AWS ElastiCache Security Group Modified or Deleted — Sigma Rule

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Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger. Source status: test; severity: low. Source dates: 2021-07-24 / 2022-10-09.

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

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 6a4cb1cd21d1fc7d311f727814aed79f90d15875de66f3924d35f9fdc5bc86c7

Detection logic

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title: AWS ElastiCache Security Group Modified or Deleted
id: 7c797da2-9cf2-4523-ba64-33b06339f0cc
status: test
description: Identifies when an ElastiCache security group has been modified or deleted.
references:
    - https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/7d5efd68603f42be5e125b5a6a503b2ef3ac0f4e/rules/integrations/aws/impact_elasticache_security_group_modified_or_deleted.toml
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
date: 2021-07-24
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1531
logsource:
    product: aws
    service: cloudtrail
detection:
    selection:
        eventSource: elasticache.amazonaws.com
        eventName:
            - 'DeleteCacheSecurityGroup'
            - 'AuthorizeCacheSecurityGroupIngress'
            - 'RevokeCacheSecurityGroupIngress'
            - 'AuthorizeCacheSecurityGroupEgress'
            - 'RevokeCacheSecurityGroupEgress'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - A ElastiCache security group deletion may be done by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. Security Group deletions from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.


level: low

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False positives

• A ElastiCache security group deletion may be done by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. Security Group deletions from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.

Source references

• https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/7d5efd68603f42be5e125b5a6a503b2ef3ac0f4e/rules/integrations/aws/impact_elasticache_security_group_modified_or_deleted.toml