Netskope - Unsanctioned/Risky Cloud App Access (Shadow IT)

Status: available
Severity: medium
Time window: 1h
Group by: CsUsername, XCCountry, XCDevice, XCsApp, XCsAppCategory, XCsAppCci, XCsAppCcl, XCsAppTags
Source: github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

Alerts when users access unsanctioned or risky cloud applications based on Cloud Confidence Level (CCL) and app tags. Detects Shadow IT usage.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Initial Access	`T1199` Trusted Relationship
Exfiltration	`T1567` Exfiltration Over Web Service

Rule body kusto

id: cdc01279-d6ea-41b1-a32d-49d726be95b8
name: Netskope - Unsanctioned/Risky Cloud App Access (Shadow IT)
description: |
  Alerts when users access unsanctioned or risky cloud applications based on Cloud Confidence Level (CCL) and app tags. Detects Shadow IT usage.
severity: Medium
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: NetskopeWebTxConnector
    dataTypes:
      - NetskopeWebTransactions_CL
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - InitialAccess
  - Exfiltration
relevantTechniques:
  - T1199
  - T1567
query: |
  NetskopeWebTransactions_CL
  | where TimeGenerated > ago(1h)
  | where isnotempty(CsUsername) and isnotempty(XCsApp)
  | where XCsAppTags contains 'Unsanctioned' 
      or XCsAppCcl =~ 'poor'
      or XCsAppCcl =~ 'low'
      or XCsAppCci < 50
  | summarize 
      EventCount = count(),
      TotalBytesMB = round(sum(Bytes) / 1048576.0, 2),
      Activities = make_set(XCsAppActivity),
      FirstSeen = min(TimeGenerated),
      LastSeen = max(TimeGenerated)
      by 
      CsUsername,
      XCsApp,
      XCsAppCategory,
      XCsAppCcl,
      XCsAppCci,
      XCsAppTags,
      XCCountry,
      XCDevice
  | extend RiskLevel = case(
      XCsAppCci < 30, 'Critical',
      XCsAppCci < 50, 'High',
      XCsAppCci < 70, 'Medium',
      'Low')
  | project 
      TimeGenerated = LastSeen,
      User = CsUsername,
      RiskyApplication = XCsApp,
      AppCategory = XCsAppCategory,
      CloudConfidenceLevel = XCsAppCcl,
      CloudConfidenceIndex = XCsAppCci,
      AppTags = XCsAppTags,
      RiskLevel,
      Country = XCCountry,
      Device = XCDevice,
      Activities,
      EventCount,
      DataTransferMB = TotalBytesMB
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: User
  - entityType: CloudApplication
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: RiskyApplication
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: `source`

NetskopeWebTransactions_CL

Stage 2: `where`

| where TimeGenerated > ago(1h)

Stage 3: `where`

| where isnotempty(CsUsername) and isnotempty(XCsApp)

Stage 4: `where`

| where XCsAppTags contains 'Unsanctioned' 
    or XCsAppCcl =~ 'poor'
    or XCsAppCcl =~ 'low'
    or XCsAppCci < 50

Stage 5: `summarize`

| summarize 
    EventCount = count(),
    TotalBytesMB = round(sum(Bytes) / 1048576.0, 2),
    Activities = make_set(XCsAppActivity),
    FirstSeen = min(TimeGenerated),
    LastSeen = max(TimeGenerated)
    by 
    CsUsername,
    XCsApp,
    XCsAppCategory,
    XCsAppCcl,
    XCsAppCci,
    XCsAppTags,
    XCCountry,
    XCDevice

Stage 6: `extend`

| extend RiskLevel = case(
    XCsAppCci < 30, 'Critical',
    XCsAppCci < 50, 'High',
    XCsAppCci < 70, 'Medium',
    'Low')

RiskLevel =

ifXCsAppCci < 30'Critical'

elifXCsAppCci < 50'High'

elifXCsAppCci < 70'Medium'

else'Low'

Stage 7: `project`

| project 
    TimeGenerated = LastSeen,
    User = CsUsername,
    RiskyApplication = XCsApp,
    AppCategory = XCsAppCategory,
    CloudConfidenceLevel = XCsAppCcl,
    CloudConfidenceIndex = XCsAppCci,
    AppTags = XCsAppTags,
    RiskLevel,
    Country = XCCountry,
    Device = XCDevice,
    Activities,
    EventCount,
    DataTransferMB = TotalBytesMB

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

Field	Kind	Values
`CsUsername`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)
`XCsApp`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)
`XCsAppCci`	lt	`50` transforms: `cased`
`XCsAppCcl`	eq	`low` `poor`
`XCsAppTags`	contains	`Unsanctioned`

Output fields

Fields the rule emits when it matches. Chronicle authors list these in the outcome block; they appear on the detection and $risk_score drives alerting. Sentinel / Defender XDR rules build them up through project / summarize / extend stages. Sentinel maps these into alert fields via entityMappings and customDetails; Defender XDR custom detections surface them as alert fields directly.

Field	Source
`Activities`	`project`
`AppCategory`	`project`
`AppTags`	`project`
`CloudConfidenceIndex`	`project`
`CloudConfidenceLevel`	`project`
`Country`	`project`
`DataTransferMB`	`project`
`Device`	`project`
`EventCount`	`project`
`RiskLevel`	`project`
`RiskyApplication`	`project`
`TimeGenerated`	`project`
`User`	`project`

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`type:`	`events` / `rules` / `providers`
`vendor:`	`sigma` / `elastic` / `splunk` / `kusto` / `chronicle` (vendor name alone also works: `sigma:`, `kql:`, `secops:`…)
`tactic:`	TA-id, slug, or name: `credential_access`, `TA0006`
`technique:`	technique or sub-technique ID: `T1003`, `T1003.001` (alias `tech:`)
`severity:`	`critical` / `high` / `medium` / `low` / `informational` (alias `sev:`)
`risk_score`	Numeric comparison on the Elastic risk score (0 to 100): `risk_score>50`, `risk_score<=20`, `risk_score=99` (alias `risk`; Elastic rules only)
`stages:`	Rules with exactly N pipeline stages
`correlation:`	`single_event` / `sequence` / `alternatives` / `alternatives_cross_log` / `all_required` / `correlated`
`with:`	Co-occurrence event-id; stacks (`with:4624 with:4769`) to require all, while a comma list in one occurrence (`with:4624,4769`) is an either-or group. Implies multi-event
`like:`	Structural neighbors of a rule slug (equivalents + subsumption stricter / broader): `like:comsvcs_lsass_memory_dump-splunk-sysmon`
`groupby:`	Entity-grouping substring match against `group_by_keys`: `groupby:user`, `groupby:host`
`uses:`	Rules whose predicate tree touches the field (any kind, any value): `uses:CommandLine`
`excludes:`	Rules with top-level `not()` clauses on the field (FP whitelists): `excludes:ParentImage`
`field:` / `value:`	Predicate search; narrows rule cards to those with a matching leaf and drives the indicator tier. Unquoted = substring, wildcards allowed (`value:mimikatz`)
`indicator:`	Shorthand for `field:F value:V`: `indicator:Image=*\powershell.exe`
`kind:`	Filter by predicate kind. Narrows rule cards to those carrying a matching predicate leaf (`vendor:elastic kind:cidr_match`) and drives the indicator tier: `contains` / `starts_with` / `ends_with` / `regex` / `cidr` / `eq` / `in` … (operator aliases `op:`/`match:`)
`has:` / `no:`	`sample`, `field`, `notes`, `refs`, `trace`, `thirdparty`, `rule`, `pattern`, `timewindow`, `threshold`, `newterms`, `sigma`/`elastic`/`splunk`/`kusto`/`chronicle`
`-op:val`	Exclude matches; works on most operators but not `type:`/`like:`/`has:`/`no:` (use `no:<flag>` to exclude a rule flag): `tactic:execution -vendor:splunk`. Standalone `-kind:`/`-field:`/`-value:` drop every rule carrying a matching predicate leaf (`type:rules -kind:is_null`)
`field:"…"` / `value:"…"`	Quoted value = anchored exact match (also allows spaces): `value:"net user"`
`a,b`	Comma = OR inside one operator (`vendor:sigma,elastic`, `severity:high,critical`); repeating a facet merges the same way. `field:`/`value:` never split (literal commas)
`vendors:` / `stage:`	Singular and plural spellings fold to the canonical operator and value: `tactics:` = `tactic:`, `type:event` = `type:events`, `correlation:sequences` = `correlation:sequence`, `has:thresholds` = `has:threshold`
`"quoted phrase"`	Exact-match a multi-word phrase (free text)

Netskope - Unsanctioned/Risky Cloud App Access (Shadow IT)

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `where`

Stage 5: `summarize`

Stage 6: `extend`

Stage 7: `project`

Indicators

Output fields

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Netskope - Unsanctioned/Risky Cloud App Access (Shadow IT)

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: source

Stage 2: where

Stage 3: where

Stage 4: where

Stage 5: summarize

Stage 6: extend

Stage 7: project

Indicators

Output fields

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `where`

Stage 5: `summarize`

Stage 6: `extend`

Stage 7: `project`