Sigma rule: Google Workspace MFA Disabled
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2732284c70fa, updated 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Google Workspace MFA Disabled
- Status
- test
- Level
- medium
- Author
- Austin Songer
- Date
- 2021-08-26
- Modified
- 2023-10-11
- File
- rules/cloud/gcp/gworkspace/admin/gcp_gworkspace_mfa_disabled.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detects when multi-factor authentication (MFA) is disabled.
Log source
- product
- gcp
- service
- google_workspace.admin
Detection
selection_base:
eventService: admin.googleapis.com
eventName:
- ENFORCE_STRONG_AUTHENTICATION
- ALLOW_STRONG_AUTHENTICATION
selection_eventValue:
new_value: 'false'
condition: all of selection*False positives (as the rule lists them)
- MFA may be disabled and performed by a system administrator.
Tags
- attack.impact
References
- https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/audit/gsuite-audit-logging#3
- https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/reports/v1/appendix/activity/admin-security-settings#ENFORCE_STRONG_AUTHENTICATION
- https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/reports/v1/appendix/activity/admin-security-settings?hl=en#ALLOW_STRONG_AUTHENTICATION
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Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Google Workspace MFA Disabled" by Austin Songer (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/gcp/gworkspace/admin/gcp_gworkspace_mfa_disabled.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Google Workspace MFA Disabled",
entity page, dataset version ref-2732284c70fa, updated 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/780601d1-6376-4f2a-884e-b8d45599f78c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 780601d1-6376-4f2a-884e-b8d45599f78c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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