From 85e799b37842ec237da08e00276d37eeb15b7a5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David French <56409778+threat-punter@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 11:08:38 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] [New Rule] Azure Automation Account Created (#177)

* new-rule-azure-automation-account-created

* Fix rule name format :smile:

* Update rules/azure/persistence_azure_automation_account_created.toml

Update maturity to production

* Update rules/azure/persistence_azure_automation_account_created.toml

Update ecs_version to 1.6.0

Co-authored-by: Andrew Pease <7442091+peasead@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Andrew Pease <7442091+peasead@users.noreply.github.com>
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 ...ence_azure_automation_account_created.toml | 62 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 62 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 rules/azure/persistence_azure_automation_account_created.toml

diff --git a/rules/azure/persistence_azure_automation_account_created.toml b/rules/azure/persistence_azure_automation_account_created.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..932944bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/azure/persistence_azure_automation_account_created.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+[metadata]
+creation_date = "2020/08/18"
+ecs_version = ["1.6.0"]
+maturity = "production"
+updated_date = "2020/08/18"
+
+[rule]
+author = ["Elastic"]
+description = """
+Identifies when an Azure Automation account is created. Azure Automation accounts can be used to automate management
+tasks and orchestrate actions across systems. An adversary may create an Automation account in order to maintain
+persistence in their target's environment.
+"""
+from = "now-25m"
+index = ["filebeat-*"]
+language = "kuery"
+license = "Elastic License"
+name = "Azure Automation Account Created"
+note = "The Azure Filebeat module must be enabled to use this rule."
+references = [
+    "https://powerzure.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Functions/operational.html#create-backdoor",
+    "https://github.com/hausec/PowerZure",
+    "https://posts.specterops.io/attacking-azure-azure-ad-and-introducing-powerzure-ca70b330511a",
+    "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/blog/azure-automation-runbook-management/",
+]
+risk_score = 21
+rule_id = "df26fd74-1baa-4479-b42e-48da84642330"
+severity = "low"
+tags = ["Azure", "Continuous Monitoring", "Elastic", "Identity and Access", "SecOps"]
+type = "query"
+
+query = '''
+event.module:azure and event.dataset:azure.activitylogs and event.category:Administrative and azure.activitylogs.operation_name:MICROSOFT.AUTOMATION/AUTOMATIONACCOUNTS/WRITE and event.outcome:Success
+'''
+
+
+[[rule.threat]]
+framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
+[[rule.threat.technique]]
+id = "T1078"
+name = "Valid Accounts"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/"
+
+
+[rule.threat.tactic]
+id = "TA0003"
+name = "Persistence"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"
+
+
+[[rule.threat]]
+framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
+[[rule.threat.technique]]
+id = "T1078"
+name = "Valid Accounts"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/"
+
+
+[rule.threat.tactic]
+id = "TA0005"
+name = "Defense Evasion"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"