Suspicious Azure Network Firewall Policy Modified or Deleted (via activitylogs)
This rule detects when a Firewall Policy is Modified or Deleted.
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suspicious-azure-network-firewall-policy-modified-or-deleted-via-activitylogs
title: Suspicious Azure Network Firewall Policy Modified or Deleted (via activitylogs)
id: 81d2f1b4-e9c1-54e1-be94-ff1237eb6c10
status: stable
description: This rule detects when a Firewall Policy is Modified or Deleted.
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1686/001/
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/resource-provider-operations
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-24
tags:
- attack.impact
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1686.001
logsource:
product: azure
service: activitylogs
detection:
selection:
operationName:
- MICROSOFT.NETWORK/FIREWALLPOLICIES/WRITE
- MICROSOFT.NETWORK/FIREWALLPOLICIES/JOIN/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.NETWORK/FIREWALLPOLICIES/CERTIFICATES/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.NETWORK/FIREWALLPOLICIES/DELETE
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.