First connection from a country in organization

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name
Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2026-07-12
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Alert name

Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires one of the following data sources:
    • AzureAD
      OR
    • Azure SignIn Log
      OR
    • Idira
      OR
    • Duo
      OR
    • Okta
      OR
    • OneLogin
      OR
    • PingOne

Detection Modules

Identity Analytics

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Informational

Description

A user connected to an SSO service from an unusual country that no one from this organization has connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised.

Attacker's Goals

Gain user-account credentials.

Investigative actions

Check if the user is currently located in the aforementioned country, or routed its traffic there via a VPN.

Variations

First connection from a country in organization via a suspicious IP

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

Description

A user connected to an SSO service from an unusual country that no one from this organization has connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised.

Attacker's Goals

Gain user-account credentials.

Investigative actions

Check if the user is currently located in the aforementioned country, or routed its traffic there via a VPN.


First successful SSO connection from a country in organization

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Informational

Description

A user successfully connected from an unusual country that no one from this organization has connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised.

Attacker's Goals

Gain user-account credentials.

Investigative actions

Check if the user is currently located in the aforementioned country, or routed its traffic there via a VPN.