[Rule Tuning] AWS STS GetCallerIdentity API Called for the First Time

[imays11]

Pull Request

Issue link(s): https://github.com/elastic/ia-trade-team/issues/458

Summary - What I changed

Tuning this rule to exclude identity type AssumedRole as this is too common a behavior, often automated, and used to verify current identity and role assumptions. Therefore it is not as indicative of suspicious behavior when used by assumed roles. This rule will still trigger for IAMUser and FederatedUser identity types. In telemetry this change reduces alerts from ~240,000 to 43 in the last 30 days.

How To Test

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[protectionsmachine]

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Documentation and Context

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Testing and Validation

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