon Events

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: [External] Credential Access (TA0006 )
Technique: Brute Force (T1110 )
Tags: [External]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is external_user_login_fail.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip — source IP address
dstip — destination IP address
dstip_host — destination host name
event_summary.total_failed — number of failed logins in the period
event_summary.total_successful — number of successful logins in the period
event_summary.total_fail_ratio — percent of failed logins in the period, which is: event_summary.total_failed / (event_summary.total_failed + event_summary.total_successful)
weighted_anomaly_score — net score based on weighted rating of successful versus failed attempts (scanning, login, or other). Scores greater than upper threshold are potentially malicious and less than lower threshold are benign.
login_type — type of login, such as ssh_traffic, okta_log, or aws_cloudtrail
srcip_host — source host name
srcip_reputation — source reputation

Use Case with Data Points

Login failures and successes are calculated periodically for every source (srcip) and destination (dstip) IP address. If the number of failures is significantly larger than the number of successes, an alert is triggered. The Interflow includes the login type (login_type), source host (srcip_host), and source reputation (srcip_reputation).

Alert Subtype: Office 365 / Entra ID

The Office 365 / Entra ID alert subtype is the same as the External User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Office 365 and Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD).
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_user_login_fail_o365_azure.

Alert Subtype: Source IP Based

The Source IP-based alert subtype is the same as the External User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from network traffic, system logs, Linux events, and AWS events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_user_login_fail_srcip.

Alert Subtype: Destination IP Based

The Destination IP-based alert subtype is the same as the External User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from network traffic, system logs, Linux events, and AWS events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_user_login_fail_dstip.

Alert Subtype: Kerberos Events

The Kerberos Events alert subtype is the same as the External User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Kerberos events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_user_login_fail_kerberos.

Alert Subtype: Source IP Based Windows Logon Events

The Source IP-based Windows Logon Events alert subtype is the same as the External User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Windows logon events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_user_login_fail_src_win_logon.

Alert Subtype: Destination IP Based Windows Logon Events

The Destination IP-based Windows Logon Events alert subtype is the same as the External User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Windows logon events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is external_user_login_fail_dst_win_logon.

Impossible Travel Anomaly

A user logged in from locations that are geographically impossible to travel between in the time frame. Check with the user.

For the Impossible Travel Anomaly, there are two chances for ingestion delay, so the slowest of the two records will define the delay. This alert type is also sensitive to the order of user logins.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: [External] XDR UBA (XTA0004)
Technique: XDR Location Anomaly (XT2001)
Tags: [External; User Behavior Analytics]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is user_impossible_travel.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip_usersid — key ID for the source user
srcip_username — source user name
srcip — source IP address
srcip_host — source host name
engid_gateway — gateway IP address, used to determine the geo location when the source IP address is private
srcip_geo — source IP address geo location, including latitude and longitude
distance_deviation — deviation in distance (miles) between the two login locations
time_deviation — deviation in time (seconds) between the two login events
travel_speed — calculated speed for the user to travel between the two location (miles/hour)
appid_name — application name for the login event
last_login_time — time of 2^nd login, event 2 (E2)
_id2 — ID of E2
_index2 — index of E2
srcip2 — source IP address of E2
srcip_geo2 — source IP address geo location of E2, including latitude and longitude

Use Case with Data Points

Login events (E1 and E2) are examined for a user (srcip_usersid), to see if the login locations (srcip_geo and srcip_geo2), that are at least 100 miles apart, changed faster (travel_speed = distance_deviation/time_deviation) than possible with the typical commercial flight speed of 600 miles/hour.

E1 is the basis for the Interflow. The srcip_usersid and srcip_username identify the user, appid_name identifies the application, and last_login_time identifies the time when the 2^nd login event happened. You can find detailed information about E2 by checking id2 in index2, source IP (srcip2), and geo location (srcip_geo2).

Internal Account Login Failure Anomaly

An anomalously large number of login failures from an internal source IP address to an internal destination IP address was observed for an account. Check with the user.

This alert type has the following subtypes:

Windows Logon Events
Kerberos Events
NTLM Events
Hibun Security Logs

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Propagation
Tactic: [Internal] Credential Access (TA0006 )
Technique: Brute Force (T1110 )
Tags: [Internal]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is internal_cloud_account_login_failure.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip_usersid — account user ID
or
srcip_username — account user name, enriched from event_data.targetusername

The key field for this alert type can be either srcip_usersid or srcip_username, depending on the data feed.
event_summary.total_failed — number of failed logins in the period
event_summary.total_successful — number of successful logins in the period
event_summary.total_fail_ratio — percent of failed logins in the period, which is: event_summary.total_failed / (event_summary.total_failed + event_summary.total_successful)
weighted_anomaly_score — net score based on weighted rating of successful versus failed attempts (scanning, login, or other). Scores greater than upper threshold are potentially malicious and less than lower threshold are benign.
srcip_host — host name of corresponding source IP address
login_type — type of login
srcip_reputation — source reputation

Use Case with Data Points

Login failures and successes between any internal IP addresses are calculated periodically for every account (srcip_usersid). If the number of failures is significantly larger than the number of successes, an alert is triggered. A sample Interflow includes the login type (login_type), source host (srcip_host), and source reputation (srcip_reputation).

Alert Subtype: Windows Logon Events

The Windows Logon Events alert subtype is the same as the Internal Account Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Windows logon events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_cloud_account_login_failure_win_logon.

Alert Subtype: Kerberos Events

The Kerberos Events alert subtype is the same as the Internal Account Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Kerberos events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_cloud_account_login_failure_kerberos.

Alert Subtype: NTLM Events

The NTLM Events alert subtype is the same as the Internal Account Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from NTLM events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_cloud_account_login_failure_ntlm.

Alert Subtype: Hibun Security Logs

The Hibun Security Logs alert subtype is the same as the Internal Account Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Hibun security logs.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_cloud_account_login_failure_hibun.

Internal Brute-Forced Successful User Login

This alert type has the following subtypes:

Source IP Based
User ID Based

This alert type has a relatively long detection delay of up to 40 minutes because it waits for login events from high latency data sources and is sensitive to the event order of user logins.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Propagation
Tactic: [Internal] Credential Access (TA0006 )
Technique: Brute Force (T1110 )
Tags: [Internal; Brute Force]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is internal_user_success_brute_forcer.

Severity

Alert Subtype: Source IP Based

The source IP-based alert subtype has the same XDR Kill Chain as the user ID-based alert subtype, but differs in the Key Fields and Relevant Data Points and Use Case with Data Points.

The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_user_success_brute_forcer_srcip_usersid.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip — source IP address
srcip_usersid — Windows SID associated with the source IP address
srcip_host — source host name
srcip_reputation — source reputation
source_geo.countryName — source country
dstip_host — destination host name
login_type — type of login
username — user name
related_alert._id — link to the related Internal User Login Failure Anomaly

Use Case with Data Points

The login records to an internal IP address (dstip) are checked for every internal source IP address (srcip). An alert is triggered if that IP address:

Has so many failed login attempts that it triggered the Internal User Login Failure Anomaly, and
Had a successful login

A sample Interflow includes the source IP address (srcip), login type (login_type), source host name (srcip_host), source reputation (srcip_reputation), source country (srcip_geo.countryName), and user name (username).

Alert Subtype: User ID Based

The user ID-based alert subtype has the same XDR Kill Chain as the source IP-based alert subtype, but differs in the Key Fields and Relevant Data Points and Use Case with Data Points.

The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_user_success_brute_forcer_srcip.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip — source IP address
srcip_usersid — Windows SID associated with the source IP address
srcip_host — source host name
srcip_reputation — source reputation
source_geo.countryName — source country
dstip_host — destination host name
login_type — type of login
username — user name
related_alert._id — link to the related Internal Account Login Failure Anomaly

Use Case with Data Points

The login records to a user account (srcip_usersid) are checked for every internal source IP address (srcip). An alert is triggered if that user account:

Has so many failed login attempts that it triggered the Internal Account Login Failure Anomaly, and
Had a successful login

Internal User Login Failure Anomaly

An anomalous number of login failures between internal IP addresses was observed for one of the following applications: SSH, SMTP, FTP, RDP, SMB, databases, Active Directory, Office 365, Okta, AWS CloudTrail, Google Workspace, Salesforce, or Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). Check with the user.

This alert type has the following subtypes:

Source IP Based
Destination IP Based
NTLM Events
Kerberos Events
Windows Logon Events

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Propagation
Tactic: [Internal] Credential Access (TA0006 )
Technique: Brute Force (T1110 )
Tags: [Internal]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is internal_user_login_fail.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip — source IP address
service_id — source domain, workstation, organization, or service
dstip — destination IP address
dstip_host — destination host name
event_summary.total_failed — number of failed logins in the period
event_summary.total_successful — number of successful logins in the period
event_summary.total_fail_ratio — percent of failed logins in the period, which is: event_summary.total_failed / (event_summary.total_failed + event_summary.total_successful)
weighted_anomaly_score — net score based on weighted rating of successful versus failed attempts (scanning, login, or other). Scores greater than upper threshold are potentially malicious and less than lower threshold are benign.
login_type — type of login, such as ssh_traffic, okta_log, or aws_cloudtrail
srcip_host — source host name
srcip_reputation — source reputation

Use Case with Data Points

Login failures and successes between internal IP addresses are calculated periodically for every source (srcip) and destination (dstip) IP address. If the number of failures is significantly larger than the number of successes, an alert is triggered. The Interflow includes the login type (login_type), source host (srcip_host), and source reputation (srcip_reputation).

Alert Subtype: Source IP Based

The Source IP-based alert subtype is the same as the Internal User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from network traffic, system logs, Linux events, and AWS events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_user_login_fail_srcip.

Alert Subtype: Destination IP Based

The Destination IP-based alert subtype is the same as the Internal User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from network traffic, system logs, Linux events, and AWS events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_user_login_fail_dstip.

Alert Subtype: NTLM Events

The NTLM Events alert subtype is the same as the Internal User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from NTLM events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_user_login_fail_ntlm.

Alert Subtype: Kerberos Events

The Kerberos Events alert subtype is the same as the Internal User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Kerberos events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_user_login_fail_kerberos.

Alert Subtype: Windows Logon Events

The Windows Logon Events alert subtype is the same as the Internal User Login Failure Anomaly alert type above, with the following differences:

The subtype is for data sources from Windows Logon events.
The xdr_event.subtype.name for this alert subtype in the Interflow data is internal_user_login_fail_win_logon.

Login Time Anomaly

A user logged in at an abnormal time. Check with the user.

This alert type reads the System Timezone in Global Settings and puts the timezone into the alert descriptions. (In Global Settings, set your timezone relative to UTC.)

When a Login Time Anomaly occurs, the timezone is bound to the alert description with the following priorities:

The timezone inferred from engid_gateway takes precedence over the DP timezone, but only when it is present. If engid_gateway is present, the description will use the timezone where the login actually happened.
If engid_gateway is not present, the DP timezone setting is used.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: [External] XDR UBA (XTA0004)
Technique: XDR Time Anomaly (XT4005)
Tags: [External; User Behavior Analytics]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is user_login_time.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip_usersid — key ID of the source user
or
event_data.TargetUserName — name of the user (Windows event)
The key field for this alert type can be either srcip_usersid or event_data.TargetUserName, depending on the data feed.
srcip_username — source user name
srcip_host — host name of corresponding source IP address
srcip_geo.countryName — source country
actual_range — actual login time range
typical_range — typical login time range

Use Case with Data Points

Every user's (srcip_usersid) login time (actual) is compared to the typical login times (typical_range). If it is outside the range, an alert is triggered. The Interflow includes information such as the source user name (srcip_username), source host name (srcip_host), and source country (srcip_geo.countryName), as well as the destination host (dstip_host).

Potentially Malicious AWS Activity

The Potentially Malicious AWS Activity rules are used to identify suspicious activity within AWS logs. Any one or more of these will trigger the Potentially Malicious AWS Activity alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Defense Evasion (TA0005 )
Technique: Impair Defenses (T1562 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_malicious_activity.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

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Rules Contributing to Potentially Malicious AWS Activity Alert Type

Suspicious AWS Bucket Enumeration

The Suspicious AWS Bucket Enumeration rules are used to identify suspicious activity related to AWS Bucket enumeration. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS Bucket Enumeration alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Exploration
Tactic: Discovery (TA0007 )
Technique: Cloud Infrastructure Discovery (T1580 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_bucket_enumeration.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

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Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS Bucket Enumeration Alert Type

Suspicious AWS EBS Activity

The Suspicious AWS EBS Activity rules are used to identify suspicious AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) activity. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS EBS Activity alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Exploration
Tactic: Collection (TA0009 )
Technique: Data Staged (T1074 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_ebs_activity.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

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Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS EBS Activity Alert Type

Suspicious AWS EC2 Activity

The Suspicious AWS EC2 Activity rules are used to identify suspicious activity within AWS EC2 logs. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS EC2 Activity alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Persistence (TA0003 )
Technique: Account Manipulation (T1098 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_ec2_activity.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

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Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS EC2 Activity Alert Type

Suspicious AWS ELB Activity

The Suspicious AWS ELB Activity rules are used to identify suspicious activity with AWS ELB. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS ELB Activity alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Persistence (TA0003 )
Technique: Account Manipulation (T1098 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_elb_activity.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS ELB Activity Alert Type

Suspicious AWS IAM Activity

The Suspicious AWS IAM Activity rules are used to identify suspicious activity within AWS IAM logs. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS IAM Activity alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Persistence (TA0003 )
Technique: Account Manipulation (T1098 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_iam_activity.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS IAM Activity Alert Type

Suspicious AWS RDS Event

The Suspicious AWS RDS Event rules are used to identify suspicious activity related to AWS RDS events. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS RDS Event alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Persistence (TA0003 )
Technique: Create Account (T1136 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_rds_event.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS RDS Event Alert Type

Suspicious AWS Root Account Activity

The Suspicious AWS Root Account Activity rules are used to identify suspicious activity with AWS Root Account. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS Root Account Activity alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Persistence (TA0003 )
Technique: Valid Accounts (T1078 )
Sub-technique: Cloud Accounts (T1078.004 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_root_account_activity.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

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Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS Root Account Activity Alert Type

Suspicious AWS Route 53 Activity

The Suspicious AWS Route 53 Activity rules are used to identify suspicious activity within AWS Route 53 logs. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS Route 53 Activity alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Persistence (TA0003 )
Technique: Account Manipulation (T1098 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_route53_activity.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS Route 53 Activity Alert Type

Suspicious AWS SSL Certificate Activity

The Suspicious AWS SSL Certificate Activity rules are used to identify suspicious activity with AWS SSL certificates. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS SSL Certificate alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: Resource Development (TA0042 )
Technique: Obtain Capabilities (T1588 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_ssl_certificate_activity.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS SSL Certificate Activity Alert Type

Suspicious AWS VPC Flow Logs Modification

The Suspicious AWS VPC Flow Logs Modification rules are used to identify suspicious modification of AWS VPC Flow logs. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS VPC Flow Logs Modification alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Defense Evasion (TA0005 )
Technique: Impair Defenses (T1562 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_vpc_flow_logs_modification.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS VPC Flow Logs Modification Alert Type

Suspicious AWS VPC Mirror Session

The Suspicious AWS VPC Mirror Session rules are used to identify suspicious AWS VPC mirror session activity. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious AWS VPC Mirror Session alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Defense Evasion (TA0005 )
Technique: Impair Defenses (T1562 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_vpc_mirror_session.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious AWS VPC Mirror Session Alert Type

Suspicious Modification of AWS CloudTrail Logs

The Suspicious Modification of AWS CloudTrail Logs rules are used to identify suspicious activity within AWS CloudTrail logs. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious Modification of AWS CloudTrail Logs alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Defense Evasion (TA0005 )
Technique: Impair Defenses (T1562 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_cloudtrail_logs_modification.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

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Rules Contributing to Suspicious Modification of AWS CloudTrail Logs Alert Type

Suspicious Modification of AWS Route Table

The Suspicious Modification of AWS Route Table rules are used to identify suspicious activity related to modification of AWS route table. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious Modification of AWS Route Table alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Persistence (TA0003 )
Technique: Account Manipulation (T1098 )
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_modification_of_route_table.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious Modification of AWS Route Table Alert Type

Suspicious Modification of S3 Bucket

The Suspicious Modification of S3 Bucket rules are used to identify suspicious activity within S3 Bucket logs. Any one or more of these will trigger the Suspicious Modification of S3 Bucket alert type.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Persistent Foothold
Tactic: Defense Evasion (TA0005 )
Technique: Impair Defenses (T1562 )
Sub-technique: Disable Cloud Logs (T1562 .008)
Tags: []

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is aws_suspicious_modification_of_s3_bucket.

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

eventSource — source of event
eventName — name of event
eventType — type of event
userIdentity.accountId — key ID for the account involved in the event
userIdentity.userName — user name of the account involved in the event
userIdentity.type — type of account involved in the event
stellar.rule_id — Stellar Cyber rule ID

Link to Rule-Based Alert Types

Rules Contributing to Suspicious Modification of S3 Bucket Alert Type

User Login Location Anomaly

A login to a user account occurred from a source IP address that is anomalously distant from the nearest location typically observed for logins to that user account.

XDR Kill Chain

Kill Chain Stage: Initial Attempts
Tactic: [External] XDR UBA (XTA0004)
Technique: XDR Location Anomaly (XT2001)
Tags: [External; User Behavior Analytics]

Event Name

The xdr_event.name for this alert type in the Interflow data is user_login_region.

Severity

Key Fields and Relevant Data Points

srcip_usersid — key ID for the source user
distance_deviation — deviation in distance between two login locations (miles)
srcip_host — host name of corresponding source IP address
srcip_reputation — source reputation
srcip_geo.countryName — source country name
srcip_geo.region — source region name
srcip_geo.city — source city name
login_type — type of login

Use Case with Data Points

Successful login events for certain login types (login_type) of a user (srcip_usersid) from a source host (srcip_host) and country location (srcip_geo.countryName are examined. If the detected login location is too far away (distance_deviation in miles) from that user's typical locations, an alert is triggered. The source host's reputation (srcip_reputation) is also checked. Map views of the Interflow include data points for the closest typical login locations for the user.