Security events list

Last updated May 27th, 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 type that captures a wide range of scenarios, typically when an admin 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

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 Yes
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LOG_IS_FULL
Indicates the on-device Knox Security Log is full
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
High Audit KNOX.1 Yes
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PASSWORD_LOCKOUT
Indicates when the device is locked out after the device user has reached the maximum password attempts
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
High User T1110 No
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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
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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
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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
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Low severity

BOOT_STATE
Indicates the device boot state
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low System - Yes
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KEY_INPUT_CAPTURE_CAPABILITY
Indicates when the key input capture permission for an app is enabled
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application T1417 No
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PREVENT_APP_REMOVAL_CAPABILITY
Indicates when an app removal is prevented
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application T1629 No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_REQUESTED_FULL_WIPE_OF_DEVICE
Indicates an IT admin requested full wipe of device
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit T1630 No
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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
Low Audit T1630 No
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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
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USER_INTERACTION_CONTROL_CAPABILITY
Indicates when the user screen control permission in an app is enabled
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application T1516 No
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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
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Medium severity

SUSPICIOUS_URL_ACCESSED
Indicates when the device user tapped or clicked on a potentially suspicious URL on the device
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Medium User T1566, T1660 No
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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
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ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION
Indicates when permission to access/manage notifications in an app is enabled
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application T1517 No
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RESTRICTED_PERMISSION
Indicates the launched app has 'restricted permission'
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application - No
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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
Low Application T1513 No
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SUSPICIOUS_URL_DETECTED
Indicates when the device user has copied a potentially suspicious URL on the device
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low User T1566, T1660 No
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TAG_ADB_SHELL_CMD
Indicates that a shell command was issued over ADB via adb shell
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADD_UNTRUSTED
Indicates an IT admin added a certificate to the trusted database
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ADDED_SSID_TO_THE_RESTRICTION_ALLOWLIST
Indicates an IT admin added an SSID to the restriction allowlist
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ADDED_TO_CAMERA_ALLOWLIST
Indicates an IT admin added a package and signature to the camera allowlist
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ALLOWED_CAMERA
Indicates an IT admin allowed the camera
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ALLOWED_MICROPHONE
Indicates an IT admin allowed the microphone
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ALLOWED_TO_INSTALL_APPLICATION
Indicates an IT admin allowed application installation
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_CHANGED_LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_TO_DISABLED
Indicates an IT admin changed the lock screen state to disabled
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_CHANGED_NFC_STATE_CHANGE
Indicates an IT admin has allowed the NFC state change
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_CHANGED_SCREEN_LOCK_TIME_OUT
Indicates an IT admin changed the screen lock timeout
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_DISALLOWED_MICROPHONE
Indicates an IT admin disallowed the microphone
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ENABLED_BLUETOOTH_DISCOVERABLE_STATE
Indicates an IT admin enabled Bluetooth discoverable state
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_ENABLED_WIFI_DIRECT
Indicates an IT admin enabled Wi-Fi Direct
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_LOCKED_WORKSPACE
Indicates an IT admin locked the workspace
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_REMOVED_ALL_SSID_FROM_THE_RESTRICTION_BLOCKLIST
Indicates an IT admin removed all SSIDs from the restriction blocklist
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_REMOVED_SSID_FROM_THE_RESTRICTION_BLOCKLIST
Indicates an IT admin removed an SSID from the restriction blocklist
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_SUCCESSFULLY_LOCKED_WORKSPACE
Indicates an IT admin successfully locked the workspace
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_SUCCESSFULLY_UNLOCKED_WORKSPACE
Indicates an IT admin successfully unlocked the workspace
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ADMIN_HAS_UNLOCKED_WORKSPACE
Indicates an IT admin unlocked the workspace
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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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
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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
Low Audit - No
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TAG_APPLICATION_INSTALLATION_NOT_ALLOWED_BY_ADMIN_BLOCKLIST
Indicates the application is being blocked from installation by a device policy enforced by an IT admin
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application - No
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TAG_APPLICATION_INSTALLATION_NOT_ALLOWED_BY_ADMIN_INSTALLER_BLOCKLIST
Indicates that an IT admin has blocked the installation of an application from a specific installer
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application - No
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TAG_BACKUP_SERVICE_TOGGLED
Indicates an IT admin has enabled or disabled the backup service
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_BIND_TO_VPN_FAILED_COULD_NOT_FIND_PACKAGE
Indicates when a bind to the VPN vendor service failed as the vendor package could not be found
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Network - No
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TAG_BLUETOOTH_CONNECTION
Indicates the device attempts to connect to a Bluetooth device
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_CERT_AUTHORITY_INSTALLED
Indicates a new root certificate has been installed into the system's trusted credential storage
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_CERT_AUTHORITY_REMOVED
Indicates a new root certificate has been removed from the system's trusted credential storage
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_ERROR_OCCURRED_WHILE_VALIDATING_PROFILE_INFORMATION_FOR_VENDOR
Indicates that during VPN profile creation, an error occurred while validating the vendor
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_KEY_INTEGRITY_VIOLATION
Indicates a failed cryptographic key integrity check
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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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
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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
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TAG_MEDIA_MOUNT
Indicates removable media has been mounted on the device
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_MEDIA_UNMOUNT
Indicates that removable media was unmounted from the device
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_MICROPHONE_ENABLED
Indicates the microphone is enabled
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_PACKAGE_INSTALLED
Indicates a package is installed
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application - No
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TAG_PACKAGE_NAME_HAS_BEEN_ACTIVATED_AS_ADMIN
Indicates the application was activated as an IT admin
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_PACKAGE_NAME_HAS_BEEN_REMOVED_AS_ADMIN
Indicates the application was removed as an IT admin
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_PACKAGE_UNINSTALLED
Indicates a package is uninstalled
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application - No
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TAG_PACKAGE_UPDATED
Indicates a package is updated
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Application - No
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TAG_PASSWORD_CHANGED
Indicates the device user has just changed their lock screen password
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low User - No
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TAG_PASSWORD_COMPLEXITY_REQUIRED
Indicates an IT admin 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
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TAG_PASSWORD_COMPLEXITY_SET
Indicates an IT admin has set a requirement for password complexity
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_REMOTE_LOCK
Indicates an IT admin remotely locked the device or profile
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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TAG_REMOVE_UNTRUSTED
Indicates an IT admin removed a certificate from the untrusted database
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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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
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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
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TAG_WIPE_FAILURE
Indicates a failure to wipe the device or user data
Severity Type MITRE Technique IDs Default? Additional details
Low Audit - No
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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
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