Elastic Security Detection Rules

Unusual Time or Day for an RDP Session

Last updated 7 months ago on 2025-01-15
Created 2 years ago on 2023-10-12

About

A machine learning job has detected an RDP session started at an usual time or weekday. An RDP session at an unusual time could be followed by other suspicious activities, so catching this is a good first step in detecting a larger attack.
Tags
Use Case: Lateral Movement DetectionRule Type: MLRule Type: Machine LearningTactic: Lateral Movement
Severity
low
Risk Score
21
MITRE ATT&CK™

Lateral Movement (TA0008)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210)(opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Machine Learning
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Related Integrations

lmd(opens in a new tab or window)

endpoint(opens in a new tab or window)

Query

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Unusual Time or Day for an RDP Session in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).