Sigma rule: Cisco Stage Data

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-00706ae27fd5, updated 2023-01-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Cisco Stage Data
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Austin Clark
Date
2019-08-12
Modified
2023-01-04
File
rules/network/cisco/aaa/cisco_cli_moving_data.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Various protocols maybe used to put data on the device for exfil or infil

Log source

product
cisco
service
aaa

Detection

keywords:
    - 'tftp'
    - 'rcp'
    - 'puts'
    - 'copy'
    - 'configure replace'
    - 'archive tar'
condition: keywords

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Generally used to copy configs or IOS images

Tags

  • attack.collection
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.exfiltration
  • attack.t1074
  • attack.t1105
  • attack.t1560.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/network/cisco/aaa/cisco_cli_moving_data.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Cisco Stage Data" by Austin Clark (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/network/cisco/aaa/cisco_cli_moving_data.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: Cisco Stage Data",
entity page, dataset version ref-00706ae27fd5, updated 2023-01-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/5e51acb2-bcbe-435b-99c6-0e3cd5e2aa59 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 5e51acb2-bcbe-435b-99c6-0e3cd5e2aa59, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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