Okta ThreatInsight Threat Detected


Description

The following analytic identifies threats detected by Okta ThreatInsight, such as password spraying, login failures, and high counts of unknown user login attempts. It leverages Okta Identity Management logs, specifically focusing on security.threat.detected events. This activity is significant for a SOC as it highlights potential unauthorized access attempts and credential-based attacks. If confirmed malicious, these activities could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, and further exploitation of compromised accounts, posing a significant risk to the organization's security posture.

Query · spl

`okta` eventType = security.threat.detected
  | rename client.geographicalContext.country as country, client.geographicalContext.state as state, client.geographicalContext.city as city
  | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime
    BY app src_ip dest
       signature eventType displayMessage
       client.device city state
       country user_agent outcome.reason
       outcome.result severity
  | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
  | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
  | `okta_threatinsight_threat_detected_filter`

Implementation guide

This detection utilizes logs from Okta Identity Management (IM) environments. It requires the ingestion of OktaIm2 logs through the Splunk Add-on for Okta Identity Cloud (https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/6553).

Known false positives

  • False positives may occur. It is recommended to fine-tune Okta settings and the analytic to ensure high fidelity. Adjust the risk score as necessary.

Analyst notes

Known false positives: False positives may occur. It is recommended to fine-tune Okta settings and the analytic to ensure high fidelity. Adjust the risk score as necessary.

Raw source Okta ThreatInsight Threat Detected · SPL
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Published by splunk/security_content ↗, licensed under Apache 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
name: Okta ThreatInsight Threat Detected
id: 140504ae-5fe2-4d65-b2bc-a211813fbca6
version: 12
creation_date: '2022-12-19'
modification_date: '2026-05-13'
author: Michael Haag, Mauricio Velazco, Splunk
status: production
type: Anomaly
description: The following analytic identifies threats detected by Okta ThreatInsight, such as password spraying, login failures, and high counts of unknown user login attempts. It leverages Okta Identity Management logs, specifically focusing on security.threat.detected events. This activity is significant for a SOC as it highlights potential unauthorized access attempts and credential-based attacks. If confirmed malicious, these activities could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, and further exploitation of compromised accounts, posing a significant risk to the organization's security posture.
data_source:
    - Okta
search: |-
    `okta` eventType = security.threat.detected
      | rename client.geographicalContext.country as country, client.geographicalContext.state as state, client.geographicalContext.city as city
      | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime
        BY app src_ip dest
           signature eventType displayMessage
           client.device city state
           country user_agent outcome.reason
           outcome.result severity
      | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
      | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
      | `okta_threatinsight_threat_detected_filter`
how_to_implement: This detection utilizes logs from Okta Identity Management (IM) environments. It requires the ingestion of OktaIm2 logs through the Splunk Add-on for Okta Identity Cloud (https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/6553).
known_false_positives: False positives may occur. It is recommended to fine-tune Okta settings and the analytic to ensure high fidelity. Adjust the risk score as necessary.
references:
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/?q=security.threat.detected
drilldown_searches:
    - name: View the detection results for - "$app$"
      search: '%original_detection_search% | search  app = "$app$"'
      earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
    - name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$app$"
      search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$app$") | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
      earliest_offset: 7d
      latest_offset: "0"
intermediate_findings:
    entities:
        - field: app
          type: system
          score: 20
          message: The following $src_ip$ has been identified as a threat by Okta ThreatInsight. Investigate further to determine if this was authorized.
threat_objects:
    - field: src_ip
      type: ip_address
analytic_story:
    - Okta Account Takeover
asset_type: Infrastructure
mitre_attack_id:
    - T1078.004
product:
    - Splunk Enterprise
    - Splunk Enterprise Security
    - Splunk Cloud
category: application
security_domain: access
tests:
    - name: True Positive Test
      attack_data:
        - data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1078.004/okta_threatinsight_threat_detected/okta_threatinsight_threat_detected.log
          source: Okta
          sourcetype: OktaIM2:log
      test_type: unit

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