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AN0708 Analytic 0708
IaaS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Monitor for cloud API calls that export or collect guest or system logs. Abnormal use of Azure VM Agent’s CollectGuestLogs.exe or AWS CloudWatch GetLogEvents across multiple instances should be correlated with lateral movement or data staging.</p>
- Detects
- T1654 Log Enumeration
- Part of
- DET0255 Detection Strategy for Log Enumeration
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| AWS:CloudTrail | GetLogEvents: High frequency log exports from CloudWatch or equivalent services | DC0064 Command Execution |
| azure:activity | CollectGuestLogs: Unexpected collection of guest logs by Azure VM Agent outside normal maintenance windows | DC0055 File Access |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
LogExportThreshold | Define thresholds for volume/frequency of log export requests considered suspicious. |