IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Microsoft 365 User Restricted from Sending Email
editMicrosoft 365 User Restricted from Sending Email
editIdentifies when a user has been restricted from sending email due to exceeding sending limits of the service policies per the Security Compliance Center.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-o365*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-30m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- Microsoft 365
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Configuration Audit
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.16.0
Rule authors: Austin Songer
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positives
editA user sending emails using personal distribution folders may trigger the event.
Investigation guide
edit## Config The Microsoft 365 Fleet integration, Filebeat module, or similarly structured data is required to be compatible with this rule.
Rule query
editevent.dataset:o365.audit and event.provider:SecurityComplianceCenter and event.category:web and event.action:"User restricted from sending email" and event.outcome:success
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Initial Access
- ID: TA0001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/
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Technique:
- Name: Valid Accounts
- ID: T1078
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/