AWS RDS DB Instance or Cluster Deletion Protection Disabled
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Identifies the modification of an AWS RDS DB instance or cluster to remove the deletionProtection feature. Deletion protection is enabled automatically for instances set up through the console and can be used to protect them from unintentional deletion activity. If disabled, an instance or cluster can be deleted, destroying sensitive or critical information. Adversaries with the proper permissions can take advantage of this to set up future deletion events against a compromised environment.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "DETECTION_ACTION_AWS_RDS_CLUSTER_OR_INSTANCE_MODIFIED" AND (REQUESTPARAMETERS contains "deletionProtection:false") select Action1.CALLER,Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.IPADDRESS,Action1.LOG_EVENT_NAME,Action1.SOURCE,Action1.SOURCE_REGION,Action1.REQUESTPARAMETERS
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
AWS


