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AWS CloudTrail Log Created

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AWS CloudTrail Log Created

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Identifies the creation of an AWS log trail that specifies the settings for delivery of log data.

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

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Tags:

  • Elastic
  • Cloud
  • AWS
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • SecOps
  • Log Auditing

Version: 101 (version history)

Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.9.0

Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.6.0

Rule authors: Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Potential false positives

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Trail creations may be made by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. Trail creations by unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.

Investigation guide

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Rule query
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event.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and
event.provider:cloudtrail.amazonaws.com and event.action:CreateTrail
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Threat mapping
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Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM














Rule version history
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Version 101 (8.6.0 release)








    

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Version 100 (8.5.0 release)








    

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Version 8 (8.4.0 release)








    

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Version 6 (8.1.0 release)








    

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Version 5 (7.13.0 release)








    

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    event.action:CreateTrail and event.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and
event.provider:cloudtrail.amazonaws.com and event.outcome:success
    

    

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Version 4 (7.12.0 release)








    

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Version 3 (7.11.2 release)








    

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