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Successful SSH Authentication from Unusual User

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Successful SSH Authentication from Unusual User

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This rule leverages the new_terms rule type to detect successful SSH authentications by a user who has not been authenticated in the last 10 days. This behavior may indicate an attacker attempting to gain access to the system using a valid account.

Rule type: new_terms

Rule indices:

  • logs-system.auth-*
  • filebeat-*

Severity: low

Risk score: 21

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References: None

Tags:

  • Domain: Endpoint
  • OS: Linux
  • Use Case: Threat Detection
  • Tactic: Initial Access
  • Data Source: Elastic Defend

Version: 1

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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event.category:authentication and host.os.type:linux and event.action:ssh_login and event.outcome:success

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM

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