Deprecated - M365 Teams External Access Enabled
Identifies when external access is enabled in Microsoft Teams. External access lets Teams and Skype for Business users communicate with other users that are outside their organization. An adversary may enable…
Description
Identifies when external access is enabled in Microsoft Teams. External access lets Teams and Skype for Business users communicate with other users that are outside their organization. An adversary may enable external access or add an allowed domain to exfiltrate data or maintain persistence in an environment.
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
- Teams external access may be enabled by a system or network administrator. Verify that the configuration change was expected. Exceptions can be added to this rule to filter expected behavior.
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 |
|---|---|
| docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/manage-external-access | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 27f7c15a-91f8-4c3d-8b9e-1f99cc030a51
- Tagged by the source as
- Data Source: Microsoft 365Data Source: Microsoft 365 Audit LogsDomain: CloudDomain: SaaSPlatform: Microsoft 365Resources: Investigation GuideRule Type: Custom Query (KQL)Service: Microsoft TeamsTactic: Defense EvasionUse Case: Configuration Audit
Licence
- Published under
- Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 20, 2026
- Version
- 2