Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/runbooks/write
Event
Creates or updates a runbook in an Azure Automation account.
Security Context
- Automation services can be weaponized to execute scripts across multiple resources simultaneously, enabling rapid lateral movement.
Log Source
Azure Activity Log
Sample Event
MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
Tactics: Persistence Execution
Techniques:
- T1072 — Software Deployment Tools — Adversaries may gain access to and use centralized software suites installed within an enterprise to execute commands and move laterally through the network. Configuration management and software deployment applications may be used in an enterprise network or cloud environment for routine adminis...
- T1059 — Command and Scripting Interpreter — Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries. These interfaces and languages provide ways of interacting with computer systems and are a common feature across many different platforms.