Google Cloud Firewall Modified or Deleted
Detects when a firewall rule is modified or deleted in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- gcp
- Log source service
- gcp_audit
Known benign triggers
- Exceptions can be added to this rule to filter expected behavior.
- Firewall rules being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator. Verify that the firewall configuration change was expected.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/audit-logging | 12from 2 sources |
| developers.google.com/resources/api-libraries/documentation/compute/v1/java/latest/com/google/api/services/compute/Compute.Firewalls.html | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- fe513c69-734c-4d4a-8548-ac5f609be82b
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairment
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1