Users searching for VIP user activity
Id | f7f4a77e-f68f-4b56-9aaf-a0c9d87d7a8e |
Rulename | Users searching for VIP user activity |
Description | This query monitors for users running Log Analytics queries that contain filters for specific, defined VIP user accounts or the VIPUser watchlist template. Use this detection to alert for users specifically searching for activity of sensitive users. |
Severity | Low |
Tactics | Collection Exfiltration |
Techniques | T1530 T1213 T1020 |
Kind | Scheduled |
Query frequency | 1d |
Query period | 1d |
Trigger threshold | 0 |
Trigger operator | gt |
Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/LAQueryLogs/UserSearchingForVIPUserActivity.yaml |
Version | 1.1.3 |
Arm template | f7f4a77e-f68f-4b56-9aaf-a0c9d87d7a8e.json |
// Replace these with the username or emails of your VIP users you wish to monitor for.
let vips = dynamic(['vip1@email.com','vip2@email.com']);
// Add users who are allowed to conduct these searches - this could be specific SOC team members
let allowed_users = dynamic([]);
LAQueryLogs
| where QueryText has_any (vips) or QueryText has_any ('_GetWatchlist("VIPUsers")', "_GetWatchlist('VIPUsers')")
| where AADEmail !in (allowed_users)
| project TimeGenerated, AADEmail, RequestClientApp, QueryText, ResponseRowCount, RequestTarget
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, AccountName = tostring(split(AADEmail, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(AADEmail, "@")[1])
triggerOperator: gt
queryFrequency: 1d
description: |
This query monitors for users running Log Analytics queries that contain filters
for specific, defined VIP user accounts or the VIPUser watchlist template.
Use this detection to alert for users specifically searching for activity of sensitive users.
version: 1.1.3
kind: Scheduled
triggerThreshold: 0
requiredDataConnectors: []
queryPeriod: 1d
name: Users searching for VIP user activity
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/LAQueryLogs/UserSearchingForVIPUserActivity.yaml
id: f7f4a77e-f68f-4b56-9aaf-a0c9d87d7a8e
tactics:
- Collection
- Exfiltration
metadata:
source:
kind: Community
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
categories:
domains:
- Security - Others
support:
tier: Community
relevantTechniques:
- T1530
- T1213
- T1020
severity: Low
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: AccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: ResourceId
columnName: RequestTarget
entityType: AzureResource
query: |
// Replace these with the username or emails of your VIP users you wish to monitor for.
let vips = dynamic(['vip1@email.com','vip2@email.com']);
// Add users who are allowed to conduct these searches - this could be specific SOC team members
let allowed_users = dynamic([]);
LAQueryLogs
| where QueryText has_any (vips) or QueryText has_any ('_GetWatchlist("VIPUsers")', "_GetWatchlist('VIPUsers')")
| where AADEmail !in (allowed_users)
| project TimeGenerated, AADEmail, RequestClientApp, QueryText, ResponseRowCount, RequestTarget
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, AccountName = tostring(split(AADEmail, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(AADEmail, "@")[1])
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"workspace": {
"type": "String"
}
},
"resources": [
{
"apiVersion": "2023-02-01-preview",
"id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/f7f4a77e-f68f-4b56-9aaf-a0c9d87d7a8e')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/f7f4a77e-f68f-4b56-9aaf-a0c9d87d7a8e')]",
"properties": {
"alertRuleTemplateName": "f7f4a77e-f68f-4b56-9aaf-a0c9d87d7a8e",
"customDetails": null,
"description": "This query monitors for users running Log Analytics queries that contain filters\nfor specific, defined VIP user accounts or the VIPUser watchlist template.\nUse this detection to alert for users specifically searching for activity of sensitive users.\n",
"displayName": "Users searching for VIP user activity",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "AccountName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "AccountUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "AzureResource",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "RequestTarget",
"identifier": "ResourceId"
}
]
}
],
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/LAQueryLogs/UserSearchingForVIPUserActivity.yaml",
"query": "// Replace these with the username or emails of your VIP users you wish to monitor for.\nlet vips = dynamic(['vip1@email.com','vip2@email.com']);\n// Add users who are allowed to conduct these searches - this could be specific SOC team members\nlet allowed_users = dynamic([]);\nLAQueryLogs\n| where QueryText has_any (vips) or QueryText has_any ('_GetWatchlist(\"VIPUsers\")', \"_GetWatchlist('VIPUsers')\")\n| where AADEmail !in (allowed_users)\n| project TimeGenerated, AADEmail, RequestClientApp, QueryText, ResponseRowCount, RequestTarget\n| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, AccountName = tostring(split(AADEmail, \"@\")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(AADEmail, \"@\")[1])\n",
"queryFrequency": "P1D",
"queryPeriod": "P1D",
"severity": "Low",
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"Collection",
"Exfiltration"
],
"techniques": [
"T1020",
"T1213",
"T1530"
],
"templateVersion": "1.1.3",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}