AWS - User Investigation
This Playbook is part of the AWS Enrichment and Remediation Pack.#
Supported versions
Supported Cortex XSOAR versions: 6.9.0 and later.
This playbook performs an investigation on a specific user in AWS environments, using queries and logs from AWS CloudTrail to locate the following activities performed by the user:
- Failed login attempt
- Suspicious activities
- API access denied
- Administrative user activities
- Security rules and policies changes
- Access keys and access token activities
- Script-based user agent usage
- User role changes activities
- MFA device changes activities
Dependencies#
This playbook uses the following sub-playbooks, integrations, and scripts.
Sub-playbooks#
This playbook does not use any sub-playbooks.
Integrations#
AWS - CloudTrail
Scripts#
- LoadJSON
- GetTime
- Set
Commands#
aws-cloudtrail-lookup-events
Playbook Inputs#
| Name | Description | Default Value | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Username | The username to investigate. Please enter the user's email. | Optional | |
| AwsTimeSearchFrom | The Search Time for the `GetTime` task used by the AWS Cloud Trail search query. This value represents the number of days to include in the search. Default value: 1. (1 Day) | 1 | Optional |
Playbook Outputs#
| Path | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| AwsMFAConfigCount | The number of MFA configurations performed by the user in the AWS environment. | unknown |
| AwsUserRoleChangesCount | The number of user roles that were changed by the user in the AWS environment. | unknown |
| AwsSuspiciousActivitiesCount | The number of suspicious activities performed by the user in the AWS environment. | unknown |
| AwsScriptBasedUserAgentCount | The number of script-based user agent usages by the user in the AWS environment. | unknown |
| AwsAccessKeyActivitiesCount | The number of access key activities performed by the user in the AWS environment. | unknown |
| AwsSecurityChangesCount | The number of security rules that were changed by the user in the AWS environment. | unknown |
| AwsAdminActivitiesCount | The number of administrative activities performed by the user in the AWS environment. | unknown |
| AwsApiAccessDeniedCount | The number of API accesses denied by the user in the AWS environment. | unknown |
| AwsFailedLogonCount | The number of failed logins by the user in the AWS environment. | unknown |
Playbook Image#
