Sigma rule: AWS Config Disabling Channel/Recorder

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8c0f6b7fd79c, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
AWS Config Disabling Channel/Recorder
Status
test
Level
high
Author
vitaliy0x1
Date
2020-01-21
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_config_disable_recording.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects AWS Config Service disabling

Log source

product
aws
service
cloudtrail

Detection

selection:
    eventSource: 'config.amazonaws.com'
    eventName:
        - 'DeleteDeliveryChannel'
        - 'StopConfigurationRecorder'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Valid change in AWS Config Service

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_config_disable_recording.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "AWS Config Disabling Channel/Recorder" by vitaliy0x1 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_config_disable_recording.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: AWS Config Disabling Channel/Recorder",
entity page, dataset version ref-8c0f6b7fd79c, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/07330162-dba1-4746-8121-a9647d49d297 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 07330162-dba1-4746-8121-a9647d49d297, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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