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Okta Non-Standard VPN Usage

Remote Employment Fraud (REF) actors will often use virtual private networks (VPNs) to conceal their true physical location. Threat actors mask their originating IP address and instead appear to be situated in any…

Description

Remote Employment Fraud (REF) actors will often use virtual private networks (VPNs) to conceal their true physical location. Threat actors mask their originating IP address and instead appear to be situated in any location where the VPN service has a node.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.

Log source category
okta

Known benign triggers

  • Limited to no expected false positives once a baseline of common VPN software has been completed.

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