Indicators of compromise

Name: Indicators of compromise
Creator: TestPattern Community
License: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

Identifies indicators of compromise patterns in security and access control contexts. Detects potential exposure of sensitive security information in international systems.

Type: regex
Engine: boost_regex
Confidence: medium
Confidence justification: structural regex with domain-specific anchors and constrained context replaces phrase-only marker. Added context gating and exclusion rules improve precision and reduce incidental matches.
Detection quality: Topic verified
Jurisdictions: global
Regulations: GDPR
Data categories: credentials, security
Scope: wide
Risk rating: 4
Platform compatibility: Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Degraded, Netskope: Unsupported

Pattern

(?i)\b(?:ioc|indicator[s]?\s+of\s+compromise)\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

indicators of compromise, indicators, compromise, security, operations, threat, data

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

Ioc — Topic phrase present
ioc — Topic phrase, lowercase
this record references the ioc held on file — Topic phrase within surrounding text

Should not match

unrelated generic text — No relevant phrase context
placeholder value 12345 — Random text should not match phrase marker
generic policy prose without anchors — Should reject generic mentions without structural anchor terms
template example placeholder record identifier — Template/sample context should be excluded even when anchor words are present

Known false positives

Authentication-related terminology in software documentation, security training materials, or system architecture descriptions without actual credentials. Mitigation: Require proximity to credential-specific patterns (API keys, connection strings, tokens) rather than general security terminology.
Code snippets and configuration examples containing credential-related keywords or placeholder values in developer documentation. Mitigation: Check for common placeholder patterns (example.com, localhost, 0000) and documentation file types to reduce false positives from technical writing.

References

https://www.cyber.gov.au/resources-business-and-government/essential-cyber-security/ism
https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2018A00029/latest/text
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/preventing-preparing-for-and-responding-to-data-breaches/data-breach-preparation-and-response
https://handbook.apra.gov.au/standard/cps-234