Important Windows Event Auditing Disabled

 Original Source: [Sigma source]
Title: Important Windows Event Auditing Disabled
Status: test
Description:Detects scenarios where system auditing for important events such as "Process Creation" or "Logon" events is disabled.
References:
  -https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dkrldTTlN3La-OjWtkWJBb4hVk6vfsSMBFBERs6R8zA/edit
  -https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ad1bfd3d28aa0ccc9656240f845022518ef65a2e/documentation/logsource-guides/windows/service/security.md
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2023-06-20
modified:2023-11-17
Tags:
  • -'attack.defense-impairment'
  • -'attack.t1685.001'
Logsource:
  • product: windows
  • service: security
  • definition: dfd8c0f4-e6ad-4e07-b91b-f2fca0ddef64
Detection:
  selection_state_success_and_failure:
    EventID: '4719'
    SubcategoryGuid:
      -'{0CCE9210-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE9211-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE9212-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE9215-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE921B-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE922B-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE922F-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE9230-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE9235-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE9236-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE9237-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE923F-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE9240-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
      -'{0CCE9242-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'

    AuditPolicyChanges|contains:
      -'%%8448'
      -'%%8450'

  selection_state_success_only:
    EventID: '4719'
    SubcategoryGuid: '{0CCE9217-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
    AuditPolicyChanges|contains: '%%8448'
  condition:1 of selection_*
Falsepositives:
  -Unlikely
Level: high