Okta admin privilege assignment

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product

Cortex XDR

Last date published

2024-10-08

Synopsis

Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	Requires: Okta Audit Log
Detection Modules	Identity Threat Module
Detector Tags	Okta Audit Analytics
ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials (T1098.001)
Severity	Informational

Description

A user assigned admin privileges to a new user or group.

Attacker's Goals

An attacker is attempting to gain access to sensitive information or systems, while privilege escalation involves their attempt to increase control and access within the system or network.

Investigative actions

Reach out to the user responsible for the alert to confirm the legitimacy of the activity.
Examine the user's actions preceding and following the activation of the alert.
Analyze the actions carried out by the user responsible for granting permission.

Variations

Abnormal Okta admin privilege assignment with suspicious characteristics

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic	Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials (T1098.001)
Severity	Low

Description

A suspicious user assignment of admin privileges to a new user or group.

Attacker's Goals

An attacker is attempting to gain access to sensitive information or systems, while privilege escalation involves their attempt to increase control and access within the system or network.

Investigative actions

Reach out to the user responsible for the alert to confirm the legitimacy of the activity.
Examine the user's actions preceding and following the activation of the alert.
Analyze the actions carried out by the user responsible for granting permission.