A user connected from a new country

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	30 Days
Required Data	Requires one of the following data sources: AzureAD OR Azure SignIn Log OR Idira OR Duo OR Okta OR OneLogin OR PingOne
Detection Modules	Identity Analytics
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006), Resource Development (TA0042)
ATT&CK Technique	Compromise Accounts (T1586), Brute Force: Password Guessing (T1110.001)
Severity	Informational

Description

A user connected from an unusual country that the user has not connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised.

Attacker's Goals

Gain user-account credentials.

Investigative actions

Check if the user is currently located in the aforementioned country, or routed its traffic there via a VPN.

Variations

A user connected from a new country via a suspicious IP

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006), Resource Development (TA0042)
ATT&CK Technique	Compromise Accounts (T1586), Brute Force: Password Guessing (T1110.001)
Severity	Low

Description

A user connected from an unusual country that the user has not connected from before. This may indicate the account was compromised.

Attacker's Goals

Gain user-account credentials.

Investigative actions

Check if the user is currently located in the aforementioned country, or routed its traffic there via a VPN.

A user connected from a new country - suspicious characteristics detected

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Credential Access (TA0006), Resource Development (TA0042)
ATT&CK Technique	Compromise Accounts (T1586), Brute Force: Password Guessing (T1110.001)
Severity	Low

Description

The user connected from a country they have not accessed from previously, which may indicate potential account compromise due to unusual or suspicious characteristics.

Attacker's Goals

Gain user-account credentials.

Investigative actions

Check if the user is currently located in the aforementioned country, or routed its traffic there via a VPN.