Azure domain federation settings modification attempt

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	AzureAD Audit Log
Detection Modules	Identity Threat Module, SaaS Threat Detection
ATT&CK Tactic	Persistence (TA0003), Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials (T1098.001), Domain or Tenant Policy Modification (T1484)
Severity	Low

Description

A user or application attempted to modify the federation settings of the domain.

Attacker's Goals

An attacker attempts to change Active Directory configuration for persistence or defense evasion.

Investigative actions

• Check what configuration has been changed.
• Check whether the user changing the configuration is permitted.

Variations

A successful Azure domain federation settings modification

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Persistence (TA0003), Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK Technique	Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials (T1098.001), Domain or Tenant Policy Modification (T1484)
Severity	Medium

Description

A user or application successfully modified the federation settings of the domain.

Attacker's Goals

An attacker attempts to change Active Directory configuration for persistence or defense evasion.

Investigative actions

• Check what configuration has been changed.
• Check whether the user changing the configuration is permitted.