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Entra ID conditional access policy modification
Detects when an Entra ID conditional access policy has been modified
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Privilege Escalation | T1484 Domain or Tenant Policy Modification |
Rule body yaral
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rule entra_id_conditional_access_policy_modification {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects when an Entra ID conditional access policy has been modified"
rule_id = "mr_0c3f7309-a3e3-4c80-9b33-12ade9f499f8"
rule_name = "Entra ID conditional access policy modification"
tactic = "TA0004"
technique = "T1484"
type = "alert"
platform = "azure"
data_source = "o365"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$cloud.metadata.event_type = "USER_RESOURCE_UPDATE_CONTENT"
$cloud.metadata.product_event_type = "Update policy."
$cloud.metadata.product_name = "Office 365"
$cloud.metadata.vendor_name = "Microsoft"
$cloud.target.application = "AzureActiveDirectory"
$cloud.target.resource.attribute.labels.key = "extendedAuditEventCategory"
$cloud.target.resource.attribute.labels.value = "Policy"
$cloud.principal.user.userid = $user
match:
$user over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 35
$event_count = count_distinct($cloud.metadata.id)
$user_agent = array_distinct($cloud.network.http.user_agent)
$policy_name = array_distinct($cloud.security_result.detection_fields["target_1"])
$security_summary = array_distinct($cloud.security_result.summary)
$target_application = array_distinct($cloud.target.application)
//$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($group.principal.user.userid)
condition:
$cloud
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $cloud event in the 5m window.
Events
$cloud
metadata.product_event_type = "Update policy."target.application = "AzureActiveDirectory"target.resource.attribute.labels.key = "extendedAuditEventCategory"target.resource.attribute.labels.value = "Policy"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 35 |
event_count | count_distinct($cloud.metadata.id) |
user_agent | array_distinct($cloud.network.http.user_agent) |
policy_name | array_distinct($cloud.security_result.detection_fields["target_1"]) |
security_summary | array_distinct($cloud.security_result.summary) |
target_application | array_distinct($cloud.target.application) |