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AWS Config Disabling Channel/Recorder

Status
test
Severity
high
Log source
product aws, service cloudtrail
Author
vitaliy0x1
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects AWS Config Service disabling

Known false positives

  • Valid change in AWS Config Service

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Telemetry coverage

Rules detecting the same action

These rules filter on the same operation.

Rule body

title: AWS Config Disabling Channel/Recorder
id: 07330162-dba1-4746-8121-a9647d49d297
status: test
description: Detects AWS Config Service disabling
references:
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/cloudtrail-log-files-for-aws-config.html
author: vitaliy0x1
date: 2020-01-21
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1685.002
logsource:
    product: aws
    service: cloudtrail
detection:
    selection:
        eventSource: 'config.amazonaws.com'
        eventName:
            - 'DeleteDeliveryChannel'
            - 'StopConfigurationRecorder'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Valid change in AWS Config Service
level: high

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

selection

Stage 1: selection

selection:
    eventSource: 'config.amazonaws.com'
    eventName:
        - 'DeleteDeliveryChannel'
        - 'StopConfigurationRecorder'

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

FieldKindValuesSearch
eventNameeq
  • DeleteDeliveryChannel
  • StopConfigurationRecorder
field:"aws::eventName" kind:eq
eventSourceeq
  • config.amazonaws.com
field:"aws::eventSource" kind:eq value:"config.amazonaws.com"