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Roles Activated Too Frequently

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Summary
The detection rule titled 'Roles Activated Too Frequently' aims to monitor and alert on instances where the same privilege role is activated multiple times by a single user within a specified timeframe. This behavior may hint at possible misuse or unintended behavior regarding privilege escalation within a system using Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM). The rule specifies a selection criterion that focuses on events classified as 'sequentialActivationRenewalsAlertIncident', indicating that the same privilege was activated without sufficient time lapse between activations. The rule is designed with a high alert level because frequent role activations can be indicative of suspicious behavior, possibly related to account compromise or an attacker attempting to gain unauthorized access by exploiting privilege escalation mechanisms. Mitigation measures could involve adjusting active time periods for roles to prevent excessive activations by users and monitoring for unusual patterns in role activations.
Categories
  • Cloud
  • Azure
  • Identity Management
Data Sources
  • User Account
  • Cloud Service
Created: 2023-09-14