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Microsoft 365 Exchange DLP Policy Removed
editMicrosoft 365 Exchange DLP Policy Removed
editIdentifies when a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy is removed in Microsoft 365. An adversary may remove a DLP policy to evade existing DLP monitoring.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-o365*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-30m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- Microsoft 365
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Configuration Audit
Version: 7
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editRule query
editevent.dataset:o365.audit and event.provider:Exchange and event.category:web and event.action:"Remove-DlpPolicy" and event.outcome:success
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Impair Defenses
- ID: T1562
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/