Missing Domain Controller Heartbeat

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Id	b8b8ba09-1e89-45a1-8bd7-691cd23bfa32
Rulename	Missing Domain Controller Heartbeat
Description	This detection will go over the heartbeats received from the agents of Domain Controllers over the last hour, and will create alerts if the last heartbeats were received an hour ago.
Severity	High
Tactics	Impact DefenseEvasion
Techniques	T1499 T1564
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	15m
Query period	2h
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/Heartbeat/MissingDCHearbeat.yaml
Version	1.0.5
Arm template	b8b8ba09-1e89-45a1-8bd7-691cd23bfa32.json

KQL

let query_frequency = 15m;
let missing_period = 1h;
//Enter a reference list of hostnames for your DC servers
let DCServersList = dynamic (["DC01.simulandlabs.com","DC02.simulandlabs.com"]);
//Alternatively, a Watchlist can be used
//let DCServersList = _GetWatchlist('HostName-DomainControllers') | project HostName;
Heartbeat
| summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Computer
| where Computer in (DCServersList)
//You may specify the OS type of your Domain Controllers
//| where OSType == 'Windows'
| where TimeGenerated between (ago(query_frequency + missing_period) .. ago(missing_period))
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, OSType, Version, ComputerEnvironment, Type, Solutions
| sort by TimeGenerated asc

YAML

id: b8b8ba09-1e89-45a1-8bd7-691cd23bfa32
tactics:
- Impact
- DefenseEvasion
queryPeriod: 2h
metadata:
  author:
    name: Jose Sebastian Canos
  providers: Microsoft
  source:
    kind: Community
  support:
    tier: Community
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
triggerThreshold: 0
name: Missing Domain Controller Heartbeat
query: |
  let query_frequency = 15m;
  let missing_period = 1h;
  //Enter a reference list of hostnames for your DC servers
  let DCServersList = dynamic (["DC01.simulandlabs.com","DC02.simulandlabs.com"]);
  //Alternatively, a Watchlist can be used
  //let DCServersList = _GetWatchlist('HostName-DomainControllers') | project HostName;
  Heartbeat
  | summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Computer
  | where Computer in (DCServersList)
  //You may specify the OS type of your Domain Controllers
  //| where OSType == 'Windows'
  | where TimeGenerated between (ago(query_frequency + missing_period) .. ago(missing_period))
  | project TimeGenerated, Computer, OSType, Version, ComputerEnvironment, Type, Solutions
  | sort by TimeGenerated asc  
severity: High
triggerOperator: gt
kind: Scheduled
relevantTechniques:
- T1499
- T1564
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/Heartbeat/MissingDCHearbeat.yaml
queryFrequency: 15m
requiredDataConnectors: []
description: |
    'This detection will go over the heartbeats received from the agents of Domain Controllers over the last hour, and will create alerts if the last heartbeats were received an hour ago.'
version: 1.0.5
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: Computer
    identifier: HostName
  entityType: Host

ARM

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/b8b8ba09-1e89-45a1-8bd7-691cd23bfa32')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/b8b8ba09-1e89-45a1-8bd7-691cd23bfa32')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "b8b8ba09-1e89-45a1-8bd7-691cd23bfa32",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'This detection will go over the heartbeats received from the agents of Domain Controllers over the last hour, and will create alerts if the last heartbeats were received an hour ago.'\n",
        "displayName": "Missing Domain Controller Heartbeat",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Computer",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/Heartbeat/MissingDCHearbeat.yaml",
        "query": "let query_frequency = 15m;\nlet missing_period = 1h;\n//Enter a reference list of hostnames for your DC servers\nlet DCServersList = dynamic ([\"DC01.simulandlabs.com\",\"DC02.simulandlabs.com\"]);\n//Alternatively, a Watchlist can be used\n//let DCServersList = _GetWatchlist('HostName-DomainControllers') | project HostName;\nHeartbeat\n| summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Computer\n| where Computer in (DCServersList)\n//You may specify the OS type of your Domain Controllers\n//| where OSType == 'Windows'\n| where TimeGenerated between (ago(query_frequency + missing_period) .. ago(missing_period))\n| project TimeGenerated, Computer, OSType, Version, ComputerEnvironment, Type, Solutions\n| sort by TimeGenerated asc\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT15M",
        "queryPeriod": "PT2H",
        "severity": "High",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "DefenseEvasion",
          "Impact"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1499",
          "T1564"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.5",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}