IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
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: 10m
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:
- Domain: Cloud
- Data Source: AWS
- Data Source: Amazon Web Services
- Use Case: Asset Visibility
- Tactic: Persistence
Version: 103
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editRule query
editevent.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and event.provider:rds.amazonaws.com and event.action:(CreateDBCluster or CreateGlobalCluster) and event.outcome:success
Framework: 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/