AWS RDS Instance/Cluster Stoppage
editAWS RDS Instance/Cluster Stoppage
editIdentifies that an Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) cluster or instance has been stopped.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-aws*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
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/stop-db-cluster.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_StopDBCluster.html
- https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/rds/stop-db-instance.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_StopDBInstance.html
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- AWS
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Asset Visibility
Version: 5 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.9.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.13.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positives
editValid clusters or instances may be stopped by a system administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. Cluster or instance stoppages from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
Investigation guide
editConfig
The AWS Fleet integration, Filebeat module, or similarly structured data is required to be compatible with this rule.
Rule query
editevent.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and event.provider:rds.amazonaws.com and event.action:(StopDBCluster or StopDBInstance) and event.outcome:success
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Impact
- ID: TA0040
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0040/
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Technique:
- Name: Service Stop
- ID: T1489
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1489/
Rule version history
edit- Version 5 (7.13.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.action:(StopDBCluster or StopDBInstance) and event.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and event.provider:rds.amazonaws.com and event.outcome:success
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- Version 4 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.10.0 release)
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- Formatting only