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Potential beaconing activity (ASIM DNS Solution)

This query identifies beaconing patterns from DNS logs based on recurrent frequency patterns. Such a potential outbound beaconing pattern to untrusted public networks should be investigated for any malware callbacks…

Description

This query identifies beaconing patterns from DNS logs based on recurrent frequency patterns. Such a potential outbound beaconing pattern to untrusted public networks should be investigated for any malware callbacks or data exfiltration attempts.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 5 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.

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