RDP Nesting
Query detects potential lateral movement within a network by identifying when an RDP connection (EventID 4624, LogonType 10) is made to an initial system, followed by a subsequent RDP connection from that system to…
Description
Query detects potential lateral movement within a network by identifying when an RDP connection (EventID 4624, LogonType 10) is made to an initial system, followed by a subsequent RDP connection from that system to another, using the same account within a 60-minute window. To reduce false positives, it excludes scenarios where the same account has made 5 or more connections to the same set of computers in the previous 7 days. This approach focuses on highlighting unusual RDP behaviour that suggests lateral movement, which is often associated with attacker tactics during a network breach.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- securityeventswindowsforwardedeventswindowssecurityevents
- Log source service
- securityeventwindowsevent
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
No references are available for this detection.
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 69a45b05-71f5-45ca-8944-2e038747fb39
- Tagged by the source as
- LateralMovementSecurity - Threat Protection
Licence
- Published under
- MIT LicenseRead the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- MITRead the origin licence
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 2, 2026
- Version
- 1