Elastic Security Detection Rules

Domain Added to Google Workspace Trusted Domains

Last updated 24 days ago on 2026-06-02
Created 6 years ago on 2020-11-17

About

Detects when an administrator adds a domain to the Google Workspace allowlisted (trusted) domains list. Adversaries with administrative access may onboard a domain they control to relax cross-organization sharing restrictions, enabling data collection and exfiltration through Drive, Chat, and other services that honor the tenant trust boundary.
Tags
Domain: CloudData Source: Google WorkspaceUse Case: Configuration AuditTactic: Defense EvasionLanguage: kuery
Severity
high
Risk Score
73
MITRE ATT&CK™

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)

↳ Impair Defenses (T1562)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

False Positive Examples
Trusted domains may be added 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:ADD_TRUSTED_DOMAINS

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Domain Added to Google Workspace Trusted Domains 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).