Network sniffing detected in Cloud environment

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	5 Days
Required Data	Requires one of the following data sources: AWS Audit Log OR Azure Audit Log OR Gcp Audit Log
Detection Modules	Cloud
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006), Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	Network Sniffing (T1040)
Severity	Informational

Description

A network sniffing tool was used in a cloud environment.

Attacker's Goals

Adversaries may sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network.

Investigative actions

• Check the targeted resources and the sniffing policy.
• Check The cloud identity activity prior/after the network sniffing.

Variations

Unusual Network sniffing detected in Cloud environment

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006), Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	Network Sniffing (T1040)
Severity	Low

Description

A network sniffing tool was used in a cloud environment.

Attacker's Goals

Adversaries may sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network.

Investigative actions

• Check the targeted resources and the sniffing policy.
• Check The cloud identity activity prior/after the network sniffing.

Successful Network sniffing detected in Cloud environment

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006), Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	Network Sniffing (T1040)
Severity	Informational

Description

A network sniffing tool was used in a cloud environment.

Attacker's Goals

Adversaries may sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network.

Investigative actions

• Check the targeted resources and the sniffing policy.
• Check The cloud identity activity prior/after the network sniffing.