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AWS Password Policy Change
Detects when an existing password policy is updated or deleted in an AWS account.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Discovery | T1201 Password Policy Discovery |
Event coverage
Rule body yaral
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rule aws_password_policy_change {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects when an existing password policy is updated or deleted in an AWS account."
rule_id = "mr_2e66b918-acfc-46ea-b625-58732558005d"
rule_name = "AWS Password Policy Change"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Discovery"
mitre_attack_technique = "Password Policy Discovery"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1201/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
events:
$cloudtrail.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
(
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy" or
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "DeleteAccountPasswordPolicy"
)
$cloudtrail.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
outcome:
$risk_score = max(50)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Discovery"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Password Policy Discovery"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1201"
$event_count = count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id)
$network_http_user_agent = $cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent
$principal_ip = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_display_name = $cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name
$recipient_aws_account_id = $cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"]
$aws_region = $cloudtrail.principal.location.name
condition:
$cloudtrail
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $cloudtrail event.
Events
$cloudtrail
metadata.product_event_type = "UpdateAccountPasswordPolicy" or "DeleteAccountPasswordPolicy"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(50) |
event_count | count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id) |
network_http_user_agent | $cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent |
principal_ip | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_display_name | $cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name |
recipient_aws_account_id | $cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"] |
aws_region | $cloudtrail.principal.location.name |