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CDM_ContinuousDiagnostics&Mitigation_PostureChanged
'This alert is designed to monitor Azure policies aligned with the Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation (CDM) Program. The alert triggers when policy compliance falls below 70% within a 1 week timeframe.'
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Discovery |
Rule body
id: fd950af9-d9db-4879-a60a-7267cc041beb
name: CDM_ContinuousDiagnostics&Mitigation_PostureChanged
description: |
'This alert is designed to monitor Azure policies aligned with the Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation (CDM) Program. The alert triggers when policy compliance falls below 70% within a 1 week timeframe.'
severity: Medium
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors: []
queryFrequency: 7d
queryPeriod: 7d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- Discovery
relevantTechniques:
- T1082
query: |
SecurityRecommendation
| where RecommendationDisplayName <> ""
| extend MaturityLevel=iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("log", "defender", "asset", "arc"), "Hardware Asset Management (HWAM)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("allow", "software", "application"), "Software Asset Management (SWAM)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("account", "user", "identity", "trust"), "User Trust (TRUST)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("access", "auth", "key", "cert", "token"), "Credentials & Authenticators (CRED)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("priv", "admin", "root"), "Privileges (PRIV)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("network", "internet", "traffic", "firewall", "intrusion", "bound", "tls", "gateway", "subnet", "web", "url", "proxy", "just", "port", "JIT", "http"), "Boundary Protection (BOUND)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("event", "agent", "incident", "back", "privacy", "audit", "collect"), "Manage Events (MNGEVT)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("edr", "malware", "endpoint protection", "detect", "respon"), "Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("aks", "contain", "kube", "supply"), "Design & Build in Security (DBS)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("data", "storage", "sql", "cmk", "key"), "Data Protection Management (DPM)", "Other"))))))))))
| where MaturityLevel in ('Hardware Asset Management (HWAM)', 'Software Asset Management (SWAM)', 'User Trust (TRUST)', 'Credentials & Authenticators (CRED)', 'Privileges (PRIV)', 'Boundary Protection (BOUND)', 'Manage Events (MNGEVT)', 'Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)', 'Design & Build in Security (DBS)', 'Data Protection Management (DPM)')
| summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by AssessedResourceId, RecommendationDisplayName
| summarize
Failed = countif(RecommendationState == "Unhealthy"),
Passed = countif(RecommendationState == "Healthy"),
NotApplicable = countif(RecommendationState == "NotApplicable" or RecommendationState == "Removed"),
Applicable = countif(RecommendationState == "Unhealthy" or RecommendationState == "Healthy"),
Total = countif(RecommendationState == "Unhealthy" or RecommendationState == "Healthy" or RecommendationState == "NotApplicable" or RecommendationState == "Removed")
by MaturityLevel
| extend PassedControls = (Passed / todouble(Applicable)) * 100
| project MaturityLevel, Total, PassedControls, Passed, Failed, Applicable, NotApplicable
| sort by Total, Passed desc
| extend RemediationLink = strcat('https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Security/SecurityMenuBlade/22')
| project CapabilityArea=MaturityLevel, Total, PassedControls, Passed, Failed, RemediationLink, LastObserved=now()
| where CapabilityArea <> ''
| where PassedControls < 70
//Adjust Either FailedRatePercentage or PassedRatePercentage Thresholds within organizational requirements
| sort by PassedControls desc
| extend URLCustomEntity = RemediationLink
entityMappings:
- entityType: URL
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Url
columnName: URLCustomEntity
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: source
SecurityRecommendation
Stage 2: where
| where RecommendationDisplayName <> ""
Stage 3: extend
| extend MaturityLevel=iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("log", "defender", "asset", "arc"), "Hardware Asset Management (HWAM)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("allow", "software", "application"), "Software Asset Management (SWAM)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("account", "user", "identity", "trust"), "User Trust (TRUST)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("access", "auth", "key", "cert", "token"), "Credentials & Authenticators (CRED)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("priv", "admin", "root"), "Privileges (PRIV)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("network", "internet", "traffic", "firewall", "intrusion", "bound", "tls", "gateway", "subnet", "web", "url", "proxy", "just", "port", "JIT", "http"), "Boundary Protection (BOUND)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("event", "agent", "incident", "back", "privacy", "audit", "collect"), "Manage Events (MNGEVT)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("edr", "malware", "endpoint protection", "detect", "respon"), "Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("aks", "contain", "kube", "supply"), "Design & Build in Security (DBS)",
iff(RecommendationDisplayName has_any("data", "storage", "sql", "cmk", "key"), "Data Protection Management (DPM)", "Other"))))))))))
MaturityLevel =if
(RecommendationDisplayName has "log" or RecommendationDisplayName has "defender" or RecommendationDisplayName has "asset" or RecommendationDisplayName has "arc")"Hardware Asset Management (HWAM)"else
iff((RecommendationDisplayName has_any ("allow", "software", "application")), "Software Asset Management (SWAM)", iff((RecommendationDisplayName has_any ("account", "user", "identity", "trust")), "User Trust (TRUST)", iff((RecommendationDisplayName has_any ("access", "auth", "key", "cert", "token")), "Credentials & Authenticators (CRED)", iff((RecommendationDisplayName has_any ("priv", "admin", "root")), "Privileges (PRIV)", iff((RecommendationDisplayName has_any ("network", "internet", "traffic", "firewall", "intrusion", "bound", "tls", "gateway", "subnet", "web", "url", "proxy", "just", "port", "JIT", "http")), "Boundary Protection (BOUND)", iff((RecommendationDisplayName has_any ("event", "agent", "incident", "back", "privacy", "audit", "collect")), "Manage Events (MNGEVT)", iff((RecommendationDisplayName has_any ("edr", "malware", "endpoint protection", "detect", "respon")), "Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)", iff((RecommendationDisplayName has_any ("aks", "contain", "kube", "supply")), "Design & Build in Security (DBS)", iff((RecommendationDisplayName has_any ("data", "storage", "sql", "cmk", "key")), "Data Protection Management (DPM)", "Other")))))))))Stage 4: where
| where MaturityLevel in ('Hardware Asset Management (HWAM)', 'Software Asset Management (SWAM)', 'User Trust (TRUST)', 'Credentials & Authenticators (CRED)', 'Privileges (PRIV)', 'Boundary Protection (BOUND)', 'Manage Events (MNGEVT)', 'Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)', 'Design & Build in Security (DBS)', 'Data Protection Management (DPM)')
Stage 5: summarize
| summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by AssessedResourceId, RecommendationDisplayName
Stage 6: summarize
| summarize
Failed = countif(RecommendationState == "Unhealthy"),
Passed = countif(RecommendationState == "Healthy"),
NotApplicable = countif(RecommendationState == "NotApplicable" or RecommendationState == "Removed"),
Applicable = countif(RecommendationState == "Unhealthy" or RecommendationState == "Healthy"),
Total = countif(RecommendationState == "Unhealthy" or RecommendationState == "Healthy" or RecommendationState == "NotApplicable" or RecommendationState == "Removed")
by MaturityLevel
Stage 7: extend
| extend PassedControls = (Passed / todouble(Applicable)) * 100
Stage 8: project
| project MaturityLevel, Total, PassedControls, Passed, Failed, Applicable, NotApplicable
Stage 9: sort
| sort by Total, Passed desc
Stage 10: extend
| extend RemediationLink = strcat('https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Security/SecurityMenuBlade/22')
Stage 11: project
| project CapabilityArea=MaturityLevel, Total, PassedControls, Passed, Failed, RemediationLink, LastObserved=now()
Stage 12: where
| where CapabilityArea <> ''
Stage 13: where
| where PassedControls < 70
Stage 14: sort
| sort by PassedControls desc
Stage 15: extend
| extend URLCustomEntity = RemediationLink
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
MaturityLevel | in |
| field:"MaturityLevel" kind:in |
PassedControls | lt |
| field:"PassedControls" kind:lt value:"70" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
CapabilityArea | project |
Failed | project |
LastObserved | project |
Passed | project |
PassedControls | project |
RemediationLink | project |
Total | project |
URLCustomEntity | extend |