Analytics Alerts

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Severity
Detection module
Data source
  • First VPN access from ASN in organization Informational Identity Analytics

    A VPN connection was attempted from a new ASN.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Initial Access (TA0001)
    ATT&CK techniques: Valid Accounts: Domain Accounts (T1078.002)
    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 connection was successful. Confirm that the activity is benign (e.g. the provider or location is allowed or a new user). Verify if the ASN is an approved ASN to authenticate from. Follow further actions done by the user.