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.