Sigma rule: Google Workspace Application Removed

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f38bbfe9dc06, updated 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Google Workspace Application Removed
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Austin Songer
Date
2021-08-26
Modified
2023-10-11
File
rules/cloud/gcp/gworkspace/admin/gcp_gworkspace_application_removed.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when an an application is removed from Google Workspace.

Log source

product
gcp
service
google_workspace.admin

Detection

selection:
    eventService: admin.googleapis.com
    eventName:
        - REMOVE_APPLICATION
        - REMOVE_APPLICATION_FROM_WHITELIST
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Application being removed may be performed by a System Administrator.

Tags

  • attack.impact

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/cloud/gcp/gworkspace/admin/gcp_gworkspace_application_removed.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Google Workspace Application Removed" by Austin Songer (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/gcp/gworkspace/admin/gcp_gworkspace_application_removed.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: Google Workspace Application Removed",
entity page, dataset version ref-f38bbfe9dc06, updated 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ee2803f0-71c8-4831-b48b-a1fc57601ee4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ee2803f0-71c8-4831-b48b-a1fc57601ee4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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