Possible Insider Threat Activity

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2026-05-10
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
Index by
Alert name

Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

3 Hours

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • Azure Audit Log
  • Requires:
    • AzureAD
  • Requires:
    • AzureAD Audit Log
  • Requires:
    • Microsoft Graph Logs
  • Requires:
    • Office 365 Audit
  • Requires:
    • Okta
  • Requires:
    • Okta Audit Log
  • Requires one of the following data sources:
    • Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs
      OR
    • Palo Alto Networks Firewall threat Logs
  • Requires one of the following data sources:
    • Palo Alto Networks Global Protect
      OR
    • Third-Party VPNs
  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent
  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)

Detection Modules

Identity Threat Module

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

Impact (TA0040)

ATT&CK Technique

Financial Theft (T1657)

Severity

Low

Description

A user was observed performing suspicious activity that might indicate an attempt to use their access to organizational resources for personal gain.

Attacker's Goals

An insider threat might use their access to organizational resources for personal gain.

Investigative actions

  • Check how long the user has been part of the organization.
  • Check if the user is about to leave the company.
  • Verify that the user is not part of a department that performs such activity as part of daily operations.

Variations

Indicate Insider Threat Activity

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Impact (TA0040)

ATT&CK Technique

Financial Theft (T1657)

Severity

Medium

Description

A user was observed performing suspicious activity that might indicate an attempt to use their access to organizational resources for personal gain.

Attacker's Goals

An insider threat might use their access to organizational resources for personal gain.

Investigative actions

  • Check how long the user has been part of the organization.
  • Check if the user is about to leave the company.
  • Verify that the user is not part of a department that performs such activity as part of daily operations.