Sigma rule: Azure New CloudShell Created

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d870594467d2, updated 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Azure New CloudShell Created
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Austin Songer
Date
2021-09-21
Modified
2022-08-23
File
rules/cloud/azure/activity_logs/azure_new_cloudshell_created.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Identifies when a new cloudshell is created inside of Azure portal.

Log source

product
azure
service
activitylogs

Detection

selection:
    operationName: MICROSOFT.PORTAL/CONSOLES/WRITE
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • A new cloudshell may be created by a system administrator.

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059

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/azure/activity_logs/azure_new_cloudshell_created.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Azure New CloudShell Created" by Austin Songer (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/activity_logs/azure_new_cloudshell_created.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: Azure New CloudShell Created",
entity page, dataset version ref-d870594467d2, updated 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/72af37e2-ec32-47dc-992b-bc288a2708cb (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 72af37e2-ec32-47dc-992b-bc288a2708cb, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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