Azure Diagnostic Settings Deletionedit

Identifies the deletion of diagnostic settings in Azure, which send platform logs and metrics to different destinations. An adversary may delete diagnostic settings in an attempt to evade defenses.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

  • filebeat-*
  • logs-azure*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-25m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

Tags:

  • Domain: Cloud
  • Data Source: Azure
  • Tactic: Defense Evasion

Version: 102

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Investigation guideedit

Setupedit

The Azure Fleet integration, Filebeat module, or similarly structured data is required to be compatible with this rule.

Rule queryedit

event.dataset:azure.activitylogs and azure.activitylogs.operation_name:"MICROSOFT.INSIGHTS/DIAGNOSTICSETTINGS/DELETE" and event.outcome:(Success or success)

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM