Netskope - Data Movement Tracking (Upload/Download Monitoring)

Status: available
Severity: informational
Time window: 1h
Group by: CsUsername, XCCountry, XCDevice
Source: github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

Tracks file uploads and downloads, monitoring data movement direction, size, and destination. Provides visibility into data flow patterns.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Collection	`T1074` Data Staged
Exfiltration	`T1567` Exfiltration Over Web Service

Rule body kusto

id: cf103180-cb81-4796-921d-3cc7eef4e817
name: Netskope - Data Movement Tracking (Upload/Download Monitoring)
description: |
  Tracks file uploads and downloads, monitoring data movement direction, size, and destination. Provides visibility into data flow patterns.
severity: Informational
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: NetskopeWebTxConnector
    dataTypes:
      - NetskopeWebTransactions_CL
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - Exfiltration
  - Collection
relevantTechniques:
  - T1567
  - T1074
query: |
  let significantSizeMB = 50;
  NetskopeWebTransactions_CL
  | where TimeGenerated > ago(1h)
  | where isnotempty(CsUsername)
  | where CsBytes > 0 or ScBytes > 0 or XRsFileSize > 0
  | extend 
      Direction = case(
          CsBytes > ScBytes, 'Upload',
          ScBytes > CsBytes, 'Download',
          'Unknown'),
      TransferSize = max_of(CsBytes, ScBytes, XRsFileSize)
  | summarize 
      TotalUploadBytes = sumif(CsBytes, Direction == 'Upload'),
      TotalDownloadBytes = sumif(ScBytes, Direction == 'Download'),
      UploadCount = countif(Direction == 'Upload'),
      DownloadCount = countif(Direction == 'Download'),
      UniqueFiles = dcount(XCsAppObjectName),
      Files = make_set(XCsAppObjectName, 20),
      FileTypes = make_set(XRsFileType),
      Apps = make_set(XCsApp),
      Destinations = make_set(CsHost, 20)
      by CsUsername, XCDevice, XCCountry, bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
  | extend 
      TotalUploadMB = round(TotalUploadBytes / 1048576.0, 2),
      TotalDownloadMB = round(TotalDownloadBytes / 1048576.0, 2),
      TotalTransferMB = round((TotalUploadBytes + TotalDownloadBytes) / 1048576.0, 2)
  | where TotalTransferMB > significantSizeMB
  | extend DataFlowSummary = strcat('Upload: ', TotalUploadMB, ' MB (', UploadCount, ' ops), Download: ', TotalDownloadMB, ' MB (', DownloadCount, ' ops)')
  | project 
      TimeGenerated,
      User = CsUsername,
      Device = XCDevice,
      Country = XCCountry,
      TotalUploadMB,
      TotalDownloadMB,
      TotalTransferMB,
      UploadOperations = UploadCount,
      DownloadOperations = DownloadCount,
      UniqueFiles,
      FilesSample = Files,
      FileTypes,
      Applications = Apps,
      Destinations,
      DataFlowSummary
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: User
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

let significantSizeMB = 50;

Stage 1: `source`

NetskopeWebTransactions_CL

Stage 2: `where`

| where TimeGenerated > ago(1h)

Stage 3: `where`

| where isnotempty(CsUsername)

Stage 4: `where`

| where CsBytes > 0 or ScBytes > 0 or XRsFileSize > 0

Stage 5: `extend`

| extend 
    Direction = case(
        CsBytes > ScBytes, 'Upload',
        ScBytes > CsBytes, 'Download',
        'Unknown'),
    TransferSize = max_of(CsBytes, ScBytes, XRsFileSize)

Direction =

ifCsBytes > "ScBytes"'Upload'

elifScBytes > "CsBytes"'Download'

else'Unknown'

Stage 6: `summarize`

| summarize 
    TotalUploadBytes = sumif(CsBytes, Direction == 'Upload'),
    TotalDownloadBytes = sumif(ScBytes, Direction == 'Download'),
    UploadCount = countif(Direction == 'Upload'),
    DownloadCount = countif(Direction == 'Download'),
    UniqueFiles = dcount(XCsAppObjectName),
    Files = make_set(XCsAppObjectName, 20),
    FileTypes = make_set(XRsFileType),
    Apps = make_set(XCsApp),
    Destinations = make_set(CsHost, 20)
    by CsUsername, XCDevice, XCCountry, bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)

Stage 7: `extend`

| extend 
    TotalUploadMB = round(TotalUploadBytes / 1048576.0, 2),
    TotalDownloadMB = round(TotalDownloadBytes / 1048576.0, 2),
    TotalTransferMB = round((TotalUploadBytes + TotalDownloadBytes) / 1048576.0, 2)

Stage 8: `where`

| where TotalTransferMB > significantSizeMB

Stage 9: `extend`

| extend DataFlowSummary = strcat('Upload: ', TotalUploadMB, ' MB (', UploadCount, ' ops), Download: ', TotalDownloadMB, ' MB (', DownloadCount, ' ops)')

Stage 10: `project`

| project 
    TimeGenerated,
    User = CsUsername,
    Device = XCDevice,
    Country = XCCountry,
    TotalUploadMB,
    TotalDownloadMB,
    TotalTransferMB,
    UploadOperations = UploadCount,
    DownloadOperations = DownloadCount,
    UniqueFiles,
    FilesSample = Files,
    FileTypes,
    Applications = Apps,
    Destinations,
    DataFlowSummary

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
`CsBytes`	gt	`0` transforms: `cased`
`CsUsername`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)
`ScBytes`	gt	`0` transforms: `cased`
`TotalTransferMB`	gt	`50` transforms: `cased`
`XRsFileSize`	gt	`0` transforms: `cased`

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
`Applications`	`project`
`Country`	`project`
`DataFlowSummary`	`project`
`Destinations`	`project`
`Device`	`project`
`DownloadOperations`	`project`
`FileTypes`	`project`
`FilesSample`	`project`
`TimeGenerated`	`project`
`TotalDownloadMB`	`project`
`TotalTransferMB`	`project`
`TotalUploadMB`	`project`
`UniqueFiles`	`project`
`UploadOperations`	`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 - Data Movement Tracking (Upload/Download Monitoring)

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `where`

Stage 5: `extend`

Stage 6: `summarize`

Stage 7: `extend`

Stage 8: `where`

Stage 9: `extend`

Stage 10: `project`

Indicators

Output fields

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Netskope - Data Movement Tracking (Upload/Download Monitoring)

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Stage 1: source

Stage 2: where

Stage 3: where

Stage 4: where

Stage 5: extend

Stage 6: summarize

Stage 7: extend

Stage 8: where

Stage 9: extend

Stage 10: project

Indicators

Output fields

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `where`

Stage 5: `extend`

Stage 6: `summarize`

Stage 7: `extend`

Stage 8: `where`

Stage 9: `extend`

Stage 10: `project`