Atypical Travel
Identifies two sign-ins originating from geographically distant locations, where at least one of the locations may also be atypical for the user, given past behavior.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- azure
- Log source service
- riskdetection
Known benign triggers
- We recommend investigating the sessions flagged by this detection in the context of other sign-ins from the user.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-user-accounts#unusual-sign-ins | 19 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-protection/concept-identity-protection-risks#atypical-travel | 22from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 1a41023f-1e70-4026-921a-4d9341a9038e
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.initial-accessattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1