Detection rules › YARA-L
Google Workspace Password Policy Changed
Identifies when Google Workspace password policy is changed. Security teams can monitor for changes to password policy configuration that may weaken the organization's security posture.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1098 Account Manipulation |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| GoogleWorkspace-admin | CHANGE_APPLICATION_SETTING | Change Application Setting |
| GoogleWorkspace-admin | CREATE_APPLICATION_SETTING | Create Application Setting |
Rules detecting the same action
Other rules on this platform that filter on the same API call or operation.
- Application Removed from Blocklist in Google Workspace (Elastic)
- Google Workspace Bitlocker Setting Disabled (Elastic)
- Google Workspace Marketplace Allowlist Configuration (YARA-L)
- Google Workspace Password Policy Modified (Elastic)
- Google Workspace Restrictions for Marketplace Modified to Allow Any App (Elastic)
Rule body yaral
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rule google_workspace_password_policy_changed {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Identifies when Google Workspace password policy is changed. Security teams can monitor for changes to password policy configuration that may weaken the organization's security posture."
rule_id = "mr_fd63a810-800a-4c55-97d2-080fc8a0e567"
rule_name = "Google Workspace Password Policy Changed"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence"
mitre_attack_technique = "Account Manipulation"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "Workspace Activity"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$ws.metadata.vendor_name = "Google Workspace"
$ws.metadata.product_name = "admin"
($ws.metadata.product_event_type = "CREATE_APPLICATION_SETTING" or
$ws.metadata.product_event_type = "CHANGE_APPLICATION_SETTING")
$ws.security_result.category_details = "APPLICATION_SETTINGS"
$ws.target.resource.name = /Password Management/
$ws.principal.user.email_addresses = $email
match:
$email over 1h
outcome:
$risk_score = max(35)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Account Manipulation"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1098"
$event_count = count_distinct($ws.metadata.id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($ws.principal.ip)
$principal_country = array_distinct($ws.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_state = array_distinct($ws.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_emails = array_distinct($ws.principal.user.email_addresses)
$principal_user_id = array_distinct($ws.principal.user.userid)
$target_application =array_distinct($ws.target.application)
$password_policies =array_distinct($ws.target.resource.name)
condition:
$ws
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $ws event in the 1h window.
Events
$ws
metadata.product_event_type = "CREATE_APPLICATION_SETTING" or "CHANGE_APPLICATION_SETTING"security_result.category_details = "APPLICATION_SETTINGS"target.resource.name matches "Password Management"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(35) |
event_count | count_distinct($ws.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($ws.principal.ip) |
principal_country | array_distinct($ws.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_state | array_distinct($ws.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_emails | array_distinct($ws.principal.user.email_addresses) |
principal_user_id | array_distinct($ws.principal.user.userid) |
target_application | array_distinct($ws.target.application) |
password_policies | array_distinct($ws.target.resource.name) |