Analytics Alerts

Browse the Cortex analytics alert reference.

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1 alert match the current filters. technique: T1078 ✕

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  • VPN login by a service account Low Identity Analytics 1 variation

    A service account attempted to log in to a VPN service.

    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 in the past to gain access to the network and access privileged resources.
    Investigative actions: See whether the service authentication was successful. Check whether the account has done any administrative actions it should not usually do. Look for more logins and authentications by the account throughout the network.

    Variations

    Rare VPN login by an administrative service account

    Medium overridden

    An administrative service account attempted to log in to a VPN service. overridden