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PLC unsecure key state (Microsoft Defender for IoT)
Description
'This alert leverages Defender for IoT to detect PLC operating mode changes indicating the PLC is potentially insecure. If the PLC is compromised, devices that interact with it may be impacted. This may affect overall system security and safety.'
- Rule type
- Scheduled
- Version
- 1.0.3
- Declared status
- Available
- Query frequency
- 3h
- Query period
- 3h
- 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.
SecurityAlert
| where ProviderName == "IoTSecurity"
| where AlertName has "PLC Operating Mode Changed"
| extend ExtendedProperties = parse_json(ExtendedProperties)
| where tostring(ExtendedProperties.isNew) == "True"
| extend DeviceId = tostring(ExtendedProperties.DeviceId),
SourceDeviceAddress = tostring(ExtendedProperties.SourceDeviceAddress),
DestDeviceAddress = tostring(ExtendedProperties.DestinationDeviceAddress),
RemediationSteps = tostring(parse_json(RemediationSteps)[0]),
Protocol = tostring(ExtendedProperties.Protocol),
AlertManagementUri = tostring(ExtendedProperties.AlertManagementUri)
| project
TimeGenerated,
DeviceId,
ProductName,
ProductComponentName,
AlertSeverity,
AlertName,
Description,
Protocol,
SourceDeviceAddress,
DestDeviceAddress,
RemediationSteps,
Tactics,
Entities,
VendorOriginalId,
AlertLink,
AlertManagementUri,
Techniques
Related content
Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.
Source provenance
GitHubDisplayed values come from files in Azure/Azure-Sentinel. They describe the published template, not your workspace configuration.
- Commit
9800e51↗- Source identifier
f9df500a-e2a4-4104-a517-dc1d85bb654f
GSTEP / CATALOG TRACKING
Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC