Analytics Alerts

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1 alert match the current filters. tactic: TA0042 ✕ technique: T1110 ✕

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  • A user connected to a VPN from a new country Informational Identity Analytics 1 variation

    A user connected to a VPN from an unusual country that the user has not connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    30 Days
    ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006) Resource Development (TA0042)
    ATT&CK techniques: Compromise Accounts (T1586) Brute Force: Password Guessing (T1110.001)
    Required data: Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Third-Party VPNs
    Attacker's goals: Use an account that was possibly compromised to gain access to the network.
    Investigative actions: See whether the service authentication was successful. Confirm that the activity is benign (e.g. the user has switched locations and providers). Verify if the country is an approved country to connect from. Follow further actions done by the user.

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    A user connected to a VPN from a suspicious country

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    A user connected to a VPN service from an unusual country. This may indicate the account was compromised. overridden