Understanding data

Detection is about understanding the relationships behaviors represent

Pivoting

What could be interesting point to start?

  • Process Name

    • non-descriptive name, random characters name, uncommon, looks like legitimate one

  • HTTP Request

  • URL

  • IP

  • Domain

  • Port

How to spot anomalies

Are there some outstanding data?

It is common to use functions like

  • count, distinct count

To spot outstanding data.

Look for:

  • Rare occurrence

  • Most occurrence

  • Uncommon occurence

    • Eg. Notepad communicating to the Internet,...

Resources

Windows EVTX Logs

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