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CTERA Mass Deletions Detection Analytic
This analytic rule detects and alerts when large amount of deletion operations generated by the CTERA Edge Filer
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Impact |
Rule body
id: 5365f294-0c67-432a-bacf-b1282a3b6c46
name: CTERA Mass Deletions Detection Analytic
description: 'This analytic rule detects and alerts when large amount of deletion operations generated by the CTERA Edge Filer'
kind: Scheduled
severity: High
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: CTERA
dataTypes:
- Syslog
queryFrequency: 5m
queryPeriod: 5m
triggerOperator: GreaterThan
triggerThreshold: 5000
tactics:
- Impact
relevantTechniques:
- T1485
query: |
Syslog
| where ProcessName == 'gw-audit'
| extend
TenantName = extract("\"vportal\":\"([^\"]*)\"", 1, SyslogMessage),
UserName = extract("user=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
Permission = extract("op=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
EdgeFiler = extract("\"client\":\"([^\"]*)\"", 1, SyslogMessage),
RootPath = extract("rootPath=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
Share = extract("share=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
LocalPath = extract("path=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
Timestamp = todatetime(extract("\"@timestamp\":\"([^\"]*)\"", 1, SyslogMessage))
| where Permission == 'delete'
| summarize Count = count() by UserName, bin(Timestamp, 5m)
| where Count > 5000
incidentConfiguration:
createIncident: true
groupingConfiguration:
enabled: false
reopenClosedIncident: false
lookbackDuration: PT5H
matchingMethod: AllEntities
eventGroupingSettings:
aggregationKind: SingleAlert
alertDetailsOverride:
alertnameFormat: 'CTERA Batch Access Denied Detection'
alertDescriptionFormat: >
Detected {{Count}} denied access attempts by user {{UserName}} on Edge Filer
{{EdgeFiler}} within 5 minutes. Please investigate unauthorized access attempts or misconfigurations.
customDetails:
TenantName: TenantName
UserName: UserName
EdgeFiler: EdgeFiler
RootPath: RootPath
Share: Share
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: UserName
- entityType: File
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: EdgeFiler
suppressionDuration: PT5H
suppressionEnabled: false
version: 1.0.0
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: source
Syslog
Stage 2: where
| where ProcessName == 'gw-audit'
Stage 3: extend
| extend
TenantName = extract("\"vportal\":\"([^\"]*)\"", 1, SyslogMessage),
UserName = extract("user=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
Permission = extract("op=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
EdgeFiler = extract("\"client\":\"([^\"]*)\"", 1, SyslogMessage),
RootPath = extract("rootPath=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
Share = extract("share=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
LocalPath = extract("path=([^|]*)", 1, SyslogMessage),
Timestamp = todatetime(extract("\"@timestamp\":\"([^\"]*)\"", 1, SyslogMessage))
Stage 4: where
| where Permission == 'delete'
Stage 5: summarize
| summarize Count = count() by UserName, bin(Timestamp, 5m)
Stage 6: where
| where Count > 5000
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
Count | gt |
| field:"Count" kind:gt value:"5000" |
Permission | eq |
| field:"Permission" kind:eq value:"delete" |
ProcessName | eq |
| field:"process_name" kind:eq value:"gw-audit" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
Count | summarize |
UserName | summarize |