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Okta User Sessions Started from Different Geolocations
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Okta User Sessions Started from Different Geolocations
editDetects when a specific Okta actor has multiple sessions started from different geolocations.
Rule type: threshold
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-okta*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 15m
Searches indices from: now-30m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
- https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/testing-okta-visibility-and-detection-dorothy
- https://sec.okta.com/articles/2023/08/cross-tenant-impersonation-prevention-and-detection
- https://www.rezonate.io/blog/okta-logs-decoded-unveiling-identity-threats-through-threat-hunting/
Tags:
- Use Case: Identity and Access Audit
- Data Source: Okta
- Tactic: Initial Access
Version: 1
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editRule query
editevent.dataset:okta.system and okta.event_type:user.session.start and not okta.security_context.is_proxy:true
and okta.actor.id:* and client.geo.country_name:*
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Initial Access
- ID: TA0001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/
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Technique:
- Name: Valid Accounts
- ID: T1078
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Cloud Accounts
- ID: T1078.004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/004/