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CyberArk - High-Risk Actions Outside Business Hours
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| Id | 3733e1ac-991b-4504-99e8-24ff4fbaf6e4 |
| Rulename | CyberArk - High-Risk Actions Outside Business Hours |
| Description | Detects privileged or destructive actions (delete/disable/rotate/elevate/etc.) occurring outside standard business hours. Useful for insider misuse or compromised admin detection. |
| Severity | High |
| Tactics | DefenseEvasion |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 10M |
| Query period | 1D |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | GreaterThan |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/CyberArkAudit/Analytics%20Rules/CyberArkAuditHighRiskActions.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Arm template | 3733e1ac-991b-4504-99e8-24ff4fbaf6e4.json |
let risky = dynamic(["Delete","Remove","Rotate","Elevate","Disable","Grant","Policy","Safe","Vault","Key"]);
CyberArk_AuditEvents_CL
| where isnotempty(action) or isnotempty(actionType) or isnotempty(auditType) or isnotempty(message)
| where hourofday(TimeGenerated) < 7 or hourofday(TimeGenerated) > 20
| where action has_any (risky) or actionType has_any (risky) or auditType has_any (risky) or message has_any (risky)
| extend cd = parse_json(customData)
| extend cd_username = tostring(cd.username),
cd_auth_method = tostring(cd.authentication_method),
cd_client_ip = tostring(cd.client_ip_address),
cd_source_ip = tostring(cd.source_ip_address),
cd_device_os = tostring(cd.device_os),
cd_browser = tostring(cd.browser_name),
cd_geo_city = tostring(cd.geoip_city_name),
cd_geo_country = tostring(cd.geoip_country_name),
cd_target = coalesce(tostring(cd.target), tostring(cd.target_resource), tostring(cd.new_target))
| project TimeGenerated, CyberArkTenantId, username, cd_username, identityType, action, actionType, auditType,
target, targetAccount, safe, source, cd_source_ip, cd_client_ip, cd_auth_method, cd_device_os,
cd_browser, cd_geo_city, cd_geo_country, cd_target, component, serviceName, message
version: 1.0.0
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/CyberArkAudit/Analytics%20Rules/CyberArkAuditHighRiskActions.yaml
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- DefenseEvasion
kind: Scheduled
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: username
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: HostName
columnName: target
entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: source
entityType: IP
description: |
Detects privileged or destructive actions (delete/disable/rotate/elevate/etc.) occurring outside standard business hours. Useful for insider misuse or compromised admin detection.
triggerOperator: GreaterThan
suppressionEnabled: false
queryFrequency: 10M
id: 3733e1ac-991b-4504-99e8-24ff4fbaf6e4
name: CyberArk - High-Risk Actions Outside Business Hours
severity: High
query: |
let risky = dynamic(["Delete","Remove","Rotate","Elevate","Disable","Grant","Policy","Safe","Vault","Key"]);
CyberArk_AuditEvents_CL
| where isnotempty(action) or isnotempty(actionType) or isnotempty(auditType) or isnotempty(message)
| where hourofday(TimeGenerated) < 7 or hourofday(TimeGenerated) > 20
| where action has_any (risky) or actionType has_any (risky) or auditType has_any (risky) or message has_any (risky)
| extend cd = parse_json(customData)
| extend cd_username = tostring(cd.username),
cd_auth_method = tostring(cd.authentication_method),
cd_client_ip = tostring(cd.client_ip_address),
cd_source_ip = tostring(cd.source_ip_address),
cd_device_os = tostring(cd.device_os),
cd_browser = tostring(cd.browser_name),
cd_geo_city = tostring(cd.geoip_city_name),
cd_geo_country = tostring(cd.geoip_country_name),
cd_target = coalesce(tostring(cd.target), tostring(cd.target_resource), tostring(cd.new_target))
| project TimeGenerated, CyberArkTenantId, username, cd_username, identityType, action, actionType, auditType,
target, targetAccount, safe, source, cd_source_ip, cd_client_ip, cd_auth_method, cd_device_os,
cd_browser, cd_geo_city, cd_geo_country, cd_target, component, serviceName, message
queryPeriod: 1D
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"workspace": {
"type": "String"
}
},
"resources": [
{
"apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
"id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/3733e1ac-991b-4504-99e8-24ff4fbaf6e4')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/3733e1ac-991b-4504-99e8-24ff4fbaf6e4')]",
"properties": {
"alertRuleTemplateName": "3733e1ac-991b-4504-99e8-24ff4fbaf6e4",
"customDetails": null,
"description": "Detects privileged or destructive actions (delete/disable/rotate/elevate/etc.) occurring outside standard business hours. Useful for insider misuse or compromised admin detection.\n",
"displayName": "CyberArk - High-Risk Actions Outside Business Hours",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "username",
"identifier": "FullName"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Host",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "target",
"identifier": "HostName"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "IP",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "source",
"identifier": "Address"
}
]
}
],
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/CyberArkAudit/Analytics%20Rules/CyberArkAuditHighRiskActions.yaml",
"query": "let risky = dynamic([\"Delete\",\"Remove\",\"Rotate\",\"Elevate\",\"Disable\",\"Grant\",\"Policy\",\"Safe\",\"Vault\",\"Key\"]);\nCyberArk_AuditEvents_CL\n| where isnotempty(action) or isnotempty(actionType) or isnotempty(auditType) or isnotempty(message)\n| where hourofday(TimeGenerated) < 7 or hourofday(TimeGenerated) > 20\n| where action has_any (risky) or actionType has_any (risky) or auditType has_any (risky) or message has_any (risky)\n| extend cd = parse_json(customData)\n| extend cd_username = tostring(cd.username),\n cd_auth_method = tostring(cd.authentication_method),\n cd_client_ip = tostring(cd.client_ip_address),\n cd_source_ip = tostring(cd.source_ip_address),\n cd_device_os = tostring(cd.device_os),\n cd_browser = tostring(cd.browser_name),\n cd_geo_city = tostring(cd.geoip_city_name),\n cd_geo_country = tostring(cd.geoip_country_name),\n cd_target = coalesce(tostring(cd.target), tostring(cd.target_resource), tostring(cd.new_target))\n| project TimeGenerated, CyberArkTenantId, username, cd_username, identityType, action, actionType, auditType,\n target, targetAccount, safe, source, cd_source_ip, cd_client_ip, cd_auth_method, cd_device_os,\n cd_browser, cd_geo_city, cd_geo_country, cd_target, component, serviceName, message\n",
"queryFrequency": "PT10M",
"queryPeriod": "P1D",
"severity": "High",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"DefenseEvasion"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.0",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}