Suspicious Activity Reported by Okta User
editSuspicious Activity Reported by Okta User
editThis rule detects when a user reports suspicious activity for their Okta account. These events should be investigated, as they can help security teams identify when an adversary is attempting to gain access to their network.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Okta
- SecOps
- Monitoring
- Continuous Monitoring
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.9.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Potential false positives
editA user may report suspicious activity on their Okta account in error.
Investigation guide
editThe Okta Filebeat module must be enabled to use this rule.
Rule query
editevent.module:okta and event.dataset:okta.system and event.action:user.account.report_suspicious_activity_by_enduser
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Initial Access
- ID: TA0001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/
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Technique:
- Name: Valid Accounts
- ID: T1078
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Valid Accounts
- ID: T1078
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/
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Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Valid Accounts
- ID: T1078
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Valid Accounts
- ID: T1078
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/