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NRT Creation of expensive computes in Azure

Identifies the creation of large size or expensive VMs (with GPUs or with a large number of virtual CPUs) in Azure. An adversary may create new or update existing virtual machines to evade defenses or use them for…

Description

Identifies the creation of large size or expensive VMs (with GPUs or with a large number of virtual CPUs) in Azure. An adversary may create new or update existing virtual machines to evade defenses or use them for cryptomining purposes. For Windows/Linux Vm Sizes, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/windows/sizes Azure VM Naming Conventions, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/vm-naming-conventions

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
IaaS

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

Log source product
azureactivity
Log source service
azureactivity

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