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Tailscale Premium Network flow beaconing detected
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| Id | e3f4a5b6-3c4d-5e6f-7a8b-9c0d1e2f3a4b |
| Rulename | Tailscale Premium: Network flow beaconing detected |
| Description | Identifies when flows between a src-dst pair recur at a regular interval (80%+ of inter-flow gaps cluster on the same delta over 10+ flows). Signature of C2 beaconing or scheduled exfiltration. Requires Tailscale Premium or Enterprise. |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | CommandAndControl Exfiltration |
| Techniques | T1071 T1095 T1029 |
| Required data connectors | TailscalePremiumCCF |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1h |
| Query period | 2d |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Tailscale%20%28CCF%29/Analytic%20Rules/TailscalePremiumBeaconingDetected.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Arm template | e3f4a5b6-3c4d-5e6f-7a8b-9c0d1e2f3a4b.json |
let lookback = 2d;
let minFlows = 10;
let beaconPercentThreshold = 80.0;
Tailscale_Network_CL
| where TimeGenerated > ago(lookback)
| where HasVirtualTraffic
| mv-expand t = VirtualTraffic
| extend Src = tostring(t.src), Dst = tostring(t.dst), Proto = toint(t.proto)
| project TimeGenerated, Src, Dst, Proto, SrcNodeName, SrcUser, DstNodeName, DstUser
| sort by Src asc, Dst asc, Proto asc, TimeGenerated asc
| serialize
| extend NextTime = next(TimeGenerated), NextSrc = next(Src), NextDst = next(Dst), NextProto = next(Proto)
| where Src == NextSrc and Dst == NextDst and Proto == NextProto
| extend DeltaSec = datetime_diff('second', NextTime, TimeGenerated)
| where DeltaSec > 5
| summarize DeltaCount = count() by Src, Dst, Proto, DeltaSec, SrcNodeName, SrcUser, DstNodeName, DstUser
| summarize (MostFrequentDeltaCount, MostFrequentDeltaSec) = arg_max(DeltaCount, DeltaSec), TotalFlows = sum(DeltaCount) by Src, Dst, Proto, SrcNodeName, SrcUser, DstNodeName, DstUser
| where TotalFlows >= minFlows
| extend BeaconPercent = round(MostFrequentDeltaCount * 100.0 / TotalFlows, 1)
| where BeaconPercent >= beaconPercentThreshold
incidentConfiguration:
groupingConfiguration:
lookbackDuration: P1D
reopenClosedIncident: false
matchingMethod: AllEntities
enabled: true
createIncident: true
name: 'Tailscale Premium: Network flow beaconing detected'
triggerOperator: gt
query: |
let lookback = 2d;
let minFlows = 10;
let beaconPercentThreshold = 80.0;
Tailscale_Network_CL
| where TimeGenerated > ago(lookback)
| where HasVirtualTraffic
| mv-expand t = VirtualTraffic
| extend Src = tostring(t.src), Dst = tostring(t.dst), Proto = toint(t.proto)
| project TimeGenerated, Src, Dst, Proto, SrcNodeName, SrcUser, DstNodeName, DstUser
| sort by Src asc, Dst asc, Proto asc, TimeGenerated asc
| serialize
| extend NextTime = next(TimeGenerated), NextSrc = next(Src), NextDst = next(Dst), NextProto = next(Proto)
| where Src == NextSrc and Dst == NextDst and Proto == NextProto
| extend DeltaSec = datetime_diff('second', NextTime, TimeGenerated)
| where DeltaSec > 5
| summarize DeltaCount = count() by Src, Dst, Proto, DeltaSec, SrcNodeName, SrcUser, DstNodeName, DstUser
| summarize (MostFrequentDeltaCount, MostFrequentDeltaSec) = arg_max(DeltaCount, DeltaSec), TotalFlows = sum(DeltaCount) by Src, Dst, Proto, SrcNodeName, SrcUser, DstNodeName, DstUser
| where TotalFlows >= minFlows
| extend BeaconPercent = round(MostFrequentDeltaCount * 100.0 / TotalFlows, 1)
| where BeaconPercent >= beaconPercentThreshold
queryFrequency: 1h
description: |
Identifies when flows between a src-dst pair recur at a regular interval (80%+ of inter-flow gaps cluster on the same delta over 10+ flows). Signature of C2 beaconing or scheduled exfiltration. Requires Tailscale Premium or Enterprise.
id: e3f4a5b6-3c4d-5e6f-7a8b-9c0d1e2f3a4b
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 2d
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled
status: Available
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: TailscalePremiumCCF
dataTypes:
- Tailscale_Network_CL
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Tailscale%20%28CCF%29/Analytic%20Rules/TailscalePremiumBeaconingDetected.yaml
relevantTechniques:
- T1071
- T1095
- T1029
tactics:
- CommandAndControl
- Exfiltration
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: HostName
columnName: SrcNodeName
entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: HostName
columnName: DstNodeName
entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: SrcUser
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: Src
entityType: IP
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}
},
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"description": "Identifies when flows between a src-dst pair recur at a regular interval (80%+ of inter-flow gaps cluster on the same delta over 10+ flows). Signature of C2 beaconing or scheduled exfiltration. Requires Tailscale Premium or Enterprise.\n",
"displayName": "Tailscale Premium: Network flow beaconing detected",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Host",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "SrcNodeName",
"identifier": "HostName"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Host",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "DstNodeName",
"identifier": "HostName"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "SrcUser",
"identifier": "FullName"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "IP",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "Src",
"identifier": "Address"
}
]
}
],
"incidentConfiguration": {
"createIncident": true,
"groupingConfiguration": {
"enabled": true,
"lookbackDuration": "P1D",
"matchingMethod": "AllEntities",
"reopenClosedIncident": false
}
},
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Tailscale%20%28CCF%29/Analytic%20Rules/TailscalePremiumBeaconingDetected.yaml",
"query": "let lookback = 2d;\nlet minFlows = 10;\nlet beaconPercentThreshold = 80.0;\nTailscale_Network_CL\n| where TimeGenerated > ago(lookback)\n| where HasVirtualTraffic\n| mv-expand t = VirtualTraffic\n| extend Src = tostring(t.src), Dst = tostring(t.dst), Proto = toint(t.proto)\n| project TimeGenerated, Src, Dst, Proto, SrcNodeName, SrcUser, DstNodeName, DstUser\n| sort by Src asc, Dst asc, Proto asc, TimeGenerated asc\n| serialize\n| extend NextTime = next(TimeGenerated), NextSrc = next(Src), NextDst = next(Dst), NextProto = next(Proto)\n| where Src == NextSrc and Dst == NextDst and Proto == NextProto\n| extend DeltaSec = datetime_diff('second', NextTime, TimeGenerated)\n| where DeltaSec > 5\n| summarize DeltaCount = count() by Src, Dst, Proto, DeltaSec, SrcNodeName, SrcUser, DstNodeName, DstUser\n| summarize (MostFrequentDeltaCount, MostFrequentDeltaSec) = arg_max(DeltaCount, DeltaSec), TotalFlows = sum(DeltaCount) by Src, Dst, Proto, SrcNodeName, SrcUser, DstNodeName, DstUser\n| where TotalFlows >= minFlows\n| extend BeaconPercent = round(MostFrequentDeltaCount * 100.0 / TotalFlows, 1)\n| where BeaconPercent >= beaconPercentThreshold\n",
"queryFrequency": "PT1H",
"queryPeriod": "P2D",
"severity": "Medium",
"status": "Available",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"CommandAndControl",
"Exfiltration"
],
"techniques": [
"T1029",
"T1071",
"T1095"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.0",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}