Response rows stateful anomaly on database
| Id | 9851c360-5fd5-4bae-a117-b66d8476bf5e |
| Rulename | Response rows stateful anomaly on database |
| Description | Goal: To detect anomalous data exfiltration. This query detects SQL queries that accessed a large number of rows, which is significantly higher than normal for this database. The calculation is made inside recent time window (defined by ‘detectionWindow’ parameter), and the anomaly is calculated based on previous training window (defined by ’trainingWindow’ parameter). The user can set the minimal threshold for anomaly by changing the threshold parameters volThresholdZ and volThresholdQ (higher thresholds will detect only more severe anomalies). |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | Collection |
| Techniques | T1213.006 |
| Required data connectors | AzureSql |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1h |
| Query period | 14d |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure SQL Database solution for sentinel/Analytic Rules/Detection-VolumeResponseRowsStatefulAnomalyOnDatabase.yaml |
| Version | 1.1.3 |
| Arm template | 9851c360-5fd5-4bae-a117-b66d8476bf5e.json |
let volumeThresholdZ = 3.0; // Minimal threshold for the Zscore to trigger anomaly (number of standard deviations above mean). If set higher, only very significant alerts will fire.
let volumeThresholdQ = volumeThresholdZ; // Minimal threshold for the Qscore to trigger anomaly (number of Inter-Percentile Ranges above high percentile). If set higher, only very significant alerts will fire.
let volumeThresholdHardcoded = 500; // Minimal value for the volume metric to trigger anomaly.
let detectionWindow = 1h; // The size of the recent detection window for detecting anomalies.
let trainingWindow = detectionWindow + 14d; // The size of the training window before the detection window for learning the normal state.
let monitoredColumn = 'ResponseRows'; // The name of the column for volumetric anomalies.
let processedData = materialize (
AzureDiagnostics
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(trainingWindow)
| where Category == 'SQLSecurityAuditEvents' and action_id_s has_any ("RCM", "BCM") // Keep only SQL affected rows
| project TimeGenerated, PrincipalName = server_principal_name_s, ClientIp = client_ip_s, HostName = host_name_s, ResourceId,
ApplicationName = application_name_s, ActionName = action_name_s, Database = strcat(LogicalServerName_s, '/', database_name_s),
IsSuccess = succeeded_s, AffectedRows = affected_rows_d,
ResponseRows = response_rows_d, Statement = statement_s
| extend QuantityColumn = column_ifexists(monitoredColumn, 0)
| extend WindowType = case( TimeGenerated >= ago(detectionWindow), 'detection',
(ago(trainingWindow) <= TimeGenerated and TimeGenerated < ago(detectionWindow)), 'training', 'other')
| where WindowType in ('detection', 'training'));
let trainingSet =
processedData
| where WindowType == 'training'
| summarize AvgVal = round(avg(QuantityColumn), 2), StdVal = round(stdev(QuantityColumn), 2), N = count(),
P99Val = round(percentile(QuantityColumn, 99), 2), P50Val = round(percentile(QuantityColumn, 50), 2)
by Database;
processedData
| where WindowType == 'detection'
| join kind = inner (trainingSet) on Database
| extend ZScoreVal = iff(N >= 20, round(todouble(QuantityColumn - AvgVal) / todouble(StdVal + 1), 2), 0.00),
QScoreVal = iff(N >= 20, round(todouble(QuantityColumn - P99Val) / todouble(P99Val - P50Val + 1), 2), 0.00)
| extend IsVolumeAnomalyOnVal = iff((ZScoreVal > volumeThresholdZ and QScoreVal > volumeThresholdQ and QuantityColumn > volumeThresholdHardcoded), true, false), AnomalyScore = round((ZScoreVal + QScoreVal)/2, 0)
| where IsVolumeAnomalyOnVal == 'true'
| project TimeGenerated, Database, PrincipalName, ClientIp, HostName, ApplicationName, ActionName, Statement,
IsSuccess, ResponseRows, AffectedRows, IsVolumeAnomalyOnVal, AnomalyScore, ResourceId
| extend Name = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
tags:
- SQL
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: Name
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: UPNSuffix
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: ClientIp
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- entityType: CloudApplication
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: ApplicationName
- entityType: AzureResource
fieldMappings:
- identifier: ResourceId
columnName: ResourceId
tactics:
- Collection
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- AzureDiagnostics
connectorId: AzureSql
alertDetailsOverride:
alertDisplayNameFormat: Response rows anomaly on database {{Database}}
alertDescriptionFormat: |
'An anomaly was detected on database {{Database}} with {{ResponseRows}} response rows in a statement, which is significantly higher than normal for this database. Investigate the database activity for potential malicious data changes or deletions.'
id: 9851c360-5fd5-4bae-a117-b66d8476bf5e
severity: Medium
status: Available
query: |
let volumeThresholdZ = 3.0; // Minimal threshold for the Zscore to trigger anomaly (number of standard deviations above mean). If set higher, only very significant alerts will fire.
let volumeThresholdQ = volumeThresholdZ; // Minimal threshold for the Qscore to trigger anomaly (number of Inter-Percentile Ranges above high percentile). If set higher, only very significant alerts will fire.
let volumeThresholdHardcoded = 500; // Minimal value for the volume metric to trigger anomaly.
let detectionWindow = 1h; // The size of the recent detection window for detecting anomalies.
let trainingWindow = detectionWindow + 14d; // The size of the training window before the detection window for learning the normal state.
let monitoredColumn = 'ResponseRows'; // The name of the column for volumetric anomalies.
let processedData = materialize (
AzureDiagnostics
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(trainingWindow)
| where Category == 'SQLSecurityAuditEvents' and action_id_s has_any ("RCM", "BCM") // Keep only SQL affected rows
| project TimeGenerated, PrincipalName = server_principal_name_s, ClientIp = client_ip_s, HostName = host_name_s, ResourceId,
ApplicationName = application_name_s, ActionName = action_name_s, Database = strcat(LogicalServerName_s, '/', database_name_s),
IsSuccess = succeeded_s, AffectedRows = affected_rows_d,
ResponseRows = response_rows_d, Statement = statement_s
| extend QuantityColumn = column_ifexists(monitoredColumn, 0)
| extend WindowType = case( TimeGenerated >= ago(detectionWindow), 'detection',
(ago(trainingWindow) <= TimeGenerated and TimeGenerated < ago(detectionWindow)), 'training', 'other')
| where WindowType in ('detection', 'training'));
let trainingSet =
processedData
| where WindowType == 'training'
| summarize AvgVal = round(avg(QuantityColumn), 2), StdVal = round(stdev(QuantityColumn), 2), N = count(),
P99Val = round(percentile(QuantityColumn, 99), 2), P50Val = round(percentile(QuantityColumn, 50), 2)
by Database;
processedData
| where WindowType == 'detection'
| join kind = inner (trainingSet) on Database
| extend ZScoreVal = iff(N >= 20, round(todouble(QuantityColumn - AvgVal) / todouble(StdVal + 1), 2), 0.00),
QScoreVal = iff(N >= 20, round(todouble(QuantityColumn - P99Val) / todouble(P99Val - P50Val + 1), 2), 0.00)
| extend IsVolumeAnomalyOnVal = iff((ZScoreVal > volumeThresholdZ and QScoreVal > volumeThresholdQ and QuantityColumn > volumeThresholdHardcoded), true, false), AnomalyScore = round((ZScoreVal + QScoreVal)/2, 0)
| where IsVolumeAnomalyOnVal == 'true'
| project TimeGenerated, Database, PrincipalName, ClientIp, HostName, ApplicationName, ActionName, Statement,
IsSuccess, ResponseRows, AffectedRows, IsVolumeAnomalyOnVal, AnomalyScore, ResourceId
| extend Name = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure SQL Database solution for sentinel/Analytic Rules/Detection-VolumeResponseRowsStatefulAnomalyOnDatabase.yaml
kind: Scheduled
queryPeriod: 14d
version: 1.1.3
name: Response rows stateful anomaly on database
queryFrequency: 1h
triggerThreshold: 0
relevantTechniques:
- T1213.006
description: |
'Goal: To detect anomalous data exfiltration. This query detects SQL queries that accessed a large number of rows, which is significantly higher than normal for this database.
The calculation is made inside recent time window (defined by 'detectionWindow' parameter), and the anomaly is calculated based on previous training window (defined by 'trainingWindow' parameter). The user can set the minimal threshold for anomaly by changing the threshold parameters volThresholdZ and volThresholdQ (higher thresholds will detect only more severe anomalies).'
triggerOperator: gt