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DDoS attack detected

Description

Identifies DDoS attack in Azure Firewall IDPS logs.
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.0.1
Declared status
Available
Query frequency
1h
Query period
24h
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.

let TimeWindow   = 90d;    
let HitThreshold = 10;
let MinSeverity  = 2;
let EnableCategoryFilter    = true;
let EnableDescriptionFilter = false;
let EnableActionFilter      = false;
let CategoriesOfInterest = dynamic([
    "Attempted Denial of Service",
    "Denial of Service",
    "Detection of a Denial of Service Attack"
]);
let DescriptionsOfInterest = dynamic([
    "attempted-dos",
    "successful-dos",
    "denial-of-service"
]);
let MatchActions = dynamic(["Deny", "alert"]);
AZFWIdpsSignature
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(TimeWindow)
| where Severity >= MinSeverity
| where (EnableCategoryFilter == false) or (Category has_any (CategoriesOfInterest))
| where (EnableDescriptionFilter == false) or (Description has_any (DescriptionsOfInterest))
| where (EnableActionFilter == false) or (Action in~ (MatchActions))
| summarize
    StartTime   = min(TimeGenerated),
    EndTime     = max(TimeGenerated),
    TotalHits   = count(),
    MaxSeverity = max(Severity),
    Actions     = make_set(Action, 5),
    Signatures  = make_set(SignatureId, 20),
    Description = make_set(substring(tostring(Description), 0, 120), 3)
    by SourceIp, ThreatCategory = Category
| where TotalHits >= HitThreshold
| project
    StartTime,
    EndTime,
    SourceIp,
    ThreatCategory,
    TotalHits,
    MaxSeverity,
    Actions,
    Signatures,
    Description
| order by MaxSeverity desc, TotalHits desc

Declared entities

IP

Related content

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Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
c3ffdbe6-2e62-4984-9e80-933ed90b2f6a
Additional source files 2Solutions/Azure Firewall/Analytic Rules/Azure Firewall - DDoS attack detected.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Azure Firewall/Data/Solution_AzureFirewall.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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