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Network Port Sweep from External Network (ASIM Network Session schema)

Description

'This detection rule detects scenarios when a particular port is being scanned by multiple external sources. The rule utilize [ASIM](https://aka.ms/AboutASIM) normalization, and is applied to any source which supports the ASIM Network Session schema.'
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.0.5
Declared status
Available
Query frequency
1h
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.

let lookback = 1h;
let threshold = 20;
_Im_NetworkSession(starttime=ago(lookback),endtime=now())
| where NetworkDirection == "Inbound"
| summarize make_set(DstIpAddr,100) by SrcIpAddr, DstPortNumber
| where array_length(set_DstIpAddr) > threshold

Related content

Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.

Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
cd8faa84-4464-4b4e-96dc-b22f50c27541
Additional source files 2Solutions/Network Session Essentials/Analytic Rules/NetworkPortSweepFromExternalNetwork.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Network Session Essentials/Data/Solution_NetworkSessionEssentials.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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