Detectors
Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.
19 detectors match the current filters.
Download CSV| Type | Name | Severity | Module | Data source / event | ATT&CK |
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| Analytics BIOC | A disabled user attempted to log in to a VPN A disabled user attempted to log in suspiciously to a VPN. | Low | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Initial Access |
| Analytics BIOC | A Successful VPN connection from TOR A successful VPN connection from a TOR exit node. | High | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Initial Access, Command and Control |
| Analytics BIOC | A user connected to a VPN from a new country 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. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | A user logged in at an unusual time via VPN A user connected to a VPN on a day and hour, which is unusual for this user. This may indicate that the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics | Azure Privilege Escalation Using an Application An Azure application was observed assigning an Azure administrator role to a user. This might indicate a privilege escalation attempt. | Medium | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | AzureAD Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs, Office 365 Audit, Okta, Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs, XDR Agent, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | First VPN access attempt from a country in organization A user attempted to connect from an unusual country that no one from this organization has connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | First VPN access from ASN for user A user logged in to a VPN with a new ASN. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Initial Access |
| Analytics BIOC | First VPN access from ASN in organization A VPN connection was attempted from a new ASN. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Initial Access |
| Analytics | Impossible traveler - VPN A user connected to a VPN service from multiple remote countries in a short period of time, which should normally be impossible. This may indicate the account is compromised. | Low | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics | Possible Insider Threat Activity A user was observed performing suspicious activity that might indicate an attempt to use their access to organizational resources for personal gain. | Low | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | AzureAD Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs, Office 365 Audit, Okta, Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs, XDR Agent, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Impact |
| Analytics | Possible phishing attack via Microsoft Teams An external tenant is possibly attempting a phishing attack via Microsoft Teams. | Low | Identity Threat Detection (ITDR) | AzureAD Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs, Office 365 Audit, Okta, Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs, XDR Agent, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Initial Access |
| Analytics | Potential extraction of NAA Account Credentials in Microsoft Configuration Manager Possible user attempt to deobfuscate Network Access Account (NAA) credentials in Microsoft Configuration Manager. This may indicate a compromised account. | Low | Identity Analytics | AzureAD Audit Log, Microsoft Graph Logs, Office 365 Audit, Okta, Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs, XDR Agent, XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH) | Credential Access, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | VPN access with an abnormal operating system A user accessed a VPN with an abnormal operating system. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Initial Access |
| Analytics BIOC | VPN login attempt by a honey user A VPN login attempt was made by a honey user, a decoy account created specifically to detect unauthorized access. This may indicate potential attacker activity. | Low | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Initial Access |
| Analytics | VPN login Brute-Force attempt A user account failed to log in to a VPN service multiple times in a short time period. This may indicate a brute-force attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access, Resource Development |
| Analytics BIOC | VPN login by a dormant user A dormant user logged on to a VPN service after having been unused for a month or longer. This may indicate the account is misused by an attacker. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | VPN login by a service account A service account attempted to log in to a VPN service. | Low | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Initial Access |
| Analytics | VPN Login Password Spray An abnormally high number of users failed to log in to a VPN service from an IP address within a short period of time. This may indicate a password spray attack. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | VPN login with a machine account A machine account successfully logged in to a VPN service. | Informational | Identity Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Global Protect, Third-Party VPNs | Initial Access |