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# IAM Enumeration sequence
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | 10 Minutes |
| Deduplication Period | 7 Days |
| Required Data | Requires one of the following data sources:
AWS Audit Log OR Gcp Audit Log
|
| Detection Modules | Cloud |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Discovery (TA0007) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Account Discovery (T1087), Permission Groups Discovery (T1069), Cloud Service Discovery (T1526) |
| Severity | Informational |
### Description
An identity has executed a sequence of events which may be related to an IAM recon enumeration.
### Attacker's Goals
Gather information about the cloud environment, including IAM users, groups, roles, and policies.
### Investigative actions
Verify whether the API calls were made by the identity and check for any additional related calls.
### Variations
IAM Enumeration sequence executed from a cloud Internet facing instance
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Discovery (TA0007) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Account Discovery (T1087), Permission Groups Discovery (T1069), Cloud Service Discovery (T1526) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
A cloud Internet facing instance performed an unusual IAM enumeration.
**Attacker's Goals**
Gather information about the cloud environment, including IAM users, groups, roles, and policies.
**Investigative actions**
Verify whether the API calls were made by the identity and check for any additional related calls.
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