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Okta Security Threat Detected

Status
test
Severity
medium
Log source
product okta, service okta
Author
Austin Songer @austinsonger
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects when an security threat is detected in Okta.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Command & ControlNo specific technique

Event coverage

Rules detecting the same action

Other rules on this platform that filter on the same API call or operation.

Rule body yaml

title: Okta Security Threat Detected
id: 5c82f0b9-3c6d-477f-a318-0e14a1df73e0
status: test
description: Detects when an security threat is detected in Okta.
references:
    - https://okta.github.io/okta-help/en/prod/Content/Topics/Security/threat-insight/configure-threatinsight-system-log.htm
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
date: 2021-09-12
modified: 2026-04-27
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
logsource:
    product: okta
    service: okta
detection:
    selection:
        eventType: security.threat.detected
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

selection

Stage 1: selection

selection:
    eventType: security.threat.detected

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

FieldKindValues
eventTypeeq
  • security.threat.detected