Classification:

attack

Tactic:

TA0006-credential-access

Technique:

T1110-brute-force

VIEW RULE IN DATADOG VIEW SIGNALS

Set up the auth0 integration.

Goal

Detect a brute force attack on a user.

Strategy

To determine a successful attempt: Detect when the same user fails to login five times and then successfully logs in. This generates a MEDIUM severity signal.

To determine an unsuccessful attempt: Detect when the same user fails to login five times. This generates an INFO severity signal.

Triage and response

1. Inspect the logs to see if this was a valid login attempt.
2. See if 2FA was authenticated
3. If the user was compromised, rotate user credentials.