Security events list
Last updated October 8th, 2026
This page describes every security event available in Knox Asset Intelligence, divided into two sections (Essential and Advanced security events). Each event includes the following primary information:
Severity : The severity of the event:
High severity events are typically Indicators of Attack or Indicators of Compromise that could be malicious, resulting in potentially significant damage.
High and Medium severity events are generally actionable
Low severity events are mainly to provide contextual information for incident investigations and policy violations.
Type : The type of event, as categorized by Knox Asset Intelligence. See Security events summary for a detailed description of each type.
Application : Events that trigger when an app’s permission state is enabled or changed.
Audit : A general event that captures a wide range of scenarios, typically when an administrator makes a privilege change or performs an action.
Process : Events that trigger when an app changes its identity in a way that grants itself escalated privileges.
System : Events that indicate the device binary or peripherals (like the camera or microphone) were compromised.
User : Events triggered by actions such as a device user tapping or copying a potentially suspicious URL.
Network : Events related to network connectivity, such as VPN binding failures.
MITRE Technique ID : Technique ID from the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Default : Indicates if this event is captured from Knox Asset Intelligence by default, or if you need to manually select it when configuring your security log settings .
Additional details : Provides additional information for the event, such as its dependencies and unique contextual properties.
Common event properties
In addition to the primary information, each event also includes the following common properties when sent to your Microsoft Sentinel environment:
DeviceImei1 : Main IMEI number of the device
DeviceImei2 : Secondary IMEI number of the device
DeviceModel : Model number of the device
DeviceSerialNumber : Serial number of the device
DeviceWifimac : Hardware Wi-fi MAC address of the device
EventId : ID associated with the event
EventTime : Timestamp when the event was generated on the device
MitreTtp : Technique ID from the MITRE ATT&CK framework for the event
Name : Name of the event
PrimaryImei : Primary IMEI of the device
Profile : Indicates whether the event contain sensitive security metadata, related to the device management type:
Public profile — Indicates that the security event includes non-sensitive metadata, or metadata that doesn’t necessarily infringe on a user’s privacy. Metadata from security events triggered from company-owned devices, dedicated devices, or the work profile on company-owned devices are considered public , as these events are usually associated with a company’s work activity, and not a user’s private activities. For example, if a suspicious URL is clicked by the device user in a Work profile, the URL metadata is stored.
Private profile — Indicates that the security event includes sensitive metadata related to a user’s private activities. Metadata from security events triggered by the personal profile on company-owned devices are considered private , as these events are associated with a user’s personal activity. For example, if a suspicious URL is clicked by the device user in a Personal profile, the URL metadata is considered private, and is not stored.
TimeGenerated : Timestamp (in UTC) when the event was ingested into Sentinel. EventTime and TimeGenerated generally will refer to the same timestamp, unless the event is ingested in Sentinel 3 days after it is generated on the device. In such cases, TimeGenerated will reflect when the event was ingested into Sentinel.
Version : Version number of the datasource that generated the event
Some security events are Android OS and device model dependent. While configuring Security Log settings, refer to the Dependencies information of each event description to ensure that your devices are supported.
Essential security events
High severity
Indicates when there is suspicious or abnormal boot loader behavior and/or boot process errors
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
High
System
T1398
No
View
Dependencies : None
Notes : None
Properties :
BOOT_COMPROMISED_SOFTWARE_BINARY
Indicates the device boot binary is at risk of compromise
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
High
System
T1645
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
LOG_IS_FULL
Indicates the on-device Knox Security Log is full
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
High
Audit
KNOX.1
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties : none
MASQUERADE_FILE_TYPE
New for Knox cloud services 26.10 UAT
Indicates when an app is using files that have their extension masqueraded to evade defense and monitoring
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
High
Application
T1036
No
View
Dependencies : None
Notes : None
Properties :
PERIPHERAL_ACCESS_THROUGH_POLICY_DETECTED_CAMERA
Indicates when the device camera access has been detected while it is disabled by a system policy
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
High
System
KNOX.2
No
View
Dependencies : none
Not supported on the following device models:
SM-A042
SM-A045
SM-A055 / M055 / E055
SM-A057
SM-A065 / M065
SM-A066 / M066 /E066
SM-A075 / M075 / E075
SM-A076
SM-A145
SM-A146 / S146
SM-A155
SM-A156 / S156
SM-A165
SM-A166 / S166
SM-A175
SM-A176 / M* / E* / S*
SM-A253
SM-A266 / S266
SM-M145 / E145
SM-M146 / E146
SM-M156 / E156
SM-M166 / E166
SM-M55* / E556 / C5560
SM-X21*
SM-X11*
SM-X13*
Notes : none
Properties : none
PERIPHERAL_ACCESS_THROUGH_POLICY_DETECTED_MIC
Indicates when the device microphone access has been detected while it is disabled by a system policy
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
High
System
KNOX.2
No
View
Dependencies :
Not supported on the following device models:
SM-A042
SM-A045
SM-A055 / M055 / E055
SM-A057
SM-A065 / M065
SM-A066 / M066 /E066
SM-A075 / M075 / E075
SM-A076
SM-A145
SM-A146 / S146
SM-A155
SM-A156 / S156
SM-A165
SM-A166 / S166
SM-A175
SM-A176 / M* / E* / S*
SM-A253
SM-A266 / S266
SM-M145 / E145
SM-M146 / E146
SM-M156 / E156
SM-M166 / E166
SM-M55* / E556 / C5560
SM-X21*
SM-X11*
SM-X13*
SM-A236V
SM-A256B
SM-A336B
SM-A346B
SM-A356B
SM-A536B
SM-A546B
SM-A736B
SM-M336B
SM-E346B
SM-M356B
SM-E366B
SM-M536B
SM-E546B
SM-P620_
SM-T636B
SM-X306B
SM-X406B
SM-X826B
SM-X926B
SM-X736B
SM-X936B
SM-X516B
SM-X616B
SM-G556B
SM-G736B
Notes : none
Properties : none
SUSPICIOUS_DROPPER_ACTIVITY_DETECTED
New for Knox cloud services 26.10 UAT
Indicates when there is malware activity detected on device based on a combination of heuristic information
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
High
Application
T1661, T1628.001, T1541, T1453, T1638, T1417, T1517, T1036, T1575
No
View
Dependencies : None
Notes : None
Properties :
Medium severity
TAG_ADB_SHELL_INTERACTIVE
Indicates an ADB interactive shell was opened via "adb shell"
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
T1623
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties : none
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_REQUESTED_FULL_WIPE_OF_DEVICE
Indicates an administrator requested full wipe of device
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
T1630
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_FAILED_TO_WIPE_USER_DATA
Indicates the process of wiping user data on the device failed for a specific reason
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
T1630
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
KEY_INPUT_CAPTURE_CAPABILITY
Indicates when the key input capture permission for an app is enabled
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Application
T1417
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
USER_INTERACTION_CONTROL_CAPABILITY
Indicates when the user screen control permission in an app is enabled
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Application
T1516
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
Low severity
PREVENT_APP_REMOVAL_CAPABILITY
Indicates when an app removal is prevented
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
T1629
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_PACKAGE_INSTALLED_FROM_SOURCE
New for Knox cloud services 26.10 UAT
Provides information about the source of an app or package
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
-
No
View
Dependencies : None
Notes : None
Properties :
TAG_WIPING_DATA_IS_NOT_ALLOWED_FOR_THIS_USER
Indicates the process of wiping data (factory reset) is not allowed for this user
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
T1630
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties : none
Advanced security events
High severity
PROCESS_PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION
Indicates when an app has transitioned from an acceptable uid/esuid/fsuid to a non-app id
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
High
Process
T1548, T1543
No
View
Dependencies :
Device models compatible with 32-bit apps (ABI) are not supported. These include:
SM-A736
SM-F711
SM-F926
SM-G990
SM-G991
SM-G996
SM-G736
SM-G998
SM-M446
SM-T630
SM-T636
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_PACKAGE_NAME_HAS_BEEN_ACTIVATED_AS_ADMIN
Indicates the application was activated as administrator
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
High
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
Medium severity
SUSPICIOUS_URL_ACCESSED
Indicates when the user has tapped or clicked on a potentially suspicious URL on the device
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
User
T1566, T1660
No
View
Dependencies :
32-bit device models are not supported
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_PACKAGE_NAME_HAS_BEEN_REMOVED_AS_ADMIN
Indicates the application was removed as administrator
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
SCREEN_CAPTURE_CAPABILITY
Indicates when the use of device screen capture permission for an app is enabled
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Application
T1513
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties : none
TAG_ADB_SHELL_CMD
Indicates that a shell command was issued over ADB via adb shell
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes :
Potentially high volume event, triggered when the device is being used with a USB cable or in wireless debug mode.
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_CHANGED_LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_TO_DISABLED
Indicates an administrator changed lock screen state to disabled
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_REMOVED_ALL_SSID_FROM_THE_RESTRICTION_BLOCKLIST
Indicates an administrator removed all SSIDs from restriction blocklist
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_APPLICATION_INSTALLATION_NOT_ALLOWED_BECAUSE_SIGNED_UNTRUSTED_CA
Indicates an app installation is not allowed because it is signed by an untrusted CA
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_CERT_AUTHORITY_INSTALLED
Indicates a new root certificate has been installed into system's trusted credential storage
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_MEDIA_MOUNT
Indicates removable media has been mounted on the device
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_REMOTE_LOCK
Indicates an administrator remotely locked the device or profile
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Medium
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
Low severity
ACCESS_CALL_LOG_PERMISSION
Indicates when an app has permission to access call logs on launch
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
T1636
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION
Indicates when permission to access/manage notification in an app is enabled
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
T1517
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
BOOT_STATE
Indicates the device boot state
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
System
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
RESTRICTED_PERMISSION
Indicates the launched app has 'restricted permission'
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties : none
SUSPICIOUS_URL_DETECTED
Indicates when the user has copied a potentially suspicious URL on the device
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
User
T1566, T1660
No
View
Dependencies :
32-bit device models are not supported
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADD_UNTRUSTED
Indicates an administrator added a certificate to the trusted database
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ADDED_SSID_TO_THE_RESTRICTION_ALLOWLIST
Indicates an administrator added a SSID to restriction allowlist
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ADDED_TO_CAMERA_ALLOWLIST
Indicates an administrator added package and signature to camera allowlist
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ALLOWED_CAMERA
Indicates an administrator allowed camera
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ALLOWED_MICROPHONE
Indicates an administrator allowed microphone
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ALLOWED_TO_INSTALL_APPLICATION
Indicates an administrator allowed application install
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_CHANGED_NFC_STATE_CHANGE
Indicates an administrator has allowed the NFC state change
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_CHANGED_SCREEN_LOCK_TIME_OUT
Indicates an administrator changed screen lock time out
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_DISALLOWED_MICROPHONE
Indicates an administrator disallowed microphone
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ENABLED_BLUETOOTH_DISCOVERABLE_STATE
Indicates an administrator enabled bluetooth discoverable state
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ENABLED_WIFI_DIRECT
Indicates an administrator enabled wifi direct
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties : none
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_LOCKED_WORKSPACE
Indicates an administrator locked workspace
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_REMOVED_SSID_FROM_THE_RESTRICTION_BLOCKLIST
Indicates an administrator removed a SSID from restriction blocklist
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_SUCCESSFULLY_LOCKED_WORKSPACE
Indicates an administrator successfully locked workspace
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_SUCCESSFULLY_UNLOCKED_WORKSPACE
Indicates an administrator successfully unlocked workspace
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ADMIN_HAS_UNLOCKED_WORKSPACE
Indicates an administrator unlocked workspace
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_APPLICATION_ACTION_FAILED_BECAUSE_OF_SIGNATURE_VERIFICATION_FAILURE
Indicates the application action has failed because of signature verification failure
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_APPLICATION_INSTALLATION_NOT_ALLOWED_BY_ADMIN_BLOCKLIST
Indicates the application is being blocked from installation by a device policy enforced by an administrator
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_APPLICATION_INSTALLATION_NOT_ALLOWED_BY_ADMIN_INSTALLER_BLOCKLIST
Indicates that an administrator has blocked the installation of an application from a specific installer
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_BACKUP_SERVICE_TOGGLED
Indicates an administrator has enabled or disabled backup service
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_BIND_TO_VPN_FAILED_COULD_NOT_FIND_PACKAGE
Indicates when a bind to VPN vendor service failed as vendor package could not be found
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Network
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_BLUETOOTH_CONNECTION
Indicates the device attempts to connect to a Bluetooth device
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_CERT_AUTHORITY_REMOVED
Indicates a new root certificate has been removed from system's trusted credential storage
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_ERROR_OCCURRED_WHILE_VALIDATING_PROFILE_INFORMATION_FOR_VENDOR
Indicates that during VPN profile creation, an error occurred while validating vendor
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_KEY_INTEGRITY_VIOLATION
Indicates a failed cryptographic key integrity check
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_KEYGUARD_DISMISS_AUTH_ATTEMPT
Indicates there has been an authentication attempt to dismiss the keyguard
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_LOG_BUFFER_SIZE_CRITICAL
Indicates that the audit log buffer has reached 90% of its capacity
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties : none
TAG_MEDIA_UNMOUNT
Indicates that removable media was unmounted from the device
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_MICROPHONE_ENABLED
Indicates the microphone is enabled
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_PACKAGE_INSTALLED
Indicates a package is installed
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_PACKAGE_UNINSTALLED
Indicates a package is uninstalled
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_PACKAGE_UPDATED
Indicates a package is updated
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_PASSWORD_CHANGED
Indicates the user has just changed their lockscreen password
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
User
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_PASSWORD_COMPLEXITY_REQUIRED
Indicates an administrator has set a password complexity requirement, using the platform's pre-defined complexity levels
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_PASSWORD_COMPLEXITY_SET
Indicates an administrator has set a requirement for password complexity
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_REMOVE_UNTRUSTED
Indicates an administrator removed a certificate from the untrusted database
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_SYNC_RECV_FILE
Indicates a file was pulled from the device via the adb daemon, for example via adb pull
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_SYNC_SEND_FILE
Indicates a file was pushed to the device via the adb daemon, for example via adb push
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
TAG_WIPE_FAILURE
Indicates a failure to wipe device or user data
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Audit
-
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties : none
VIDEO_CAPTURE_PERMISSION
Indicates when the video capture permission is requested by the app
Severity
Type
MITRE Technique IDs
Default?
Additional details
Low
Application
T1512
No
View
Dependencies : none
Notes : none
Properties :
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