Detection: CloudTrail Trail Global Service Logging Disabled

Overview

Detect when an AWS CloudTrail trail was created without global service logging enabled. Disabling global service logging reduces visibility into critical account activities, such as authentication attempts and IAM changes, potentially compromising account security. Enabling this logging ensures comprehensive monitoring and supports compliance with security best practices.

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Usage

Run the detection in your terminal:

powerpipe detection run aws_cloudtrail_log_detections.detection.cloudtrail_trail_global_service_logging_disabled

Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:

powerpipe login
powerpipe detection run aws_cloudtrail_log_detections.detection.cloudtrail_trail_global_service_logging_disabled --share

SQL

This detection uses a named query:

select
  tp_timestamp as timestamp,
string_split(event_source, '.')[1] || ':' || event_name as operation,
request_parameters ->> 'name' as resource,
user_identity.arn as actor,
tp_source_ip as source_ip,
tp_index as account_id,
aws_region as region,
tp_id as source_id,
*

from
  aws_cloudtrail_log
where
  event_source = 'cloudtrail.amazonaws.com'
  and event_name = 'UpdateTrail'
  and (request_parameters -> 'includeGlobalServiceEvents') = 'false'
  -- here we exclude console-based events by requiring 'session_credential_from_console' to be null, because console requests show all fields while CLI only shows updated fields.
  and session_credential_from_console is null
  and error_code is null

order by
  event_time desc;

Detection: CloudTrail Trail Global Service Logging Disabled

Overview

Usage

SQL

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