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M365 SharePoint Site Sharing Policy Weakened

Identifies when a SharePoint or OneDrive site sharing policy is changed to weaken security controls. The SharingPolicyChanged event fires for many routine policy modifications, but this rule targets specific…

Description

Identifies when a SharePoint or OneDrive site sharing policy is changed to weaken security controls. The SharingPolicyChanged event fires for many routine policy modifications, but this rule targets specific high-risk transitions where sharing restrictions are relaxed. This includes enabling guest sharing, enabling anonymous link sharing, making a site public, or enabling guest user access. Adversaries who compromise administrative accounts may weaken sharing policies to exfiltrate data to external accounts or create persistent external access paths.

Detection logic

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Detection requirements

Platform
ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteWindows

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

  • Administrators legitimately enabling external sharing for a new collaboration site or project.
  • Migration or onboarding projects that temporarily require external sharing to be enabled.
  • Organizational policy changes that intentionally broaden sharing capabilities across sites.

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