Suspicious CA Policy Updated by Non Approved Actor (via auditlogs)

This rule detects conditional access changes. Is Initiated by (actor) approved to make changes? Review Modified Properties and compare "old" vs "new" value.

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title: Suspicious CA Policy Updated by Non Approved Actor (via auditlogs)
id: 3c3dcf5c-1bc2-529d-9756-4702ca78292d
status: stable
description: This rule detects conditional access changes. Is Initiated by (actor) approved to make changes? Review Modified Properties and compare "old" vs "new" value.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1556/
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-infrastructure#conditional-access
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-24
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1548
    - attack.t1556
logsource:
    product: azure
    service: auditlogs
detection:
    selection:
        properties.message: Update conditional access policy
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

Known false positives

  • Unknown

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