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CTE - Compromised Device Suspected (High-Volume IOC Blocks)

Description

A single device is generating an unusually high volume of threat-intel-matched (IOC) blocks in a short window. This pattern is more consistent with malware/beaconing behavior than manual browsing and should be investigated for device compromise. Note: the 5-per-hour threshold below is a starting point based on limited sample data - tune it once a real baseline is established.
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.0.0
Query frequency
15m
Query period
1h
Trigger
gt 0

Declared MITRE coverage

Declared sources

Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.

Connectors

Data types

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

CybereinforceCTE_CL
| where EventType == "block.url"
| extend d = parse_json(Details)
| extend
    DeviceId = tostring(d.deviceId),
    HostName = iff(isnotempty(tostring(d.hostname)), tostring(d.hostname), strcat("cte-device-", substring(EntityId, 0, 8))),
    DeviceUser = tostring(d.deviceUser),
    DeviceOs = tostring(d.deviceOs),
    DeviceVersion = tostring(d.deviceVersion),
    Url = tostring(d.url),
    IsIoc = tobool(d.ioc),
    ClientIp = tostring(split(tostring(d.clientIp), ":")[0])
| where IsIoc == true
| summarize IOC_BlockCount=count(), SampleUrls=make_set(Url, 20), SampleIps=make_set(ClientIp, 20), FirstSeen=min(TimeGenerated), LastSeen=max(TimeGenerated) by DeviceId, HostName, DeviceUser, DeviceOs, DeviceVersion, TenantId
| where IOC_BlockCount >= 5
| extend Url = tostring(SampleUrls[0]), ClientIp = tostring(SampleIps[0])

Declared entities

HostURLIP

Related content

Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.

Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
59246163-4cc0-4e96-a0f0-f098a83cf425
Additional source files 2Solutions/Cybereinforce/Analytic Rules/CompromisedDeviceSuspectedHighVolumeIOCBlocks.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Cybereinforce/Data/Solution_Cybereinforce.jsonsolution-membership ↗
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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