AWS Config Disabling Channel/Recorder — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: vitaliy0x1. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2020-01-21 / 2022-10-09.

{
  "product": "aws",
  "service": "cloudtrail"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: d53eb7e1c2b87a31bd7ca7558f3eda1d15ceb4646451e8e0405d78618480aea6

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

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

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Valid change in AWS Config Service

Source references

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/cloudtrail-log-files-for-aws-config.html