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Idb8b8ba09-1e89-45a1-8bd7-691cd23bfa32
RulenameMissing Domain Controller Heartbeat
DescriptionThis 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.
SeverityHigh
TacticsImpact
DefenseEvasion
TechniquesT1499
T1564
KindScheduled
Query frequency15m
Query period2h
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/Heartbeat/MissingDCHearbeat.yaml
Version1.0.5
Arm templateb8b8ba09-1e89-45a1-8bd7-691cd23bfa32.json
Deploy To Azure
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
requiredDataConnectors: []
triggerThreshold: 0
relevantTechniques:
- T1499
- T1564
queryPeriod: 2h
version: 1.0.5
id: b8b8ba09-1e89-45a1-8bd7-691cd23bfa32
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/Heartbeat/MissingDCHearbeat.yaml
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  
metadata:
  support:
    tier: Community
  providers: Microsoft
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
  source:
    kind: Community
  author:
    name: Jose Sebastian Canos
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: Computer
  entityType: Host
tactics:
- Impact
- DefenseEvasion
severity: High
name: Missing Domain Controller Heartbeat
queryFrequency: 15m
triggerOperator: gt
kind: Scheduled
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.'
{
  "$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"
    }
  ]
}