AWSCloudTrail - EC2 Instance Launched Without Key Pair

Detects EC2 RunInstances events without a key pair and with user data present, which may indicate malicious startup script execution on newly provisioned instances.

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Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Identity Provider Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite SaaS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source product: aws
Log source service: awscloudtrail

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AWSCloudTrail - EC2 Instance Launched Without Key Pair

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MITRE ATT&CK mappings

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