PIM Approvals And Deny Elevation
Detects when a PIM elevation is approved or denied.
What it detects
Detects when a PIM elevation is approved or denied. Outside of normal operations should be investigated.
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- T1078.004Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts· Initial Access
False positives and triage
Actual admin using PIM.
The rule
Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 70%. Source: rules/sigma/sigma.azure_audit_logs_azure_pim_activation_approve_deny.yaml, licensed under the Detection Rule License 1.1.
id: sigma.azure_audit_logs_azure_pim_activation_approve_deny
version: 1.0.0
status: experimental
severity: high
confidence: 0.7
platforms:
- application
mitre_techniques:
- T1078.004
description: Detects when a PIM elevation is approved or denied. Outside of normal operations should be investigated.
match:
event_category: account
raw_message_any:
- Request Approved/Denied
false_positive_guidance: Actual admin using PIM.
Converted from the SigmaHQ rule “PIM Approvals And Deny Elevation” by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Yochana Henderson, '@Yochana-H', distributed under the Detection Rule License 1.1. Original rule.
Related detections
Run this rule on your own logs — offline
KIROSEC runs this rule and the rest of the library over Windows, Linux, macOS and cloud audit logs on the analyst's own machine. Every alert links to the events that raised it, and nothing leaves the device.