Viewing Container Alarms

HSS displays alarm and event statistics and their summary all on one page. You can have a quick overview of alarms, including the numbers of containers with alarms, handled alarms, and unhandled alarms.

The Events page displays the alarm events generated in the last 30 days.

The status of a handled event changes from Unhandled to Handled.

Constraints

Servers that are not protected by HSS do not support operations related to alarms and events.

Viewing Container Alarms

  1. Log in to the management console.

  2. Click image1 in the upper left corner of the page, select a region, and choose Security > Host Security Service. The HSS page is displayed.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose Intrusion Detection > Alarms and click the Container Alarms tab to view container alarms and events.

    **Figure 1** Container alarms

    Figure 1 Container alarms

    Table 1 Container alarm statistics

    Parameter

    Description

    Urgent Alarms

    Number of alarms that need to be handled immediately. You can click a value to view the corresponding alarm events.

    Total Alarms

    Total number of alarms reported on your assets. You can click the number to view all alarms.

    Containers with Alarms

    Number of containers for which alarms are generated.

    Handled Alarms

    Number of handled alarms

    • Viewing the container alarms of a certain type

      In the Event Types area, select an alarm event type to view the corresponding alarm event list. In the alarm event list, you can view the alarm threat level, alarm name, and affected container name.

    • Viewing the alarms of a certain type or ATT&CK phase

      In the Alarms to Be Handled area, select an alarm type or att&ck phase. For details, see ATT&CK attack phase description.

      Note

      Adversarial Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) is a framework that helps organizations understand the cyber adversary tactics and techniques used by threat actors across the entire attack lifecycle.

      Table 2 ATT&CK phases

      ATT&CK Phase

      Description

      Reconnaissance

      Attackers seek vulnerabilities in your system or network.

      Initial Access

      Attacker try to enter your system or network.

      Execution

      Attackers try to run malicious code.

      Persistence

      Attackers try to maintain their foothold.

      Privilege Escalation

      Attackers try to obtain higher permissions.

      Defense Evasion

      Attackers try to avoid being detected.

      Credential Access

      Attackers try to steal account names and passwords.

      Command and Control

      Attackers try to communicate with compromised machines to control them.

      Impact

      Attackers try to manipulate, interrupt, or destroy your system or data.

    • Viewing details about container alarms and events

      Click an alarm name to go to its details page. You can view the container ID, IP address, VM name, and image ID.