Users searching for VIP user activity

// 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])

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.  
metadata:
  author:
    name: Microsoft Security Research
  source:
    kind: Community
  support:
    tier: Community
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
triggerOperator: gt
queryPeriod: 1d
kind: Scheduled
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AccountName
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
- entityType: AzureResource
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: ResourceId
    columnName: RequestTarget
relevantTechniques:
- T1530
- T1213
- T1020
tactics:
- Collection
- Exfiltration
severity: Low
name: Users searching for VIP user activity
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.
  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])  
triggerThreshold: 0
version: 1.1.4
requiredDataConnectors: []
id: f7f4a77e-f68f-4b56-9aaf-a0c9d87d7a8e

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        "alertRuleTemplateName": "f7f4a77e-f68f-4b56-9aaf-a0c9d87d7a8e",
        "customDetails": null,
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        "displayName": "Users searching for VIP user activity",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "AccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
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                "columnName": "AccountUPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          },
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            "entityType": "AzureResource",
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              {
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                "identifier": "ResourceId"
              }
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        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/LAQueryLogs/UserSearchingForVIPUserActivity.yaml",
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        "queryFrequency": "P1D",
        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "severity": "Low",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
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