VPN login with a machine account

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product

Cortex XDR

Last date published

2024-09-24

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: Palo Alto Networks Global Protect OR Third-Party VPNs
Detection Modules	Identity Analytics
Detector Tags
ATT&CK Tactic	Initial Access (TA0001)
ATT&CK Technique	Valid Accounts: Domain Accounts (T1078.002)
Severity	Informational

A machine account successfully logged in to a VPN service.

Use an account that was possibly compromised in the past to gain access to the network and access privileged resources.

See whether the service login was successful.
Check whether the account has done any administrative actions it should not usually do.
Look for more logins and authentications by the account throughout the network.

ATT&CK Tactic	Initial Access (TA0001)
ATT&CK Technique	Valid Accounts: Domain Accounts (T1078.002)
Severity	Low

A machine account successfully logged in to a VPN service.

Use an account that was possibly compromised in the past to gain access to the network and access privileged resources.

See whether the service login was successful.
Check whether the account has done any administrative actions it should not usually do.
Look for more logins and authentications by the account throughout the network.