T1556.009 - Detect and prevent suspicious conditional access policy modifications
In April 2024, MITRE came with their new V15 version of ATT&CK. In this version a new sub-technique was introduced called 'T1556.009 - Modify Authentication Process: Conditional Access Policies'. This was, in my opinion, a great addition to the framework, since it is an important technique which can be abused by adversaries. By changing a Conditional Access policy (later referred to as 'CA policy'), an adversary can establish Credential Access, Defense Evasion, and Persistence in Entra ID. Since it is such a vital component, I thought it was time to do a bit of a deep dive into how we can detect and mitigate suspicious CA policy changes.