AWS IAM User Access Investigation
This Playbook is part of the Core - Investigation and Response Pack.#
Supported versions
Supported Cortex XSOAR versions: 6.6.0 and later.
Investigate and respond to Cortex XSIAM alerts where an AWS IAM user`s access key is used suspiciously to access the cloud environment. The following alerts are supported for AWS environments.
- Penetration testing tool attempt
- Penetration testing tool activity
- Suspicious API call from a Tor exit node This is a beta playbook, which lets you implement and test pre-release software. Although AWS is supported, we are working towards multi-cloud support. As the playbook is beta, it might contain bugs. Updates to the playbook during the beta phase might include non-backward compatible features. We encourage feedback on the quality and usability of the content to help us identify and fix issues, so we can continually improve the content.
Dependencies#
This playbook uses the following sub-playbooks, integrations, and scripts.
Sub-playbooks#
- AWS IAM User Access Investigation - Remediation
- Handle False Positive Alerts
- Enrichment for Verdict
Integrations#
- CortexCoreIR
Scripts#
This playbook does not use any scripts.
Commands#
- core-get-cloud-original-alerts
- closeInvestigation
Playbook Inputs#
| Name | Description | Default Value | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutoDeleteProfile | Whether to automatically delete the user login profile if it exists (True/False). | False | Optional |
| AutoBlockIP | Whether to initiate block IP playbook automatically (True/False). | False | Optional |
| IndicatorTag | The tag name for bad reputation IP addresses investigated in the incident. Use this when the EDL service is configured to add indicators to block in PANW PAN-OS. If the indicator verdict (Malicious/Bad) is used to add indicators to Cortex XSIAM EDL you don't need to use the tag. Indicators are set as malicious, automatically in the incident. | Optional | |
| DAG | This input determines whether Palo Alto Networks Panorama or Firewall Dynamic Address Groups are used. Specify the Dynamic Address Group tag name for IP handling. | Optional | |
| ShouldCloseAutomatically | Whether to close alerts automatically as a false positive (True/False). | Optional |
Playbook Outputs#
There are no outputs for this playbook.
Playbook Image#
