Unusual Linux System Information Discovery Activity
editUnusual Linux System Information Discovery Activity
editLooks for commands related to system information discovery from an unusual user context. This can be due to uncommon troubleshooting activity or due to a compromised account. A compromised account may be used to engage in system information discovery in order to gather detailed information about system configuration and software versions. This may be a precursor to selection of a persistence mechanism or a method of privilege elevation.
Rule type: machine_learning
Rule indices: None
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 15m
Searches indices from: now-45m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Linux
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Rule Type: ML
- Rule Type: Machine Learning
- Tactic: Discovery
Version: 103
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
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Technique:
- Name: System Information Discovery
- ID: T1082
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/