elastic
medium
eql
Cron Job Created or Modified
This rule monitors for (ana)cron jobs being created or renamed. Linux cron jobs are scheduled tasks that can be
leveraged by system administrators to set up scheduled tasks, but may be abused by malicious actors for persistence,
privilege escalation and command execution. By creating or modifying cron job configurations, attackers can execute
malicious commands or scripts at predefined intervals, ensuring their continued presence and enabling unauthorized
activities.