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Multi-Factor Authentication Disabled for an Azure User
editMulti-Factor Authentication Disabled for an Azure User
editIdentifies when multi-factor authentication (MFA) is disabled for an Azure user account. An adversary may disable MFA for a user account in order to weaken the authentication requirements for the account.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-25m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- Azure
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Identity and Access
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Investigation guide
editThe Azure Filebeat module must be enabled to use this rule.
Rule query
editevent.dataset:azure.auditlogs and azure.auditlogs.operation_name:"Disable Strong Authentication" and event.outcome:Success
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
-
Technique:
- Name: Account Manipulation
- ID: T1098
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/