Okta ThreatInsight Threat Detected

name: Okta ThreatInsight Threat Detected
id: 140504ae-5fe2-4d65-b2bc-a211813fbca6
version: 10
date: '2026-03-10'
author: Michael Haag, Mauricio Velazco, Splunk
status: production
type: Anomaly
description: The following analytic identifies threats detected by Okta ThreatInsight, such as password spraying, login failures, and high counts of unknown user login attempts. It leverages Okta Identity Management logs, specifically focusing on security.threat.detected events. This activity is significant for a SOC as it highlights potential unauthorized access attempts and credential-based attacks. If confirmed malicious, these activities could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, and further exploitation of compromised accounts, posing a significant risk to the organization's security posture.
data_source:
    - Okta
search: |-
    `okta` eventType = security.threat.detected
      | rename client.geographicalContext.country as country, client.geographicalContext.state as state, client.geographicalContext.city as city
      | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime
        BY app src_ip dest
           signature eventType displayMessage
           client.device city state
           country user_agent outcome.reason
           outcome.result severity
      | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
      | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
      | `okta_threatinsight_threat_detected_filter`
how_to_implement: This detection utilizes logs from Okta Identity Management (IM) environments. It requires the ingestion of OktaIm2 logs through the Splunk Add-on for Okta Identity Cloud (https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/6553).
known_false_positives: False positives may occur. It is recommended to fine-tune Okta settings and the analytic to ensure high fidelity. Adjust the risk score as necessary.
references:
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/?q=security.threat.detected
drilldown_searches:
    - name: View the detection results for - "$app$"
      search: '%original_detection_search% | search  app = "$app$"'
      earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
    - name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$app$"
      search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$app$") starthoursago=168  | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
      earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
rba:
    message: The following $src_ip$ has been identified as a threat by Okta ThreatInsight. Investigate further to determine if this was authorized.
    risk_objects:
        - field: app
          type: system
          score: 20
    threat_objects:
        - field: src_ip
          type: ip_address
tags:
    analytic_story:
        - Okta Account Takeover
    asset_type: Infrastructure
    mitre_attack_id:
        - T1078.004
    product:
        - Splunk Enterprise
        - Splunk Enterprise Security
        - Splunk Cloud
    security_domain: access
tests:
    - name: True Positive Test
      attack_data:
        - data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1078.004/okta_threatinsight_threat_detected/okta_threatinsight_threat_detected.log
          source: Okta
          sourcetype: OktaIM2:log