AWS RDS Cluster Creation
editAWS RDS Cluster Creation
editIdentifies the creation of a new Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Aurora DB cluster or global database spread across multiple regions.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-aws*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 10 minutes
Searches indices from: now-60m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
- https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/rds/create-db-cluster.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_CreateDBCluster.html
- https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/rds/create-global-cluster.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_CreateGlobalCluster.html
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- AWS
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Asset Visibility
Version: 4 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.9.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.2
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Potential false positives
editValid clusters may be created by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. Cluster creations from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If a known behavior is causing false positives, it can be excluded from the rule.
Investigation guide
editThe AWS Filebeat module must be enabled to use this rule.
Rule query
editevent.action:(CreateDBCluster or CreateGlobalCluster) and event.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and event.provider:rds.amazonaws.com and event.outcome:success
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: External Remote Services
- ID: T1133
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133/
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
Rule version history
edit- Version 4 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.11.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.10.0 release)
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- Formatting only