Google Workspace Password Policy Modified
editGoogle Workspace Password Policy Modified
editDetects when a Google Workspace password policy is modified. An adversary may attempt to modify a password policy in order to weaken an organization’s security controls.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-google_workspace*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 10 minutes
Searches indices from: now-130m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
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Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- Google Workspace
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Identity and Access
- Persistence
Version: 100 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.5.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positives
editPassword policies may be modified by system administrators. Verify that the configuration change was expected. Exceptions can be added to this rule to filter expected behavior.
Investigation guide
edit### Important Information Regarding Google Workspace Event Lag Times - As per Google's documentation, Google Workspace administrators may observe lag times ranging from minutes up to 3 days between the time of an event's occurrence and the event being visible in the Google Workspace admin/audit logs. - This rule is configured to run every 10 minutes with a lookback time of 130 minutes. - To reduce the risk of false negatives, consider reducing the interval that the Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) Filebeat module polls Google's reporting API for new events. - By default, `var.interval` is set to 2 hours (2h). Consider changing this interval to a lower value, such as 10 minutes (10m). - See the following references for further information: - https://support.google.com/a/answer/7061566 - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-module-google_workspace.html
Rule query
editevent.dataset:google_workspace.admin and event.provider:admin and event.category:iam and event.action:(CHANGE_APPLICATION_SETTING or CREATE_APPLICATION_SETTING) and google_workspace.admin.setting.name:( "Password Management - Enforce strong password" or "Password Management - Password reset frequency" or "Password Management - Enable password reuse" or "Password Management - Enforce password policy at next login" or "Password Management - Minimum password length" or "Password Management - Maximum password length" )
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Account Manipulation
- ID: T1098
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/
Rule version history
edit- Version 100 (8.5.0 release)
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- Version 15 (8.4.0 release)
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- Version 13 (8.3.0 release)
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- Version 11 (8.2.0 release)
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- Version 7 (8.0.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.dataset:(gsuite.admin or google_workspace.admin) and event.provider:admin and event.category:iam and event.action:(CHANGE_APPLICATION_SETTING or CREATE_APPLICATION_SETTING) and gsuite.admin.setting.name:( "Password Management - Enforce strong password" or "Password Management - Password reset frequency" or "Password Management - Enable password reuse" or "Password Management - Enforce password policy at next login" or "Password Management - Minimum password length" or "Password Management - Maximum password length" ) or google_workspace.admin.setting.name:( "Password Management - Enforce strong password" or "Password Management - Password reset frequency" or "Password Management - Enable password reuse" or "Password Management - Enforce password policy at next login" or "Password Management - Minimum password length" or "Password Management - Maximum password length" )
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- Version 6 (7.15.0 release)
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- Version 5 (7.14.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.dataset:(gsuite.admin or google_workspace.admin) and event.provider:admin and event.category:iam and event.action:(CHANGE_APPLICATION_SETTING or CREATE_APPLICATION_SETTING) and gsuite.admin.setting.name:( "Password Management - Enforce strong password" or "Password Management - Password reset frequency" or "Password Management - Enable password reuse" or "Password Management - Enforce password policy at next login" or "Password Management - Minimum password length" or "Password Management - Maximum password length" )
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- Version 4 (7.13.0 release)
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- Version 3 (7.12.0 release)
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- Version 2 (7.11.2 release)
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