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Okta ThreatInsight Targeted Bruteforce Attack

Severity
medium
Type
Alert
Time window
1h
Match by
userid
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Okta ThreatInsight detects access requests from known malicious IPs targeting a specific org.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Credential AccessT1110 Brute Force

References

Event coverage

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Rule body yaral

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rule okta_threatinsight_targeted_brute_force_attack {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Okta ThreatInsight detects access requests from known malicious IPs targeting a specific org."
    rule_id = "mr_ce576f12-ee6d-4282-9f7b-f955af183eb7"
    rule_name = "Okta ThreatInsight Targeted Bruteforce Attack"
    reference = "https://help.okta.com/en-us/Content/Topics/Security/threat-insight/configure-threatinsight-system-log.htm"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "Okta"
    severity = "Medium"
    priority = "Medium"

  events:
    $bruteforce.metadata.product_name = "Okta"
    $bruteforce.metadata.vendor_name = "Okta"
    $bruteforce.metadata.event_type = "USER_UNCATEGORIZED"
    $bruteforce.metadata.product_event_type = "security.attack.start"
    $bruteforce.principal.user.userid = $userid

  match:
    $userid over 1h

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(35)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force"
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($bruteforce.principal.user.userid)
    $principal_user_email_addresses = array_distinct($bruteforce.principal.user.email_addresses)
    $security_result_summary = array_distinct($bruteforce.security_result.summary)
    $security_result_severity = array_distinct($bruteforce.security_result.severity)

  condition:
    $bruteforce
}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $bruteforce event in the 1h window.

Events

$bruteforce USER_UNCATEGORIZED

  • metadata.product_event_type = "security.attack.start"

Correlation

Match key
$userid (principal.user.userid)
Within
1h

Outcome

Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.

FieldExpression
risk_scoremax(35)
principal_user_useridarray_distinct($bruteforce.principal.user.userid)
principal_user_email_addressesarray_distinct($bruteforce.principal.user.email_addresses)
security_result_summaryarray_distinct($bruteforce.security_result.summary)
security_result_severityarray_distinct($bruteforce.security_result.severity)