Detection rules › YARA-L
YARA-L rules: 0v
| Rule | Severity |
|---|---|
| AWS GuardDuty DGA Domain Activity Detected | high |
| Okta ThreatInsight Suspected Password Spray Attack | medium |
AWS GuardDuty DGA Domain Activity Detected
#Amazon GuardDuty detects an Amazon EC2 instance or a container querying algorithmically generated domains (DGA).
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Command & Control |
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule aws_guardduty_dga_domain_activity_detected {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Amazon GuardDuty detects an Amazon EC2 instance or a container querying algorithmically generated domains (DGA)."
rule_id = "mr_52851fd2-be35-4eda-82b3-541edc5c2196"
rule_name = "AWS GuardDuty DGA Domain Activity Detected"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Command and Control"
mitre_attack_technique = "Dynamic Resolution: Domain Generation Algorithms"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1568/002/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS GuardDuty"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$guardduty.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$guardduty.metadata.product_name = "AWS GuardDuty"
$guardduty.metadata.product_event_type = /DGADomainRequest/
//Filter out sample findings
$guardduty.security_result.about.labels["Sample"] != "true"
outcome:
$risk_score = max(35)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Command and Control"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Dynamic Resolution: Domain Generation Algorithms"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1568.002"
$event_count = count_distinct($guardduty.metadata.id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_display_name = $guardduty.principal.user.user_display_name
$aws_region = $guardduty.target.location.name
$target_resource_name = $guardduty.target.resource.name
$target_resource_product_object_id = $guardduty.target.resource.product_object_id
$security_result_summary = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.summary)
$security_result_description = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.description)
$security_result_severity = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity)
$security_result_severity_details = array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity_details)
$metadata_product_event_type = array_distinct($guardduty.metadata.product_event_type)
condition:
$guardduty
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $guardduty event.
Events
$guardduty
metadata.product_event_type matches "DGADomainRequest"security_result.about.labels["Sample"] != "true"
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(35) |
event_count | count_distinct($guardduty.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($guardduty.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_display_name | $guardduty.principal.user.user_display_name |
aws_region | $guardduty.target.location.name |
target_resource_name | $guardduty.target.resource.name |
target_resource_product_object_id | $guardduty.target.resource.product_object_id |
security_result_summary | array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.summary) |
security_result_description | array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.description) |
security_result_severity | array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity) |
security_result_severity_details | array_distinct($guardduty.security_result.severity_details) |
metadata_product_event_type | array_distinct($guardduty.metadata.product_event_type) |
Okta ThreatInsight Suspected Password Spray Attack
#Okta's ThreatInsight can identify Password Spray attacks.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access |
References
Telemetry Coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Okta | System Log event type security.threat.detected: Request from malicious IP detected by ThreatInsight |
Rules Detecting the Same Action
These rules filter on the same operation.
- Device Registration from Malicious IP (Kusto)
- Okta Security Threat Detected (Sigma)
- Okta ThreatInsight Login Failure With High Unknown Users (YARA-L)
- Okta ThreatInsight Security Threat Detected (Panther)
- Okta ThreatInsight Suspected Bruteforce Attack (YARA-L)
- Okta ThreatInsight Threat Detected (Splunk)
- Okta ThreatInsight Threat Suspected Promotion (Elastic)
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule okta_threatinsight_suspected_password_spray_attack {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Okta's ThreatInsight can identify Password Spray attacks."
rule_id = "mr_4d081db5-7ea3-4300-8e0f-d7c7fcc1f662"
rule_name = "Okta ThreatInsight Suspected Password Spray Attack"
reference = "https://help.okta.com/en-us/Content/Topics/Security/threat-insight/configure-threatinsight-system-log.htm"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force: Password Spraying"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/003/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "Okta"
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
events:
$login.metadata.product_name = "Okta"
$login.metadata.vendor_name = "Okta"
$login.metadata.event_type = "USER_UNCATEGORIZED"
$login.metadata.product_event_type = "security.threat.detected"
$login.security_result.category_details = "Password Spray"
outcome:
$risk_score = max(
// Baseline
35 +
// If the IP Address is marked as suspicious IP address by Okta ThreatInsight
if($login.security_result.detection_fields["threatSuspected"] = "true", 30) +
// Unauthorized target geographies
if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) +
if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) +
if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) +
if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) +
if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20)
)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force: Password Spraying"
$target_user_agent = $login.network.http.user_agent
$principal_ip = array_distinct($login.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_ip_city = $login.principal.location.city
$security_result_summary = array_distinct($login.security_result.summary)
condition:
$login
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $login event.
Events
$login
metadata.product_event_type = "security.threat.detected"security_result.category_details = "Password Spray"
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max( 35 + if($login.security_result.detection_fields["threatSuspected"] = "true", 30) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) + if($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20) ) |
target_user_agent | $login.network.http.user_agent |
principal_ip | array_distinct($login.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_ip_city | $login.principal.location.city |
security_result_summary | array_distinct($login.security_result.summary) |