Persistence (TA0003)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Lateral Movement (TA0008)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:file where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type in ("change", "creation") and file.name in ("authorized_keys", "authorized_keys2") and process.interactive == true and container.id like "*"
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect SSH Authorized Key File Activity Detected via Defend for Containers in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).