Attempt to Delete an Okta Network Zone

Elastic Stack Serverless Security

Detects attempts to delete an Okta network zone. Okta network zones can be configured to limit or restrict access to a network based on IP addresses or geolocations. An adversary may attempt to modify, delete, or deactivate an Okta network zone in order to remove or weaken an organization’s security controls.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

• filebeat-*
• logs-okta*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: None (https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/common-options.html#date-math[Date Math format], see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

• https://help.okta.com/en/prod/Content/Topics/Security/network/network-zones.htm
• https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
• https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/

Tags:

• Elastic
• Identity
• Okta
• Continuous Monitoring
• SecOps
• Network Security
• Defense Evasion

Version: 6

Rule authors:

• Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

event.dataset:okta.system and event.action:zone.delete

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM

• Tactic:

  • Name: Defense Evasion
  • ID: TA0005
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/

• Technique:

  • Name: Impair Defenses
  • ID: T1562
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/

• Sub-technique:

  • Name: Disable or Modify Cloud Firewall
  • ID: T1562.007
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/007/