Elastic Security Detection Rules

Google Workspace Admin Role Deletion

Last updated 2 months ago on 2024-09-23
Created 4 years ago on 2020-11-17

About

Detects when a custom admin role is deleted. An adversary may delete a custom admin role in order to impact the permissions or capabilities of system administrators.
Tags
Domain: CloudData Source: Google WorkspaceUse Case: Identity and Access AuditTactic: Impact
Severity
medium
Risk Score
47
MITRE ATT&CK™

Impact (TA0040)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Account Access Removal (T1531)(opens in a new tab or window)

False Positive Examples
Google Workspace admin roles may be deleted by system administrators. Verify that the configuration change was expected. Exceptions can be added to this rule to filter expected behavior.
License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Query (Kibana Query Language)
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
filebeat-*logs-google_workspace*
Related Integrations

google_workspace(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
event.dataset:google_workspace.admin and event.provider:admin and event.category:iam and event.action:DELETE_ROLE

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Google Workspace Admin Role Deletion 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).