IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Attempt to Deactivate Okta MFA Rule
editAttempt to Deactivate Okta MFA Rule
editAn adversary may attempt to deactivate an Okta multi-factor authentication (MFA) rule in order to remove or weaken an organization’s security controls.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-okta*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Identity
- Okta
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Identity and Access
Version: 2 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.9.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Potential false positives
editConsider adding exceptions to this rule to filter false positives if Okta MFA rules are regularly deactivated in your organization.
Investigation guide
editThe Okta Filebeat module must be enabled to use this rule.
Rule query
editevent.dataset:okta.system and event.action:policy.rule.deactivate
Rule version history
edit- Version 2 (7.10.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.module:okta and event.dataset:okta.system and event.action:policy.rule.deactivate
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