Elastic Security Detection Rules

Google Workspace Password Policy Modified

Last updated 25 days ago on 2026-06-01
Created 6 years ago on 2020-11-17

About

Detects when a Google Workspace administrator modifies organization password policy settings. Adversaries with administrative access may weaken password requirements, such as disabling strong password enforcement, allowing password reuse, or reducing minimum length, to increase the success of password spraying and credential stuffing against tenant accounts and to sustain access after initial compromise.
Tags
Domain: CloudData Source: Google WorkspaceUse Case: Identity and Access AuditTactic: PersistenceTactic: Defense EvasionLanguage: kuery
Severity
medium
Risk Score
47
MITRE ATT&CK™

Persistence (TA0003)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Account Manipulation (T1098)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Defense Evasion (TA0005)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Domain or Tenant Policy Modification (T1484)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

False Positive Examples
Password policies may be modified 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(external, 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.admin-*
Related Integrations

google_workspace(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Query
text code block:
data_stream.dataset:google_workspace.admin and
  event.action:(CHANGE_APPLICATION_SETTING or CREATE_APPLICATION_SETTING) and
  google_workspace.admin.setting.name:(
    "Password Management - Enforce strong password" or
    "Password Management - Password reset frequency" or
    "Password Management - Enable password reuse" or
    "Password Management - Enforce password policy at next login" or
    "Password Management - Minimum password length" or
    "Password Management - Maximum password length"
  )

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Google Workspace Password Policy Modified 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).