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id: d6e7f8a9-b0c1-4d2e-3f4a-5b6c7d8e9f0a
name: "Netskope IA - Impossible Travel Detection"
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled
description: |
  Detects users generating Netskope Internet Access traffic from geographically distant
  source countries within a short time window, indicating potential credential compromise
  or VPN/proxy abuse. Flags when the same user appears from different countries within 2 hours.
  Uses the built-in NetskopeEvents_CL table from the Netskope Internet Access data connector.
  MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 (Valid Accounts), T1078.004 (Cloud Accounts)
severity: High
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: NetskopeDataConnector
    dataTypes:
      - NetskopeEvents_CL
queryFrequency: PT30M
queryPeriod: P1D
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - InitialAccess
  - CredentialAccess
relevantTechniques:
  - T1078
query: |
  let _NetskopeEmpty = datatable(TimeGenerated:datetime, action_s:string, category_s:string, severity_s:string, malware_name_s:string, malware_type_s:string, threat_name_s:string, user_s:string, domain_s:string, dstip_s:string, srcip_s:string, bytes_uploaded_d:real, bytes_downloaded_d:real, app_s:string, url_s:string, dlp_rule_s:string, dlp_profile_s:string, activity_s:string, file_type_s:string, object_s:string, dst_country_s:string, src_country_s:string, ccl_s:string, access_method_s:string, traffic_type_s:string)[];
  let TravelWindow = 2h;
  union isfuzzy=true _NetskopeEmpty, NetskopeEvents_CL
  | where TimeGenerated > ago(1d)
  | where isnotempty(user_s) and isnotempty(src_country_s)
  | where src_country_s != "Unknown" and src_country_s != ""
  | summarize
      Countries        = make_set(src_country_s, 10),
      CountryCount     = dcount(src_country_s),
      SourceIPs        = make_set(srcip_s, 20),
      UniqueIPs        = dcount(srcip_s),
      RequestCount     = count(),
      Apps             = make_set(app_s, 10),
      AccessMethods    = make_set(access_method_s, 5),
      FirstSeen        = min(TimeGenerated),
      LastSeen         = max(TimeGenerated)
    by user_s, bin(TimeGenerated, TravelWindow)
  | where CountryCount >= 2
  | extend TravelWindowMinutes = datetime_diff('minute', LastSeen, FirstSeen)
  | project
      user_s, Countries, CountryCount, SourceIPs, UniqueIPs,
      RequestCount, Apps, AccessMethods,
      TravelWindowMinutes, FirstSeen, LastSeen
  | order by CountryCount desc, UniqueIPs desc
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: user_s
customDetails:
  CountryCount: CountryCount
  Countries: Countries
  UniqueIPs: UniqueIPs
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: "Netskope IA Impossible Travel - {{user_s}} ({{CountryCount}} countries)"
  alertDescriptionFormat: "User {{user_s}} accessed from {{CountryCount}} different countries within a 2-hour window: {{Countries}}."
incidentConfiguration:
  createIncident: true
  groupingConfiguration:
    enabled: true
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    lookbackDuration: PT6H
    matchingMethod: Selected
    groupByEntities:
      - Account
    groupByAlertDetails: []
    groupByCustomDetails: []