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title: detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp skill (Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills)
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**What it does.** 'Detects insider data exfiltration by analyzing DLP policy violations, Part of [[skills-anthropic-cybersecurity-skills]] (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills).

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| Upstream | [mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills](https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) |
| Skill file | [skills/detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp/SKILL.md](https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/blob/HEAD/skills/detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp/SKILL.md) |
| License | Apache-2.0 (skill folder LICENSE) |
| Author | mukul975 |
| Fetched | 2026-09-10 |

## Install

- `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp`, or copy the skill folder into `~/.claude/skills/detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp/`.
- Raw file: `curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp/SKILL.md`

## SKILL.md (verbatim)

```yaml
name: detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp
description: 'Detects insider data exfiltration by analyzing DLP policy violations,
  file access patterns, upload volume anomalies, and off-hours activity in endpoint
  and cloud logs. Uses pandas for behavioral analytics and statistical baselines.
  Use when investigating insider threats or building user behavior analytics for data
  loss prevention.

  '
domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: security-operations
tags:
- insider-threat
- data-loss-prevention
- dlp
- exfiltration-detection
- ueba
- security-operations
version: '1.0'
author: mahipal
license: Apache-2.0
nist_csf:
- DE.CM-01
- RS.MA-01
- GV.OV-01
- DE.AE-02
mitre_attack:
- T1078
- T1190
- T1059
- T1048
- T1041
```

# Detecting Insider Data Exfiltration via DLP


## When to Use

- When investigating security incidents that require detecting insider data exfiltration via dlp
- When building detection rules or threat hunting queries for this domain
- When SOC analysts need structured procedures for this analysis type
- When validating security monitoring coverage for related attack techniques

## Prerequisites

- Familiarity with security operations concepts and tools
- Access to a test or lab environment for safe execution
- Python 3.8+ with required dependencies installed
- Appropriate authorization for any testing activities

## Instructions

Analyze endpoint activity logs, cloud storage access, and email DLP events to detect
data exfiltration patterns using behavioral baselines and statistical anomaly detection.

```python
import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv("file_activity.csv", parse_dates=["timestamp"])
# Baseline: average daily upload volume per user
baseline = df.groupby(["user", df["timestamp"].dt.date])["bytes_transferred"].sum()
user_avg = baseline.groupby("user").mean()

# Alert on users exceeding 3x their baseline
today = df[df["timestamp"].dt.date == pd.Timestamp.today().date()]
today_totals = today.groupby("user")["bytes_transferred"].sum()
anomalies = today_totals[today_totals > user_avg * 3]
```

Key indicators:
1. Upload volume exceeding 3x daily baseline
2. Access to files outside normal scope
3. Bulk downloads before resignation
4. Off-hours file access patterns
5. USB/external device usage spikes

## Examples

```python
# Detect off-hours activity
df["hour"] = df["timestamp"].dt.hour
off_hours = df[(df["hour"] < 6) | (df["hour"] > 22)]
suspicious = off_hours.groupby("user").size().sort_values(ascending=False)
```

## Other files in this skill

- [LICENSE](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp/LICENSE)
- [references/api-reference.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp/references/api-reference.md)
- [scripts/agent.py](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/detecting-insider-data-exfiltration-via-dlp/scripts/agent.py)

## references/api-reference.md (verbatim)

# API Reference: Detecting Insider Data Exfiltration via DLP

## Pandas Behavioral Analytics

```python
import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv("activity.csv", parse_dates=["timestamp"])
# Columns: timestamp, user, action, file_path, bytes_transferred, destination

# Daily volume baseline per user
daily = df.groupby(["user", df["timestamp"].dt.date])["bytes_transferred"].sum()
baseline = daily.groupby("user").agg(["mean", "std"])

# Off-hours detection
df["hour"] = df["timestamp"].dt.hour
off_hours = df[(df["hour"] < 6) | (df["hour"] >= 22)]

# Bulk download detection
df.set_index("timestamp").groupby("user").resample("1h").size()
```

## Exfiltration Indicators

| Indicator | Threshold | Severity |
|-----------|-----------|----------|
| Volume > 3x baseline | Per user daily avg | HIGH |
| Volume > 5x baseline | Per user daily avg | CRITICAL |
| Off-hours events | > 10 per user | HIGH |
| Bulk downloads | > 50 files/hour | CRITICAL |
| USB transfers | Any volume | HIGH |
| Sensitive file access | Pattern match | HIGH |

## Sensitive File Patterns

```python
patterns = [
    r"\.pem$", r"\.key$", r"\.env$",
    r"credentials", r"password", r"\.kdbx$",
    r"financial", r"payroll", r"customer.*data"
]
```

## Microsoft Purview DLP API

```python
import requests
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
resp = requests.get(
    "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/security/alerts_v2",
    headers=headers,
    params={"$filter": "category eq 'DataLossPrevention'"}
)
```

### References

- Microsoft Purview DLP: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-learn-about-dlp
- pandas: https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/
- UEBA: https://www.gartner.com/en/information-technology/glossary/user-entity-behavior-analytics

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