Analytics BIOC Low

Exchange mailbox audit bypass

A user added mailbox audit bypass for an account. This will allow the account to perform actions without being logged, and may indicate an attempt to evade detection.

Module:
Identity Threat Detection (ITDR), SaaS Threat Detection, Email Security
Licensed by:
Identity Threat Detection (ITDR)
Licensed by:
Email Security
Data source:
Office 365 Audit
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Impair Defenses (T1562) Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001)
Attacker's goals:

An attacker may abuse the audit bypass mechanism to conceal actions and evade detection.

Investigative actions:

Follow further actions done by the account. Verify that the configuration change was expected.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
1 Day