Google Workspace Restrictions for Marketplace Modified to Allow Any App

Description

Detects when the Google Marketplace restrictions are changed to allow any application for users in Google Workspace. Malicious APKs created by adversaries may be uploaded to the Google marketplace but not installed on devices managed within Google Workspace. Administrators should set restrictions to not allow any application from the marketplace for security reasons. Adversaries may enable any app to be installed and executed on mobile devices within a Google Workspace environment prior to distributing the malicious APK to the end user.

Detection logic

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Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Identity Provider Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source category: event_index

Known benign triggers

Applications can be added and removed from blocklists by Google Workspace administrators, but they can all be explicitly allowed for users. Verify that the configuration change was expected. Exceptions can be added to this rule to filter expected behavior.

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
support.google.com/a/answer/6089179?hl=en	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.elastic.co/security-labs/google-workspace-attack-surface-part-one	Threat report	28
www.elastic.co/security-labs/google-workspace-attack-surface-part-two	Threat report	24

Detection rules

Google Workspace Restrictions for Marketplace Modified to Allow Any App

Description

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

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Detection rules