Crowdstrike Multiple LOW Severity Alerts

name: Crowdstrike Multiple LOW Severity Alerts
id: 5c2c02d8-bee7-4f5c-9dea-e3e1012daddb
version: 9
creation_date: '2024-07-31'
modification_date: '2026-05-13'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
status: production
type: Anomaly
description: The following analytic detects multiple CrowdStrike LOW severity alerts, indicating a series of minor suspicious activities or policy violations. These alerts are not immediately critical but should be reviewed to prevent potential threats. They often highlight unusual behavior or low-level risks that, if left unchecked, could escalate into more significant security issues. Regular monitoring and analysis of these alerts are essential for maintaining robust security.
data_source: []
search: |-
    `crowdstrike_stream` tag=alert event.SeverityName= LOW
      | rename event.EndpointIp as src_ip, event.EndpointName as src_host, event.UserName as user, event.IncidentDescription as description, event.IncidentType as type, event.NumbersOfAlerts as count_alerts, event.SeverityName as severity
      | stats dc(type) as type_count, values(user) as users, values(description) as descriptions, values(type) as types, values(severity) count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime
        BY src_ip src_host
      | where type_count >= 3
      | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
      | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
      | `crowdstrike_multiple_low_severity_alerts_filter`
how_to_implement: To implement CrowdStrike stream JSON logs, use the Falcon Streaming API. Set up an API client, authenticate with your CrowdStrike credentials, and subscribe to the "CrowdStrike:Event:Streams:JSON" event stream. Process and store the JSON logs as needed, integrating them into your logging or SIEM system for monitoring and analysis.
known_false_positives: No false positives have been identified at this time.
references:
    - https://www.crowdstrike.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CrowdStrike-Falcon-Event-Streams-Add-on-Guide-v3.pdf
drilldown_searches:
    - name: View the detection results for - "$src_host$"
      search: '%original_detection_search% | search  src_host = "$src_host$"'
      earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
    - name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$src_host$"
      search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$src_host$") | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
      earliest_offset: 7d
      latest_offset: "0"
intermediate_findings:
    entities:
        - field: src_host
          type: system
          score: 20
          message: Several LOW severity alerts found in $src_host$
analytic_story:
    - Compromised Windows Host
asset_type: Endpoint
mitre_attack_id:
    - T1110
product:
    - Splunk Enterprise
    - Splunk Enterprise Security
    - Splunk Cloud
category: endpoint
security_domain: endpoint
tests:
    - name: True Positive Test
      attack_data:
        - data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/suspicious_behaviour/crowdstrike_stream/multiple_low_alert/crowdstrike_multiple_low_cleaned.log
          sourcetype: CrowdStrike:Event:Streams:JSON
          source: CrowdStrike:Event:Streams
      test_type: unit