Soft delete of cloud storage configuration was disabled

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	Azure Audit Log
Detection Modules	Cloud
Detector Tags	Cloud Data Asset Disaster Recovery Risks, Cloud Data Asset Protection Tampering, Cloud Data Asset Configuration, Data Detection & Response
ATT&CK Tactic	Impact (TA0040)
ATT&CK Technique	Inhibit System Recovery (T1490)
Severity	Informational

Description

A Soft Delete configuration was disabled on a cloud storage account. Soft delete allows a deletion of a blob or a container to be restored. Disabling it will impair the ability of the cloud environment to recover in disaster scenarios.

Attacker's Goals

Impair the ability of the cloud environment to recover in disaster scenarios.

Investigative actions

• Check if the identity intended to disable soft delete for this storage account.
• Check if the identity performed additional malicious operations in the cloud environment.