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AWSCloudTrail - Failed Attempts to Change AWS CloudTrail Logs

Identifies FAILED or denied attempts to manipulate AWS CloudTrail, CloudWatch/EventBridge, or VPC Flow Logs. Successful manipulation is covered by the higher-severity 'AWSCloudTrail - Successful Tampering with AWS…

Description

Identifies FAILED or denied attempts to manipulate AWS CloudTrail, CloudWatch/EventBridge, or VPC Flow Logs. Successful manipulation is covered by the higher-severity 'AWSCloudTrail - Successful Tampering with AWS CloudTrail Logs' rule. These failed attempts can indicate reconnaissance or an actor probing for insufficient permissions as part of defense evasion. For more information, visit: AWS CloudTrail API: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html AWS CloudWatch/EventBridge API: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html AWS DeleteFlowLogs API: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteFlowLogs.html

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
IaaSIdentity ProviderOffice SuiteSaaS

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
awsawss3
Log source service
awscloudtrail

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