Suspicious AWS GuardDuty Detector Deleted Or Updated (via cloudtrail)

This rule detects successful deletion or disabling of an AWS GuardDuty detector, possibly by an adversary trying to avoid detection of its hostile activities. Upon deletion, GuardDuty stops monitoring the environment and all existing findings are lost. Verify with the user identity that this behavior is legitimate.

SigmahighCloudv1
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Known false positives

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Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.