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# Kubernetes environment enumeration activity

### Synopsis

| Field                | Value                                    |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period    | 14 Days                                  |
| Training Period      | 30 Days                                  |
| Test Period          | 10 Minutes                               |
| Deduplication Period | 5 Days                                   |
| Required Data        | XDR Agent                                |
| Detector Tags        | Kubernetes - AGENT                       |
| ATT\&CK Tactic       | Discovery (TA0007)                       |
| ATT\&CK Technique    | Container and Resource Discovery (T1613) |
| Severity             | Informational                            |

### Description

Multiple resources within a Kubernetes cluster were enumerated. This may indicate an adversary attempting to map the Kubernetes environment and discover resources that may assist to perform additional attacks within the environment.

### Attacker's Goals

Map the Kubernetes cluster environment and detect potential resources to abuse.

### Investigative actions

* Identify which Kubernetes resources were discovered.
* Investigate whether affected resources were used to extract sensitive information.

### Variations

<details>

<summary>Kubernetes environment enumeration activity from a pod</summary>

**Synopsis**

| Field             | Value                                    |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic    | Discovery (TA0007)                       |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Container and Resource Discovery (T1613) |
| Severity          | Medium                                   |

**Description**

Multiple resources within a Kubernetes cluster were enumerated. This may indicate an adversary attempting to map the Kubernetes environment and discover resources that may assist to perform additional attacks within the environment.

**Attacker's Goals**

Map the Kubernetes cluster environment and detect potential resources to abuse.

**Investigative actions**

* Identify which Kubernetes resources were discovered.
* Investigate whether affected resources were used to extract sensitive information.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Suspicious Kubernetes environment enumeration activity</summary>

**Synopsis**

| Field             | Value                                    |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic    | Discovery (TA0007)                       |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Container and Resource Discovery (T1613) |
| Severity          | Low                                      |

**Description**

Multiple resources within a Kubernetes cluster were enumerated. This may indicate an adversary attempting to map the Kubernetes environment and discover resources that may assist to perform additional attacks within the environment.

**Attacker's Goals**

Map the Kubernetes cluster environment and detect potential resources to abuse.

**Investigative actions**

* Identify which Kubernetes resources were discovered.
* Investigate whether affected resources were used to extract sensitive information.

</details>


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