Intense SSO failures

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by data source

Last date published
2024-04-15
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

10 Minutes

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • AzureAD
  • Requires:
    • Okta
  • Requires:
    • OneLogin

Detection Modules

Identity Analytics

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Informational

Description

An abnormally high amount of SSO authentication attempts were seen within a short period of time.
This could be the outcome of a brute-force login attempt.

Attacker's Goals

An attacker is attempting to gain access to an account secured with MFA.

Investigative actions

  • Check the legitimacy of this activity and determine whether it is malicious or not.
  • Check whether a successful login was made after unsuccessful attempts.

Variations

Intense SSO failures with suspicious characteristics

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

Description

An abnormally high amount of SSO authentication attempts were seen within a short period of time.
This could be the outcome of a brute-force login attempt.

Attacker's Goals

An attacker is attempting to gain access to an account secured with MFA.

Investigative actions

  • Check the legitimacy of this activity and determine whether it is malicious or not.
  • Check whether a successful login was made after unsuccessful attempts.