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# Suspicious container reconnaissance activity in a Kubernetes pod
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | 10 Minutes |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day |
| Required Data | XDR Agent |
| Detector Tags | Kubernetes - AGENT, Containers |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Discovery (TA0007) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Remote System Discovery (T1018), System Information Discovery (T1082), System Network Configuration Discovery (T1016), System Service Discovery (T1007), Container and Resource Discovery (T1613) |
| Severity | Informational |
### Description
A process performed multiple consecutive container discovery commands from within a Kubernetes Pod.
### Attacker's Goals
Collect information about the host, network and user configuration for lateral movement and privilege escalation.
### Investigative actions
* Verify if the script or process initiating the discovery commands is benign.
* Verify that this isn't sanctioned IT activity.
* Look for other hosts executing similar commands.
### Variations
Suspicious container reconnaissance activity in a Kubernetes pod
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Discovery (TA0007) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Remote System Discovery (T1018), System Information Discovery (T1082), System Network Configuration Discovery (T1016), System Service Discovery (T1007), Container and Resource Discovery (T1613) |
| Severity | Medium |
**Description**
A process performed multiple consecutive container discovery commands from within a Kubernetes Pod.
**Attacker's Goals**
Collect information about the host, network and user configuration for lateral movement and privilege escalation.
**Investigative actions**
* Verify if the script or process initiating the discovery commands is benign.
* Verify that this isn't sanctioned IT activity.
* Look for other hosts executing similar commands.
Suspicious container reconnaissance activity in a Kubernetes pod
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Discovery (TA0007) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Remote System Discovery (T1018), System Information Discovery (T1082), System Network Configuration Discovery (T1016), System Service Discovery (T1007), Container and Resource Discovery (T1613) |
| Severity | Low |
**Description**
A process performed multiple consecutive container discovery commands from within a Kubernetes Pod.
**Attacker's Goals**
Collect information about the host, network and user configuration for lateral movement and privilege escalation.
**Investigative actions**
* Verify if the script or process initiating the discovery commands is benign.
* Verify that this isn't sanctioned IT activity.
* Look for other hosts executing similar commands.
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