Sigma rule: Okta New Admin Console Behaviours

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f376c71618a1, updated 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Okta New Admin Console Behaviours
Status
test
Level
high
Author
kelnage
Date
2023-09-07
Modified
2026-04-27
File
rules/identity/okta/okta_new_behaviours_admin_console.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when Okta identifies new activity in the Admin Console.

Log source

product
okta
service
okta

Detection

selection_event:
    eventType: 'policy.evaluate_sign_on'
    target.displayName: 'Okta Admin Console'
selection_positive:
    - debugContext.debugData.behaviors|contains: 'POSITIVE'
    - debugContext.debugData.logOnlySecurityData|contains: 'POSITIVE'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • When an admin begins using the Admin Console and one of Okta's heuristics incorrectly identifies the behavior as being unusual.

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1078.004

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/identity/okta/okta_new_behaviours_admin_console.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Okta New Admin Console Behaviours" by kelnage (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/identity/okta/okta_new_behaviours_admin_console.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Okta New Admin Console Behaviours",
entity page, dataset version ref-f376c71618a1, updated 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a0b38b70-3cb5-484b-a4eb-c4d8e7bcc0a9 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a0b38b70-3cb5-484b-a4eb-c4d8e7bcc0a9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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