MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access |
Telemetry coverage
Rule body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule logins_from_terminated_employees {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Allowed Logins from Terminated Employees"
rule_id = "mr_69178541-285b-45cb-b723-e2b5d88f22d3"
rule_name = "Logins From Terminated Employees"
assumptions = "This rule requires a context data source such as AzureAD AD Context or Workday to demonstrate the correlation of context logs with event logs"
type = "alert"
tags = "user enrichment"
data_source = "microsoft windows events"
tactic = "TA0001"
technique = "T1078"
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
events:
$login.metadata.event_type = "USER_LOGIN"
$login.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$login.target.user.userid = $user
$login.target.user.termination_date.seconds > 0
$login.target.user.termination_date.seconds < $login.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds
match:
$user over 1d
outcome:
$risk_score = 65
$event_count = count_distinct($login.metadata.id)
$employee_last_login = max($login.target.user.termination_date.seconds)
$total_distinct_ips = count_distinct($login.principal.ip)
// added to populate alert graph with additional context
$principal_hostname = array_distinct($login.principal.hostname)
$target_hostname = array_distinct($login.target.hostname)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($login.principal.user.userid)
// Commented out target.user.userid because it is already represented in graph as match variable. If match changes, can uncomment to add to results
//$target_user_userid = array_distinct($login.target.user.userid)
$principal_resource_name = array_distinct($login.principal.resource.name)
$target_resource_name = array_distinct($login.target.resource.name)
$target_url = array_distinct($login.target.url)
condition:
$login
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $login event in the 24h window.
Events
$login
security_result.action = "ALLOW"target.user.termination_date.seconds > "0"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 65 |
event_count | count_distinct($login.metadata.id) |
employee_last_login | max($login.target.user.termination_date.seconds) |
total_distinct_ips | count_distinct($login.principal.ip) |
principal_hostname | array_distinct($login.principal.hostname) |
target_hostname | array_distinct($login.target.hostname) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($login.principal.user.userid) |
principal_resource_name | array_distinct($login.principal.resource.name) |
target_resource_name | array_distinct($login.target.resource.name) |
target_url | array_distinct($login.target.url) |