Rare binary connected to a rare cloud resource

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
Detector Tags	EDR Windows C2 Analytics
ATT&CK Tactic	Command and Control (TA0011)
ATT&CK Technique	Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols (T1071.001)
Severity	Low

Description

Rare binary connected to a rare cloud resource.

Attacker's Goals

Communicate with the attacker's Command and Control (C2) infrastructure.

Investigative actions

• Check the binary file.
• Get further details about the uncommon external cloud resource.

Variations

Software development tool connected to a rare cloud resource

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Command and Control (TA0011)
ATT&CK Technique	Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols (T1071.001)
Severity	Informational

Description

Software development tool connected to a rare cloud resource.

Attacker's Goals

Communicate with the attacker's Command and Control (C2) infrastructure.

Investigative actions

• Check the binary file.
• Get further details about the uncommon external cloud resource.

Recently downloaded rare binary connected to a rare cloud resource

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Command and Control (TA0011)
ATT&CK Technique	Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols (T1071.001)
Severity	Medium

Description

Recently downloaded rare binary connected to a rare cloud resource.

Attacker's Goals

Communicate with the attacker's Command and Control (C2) infrastructure.

Investigative actions

• Check the binary file.
• Get further details about the uncommon external cloud resource.