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Update named location

Event

Updates a named location definition (IP ranges or countries) used in Entra ID Conditional Access policy conditions.

Security Context

  • Impairing defenses allows adversaries to operate freely by removing security controls that would otherwise detect or block their activity.

Log Source

Entra ID Audit Logs

Sample Event

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

Tactics: Defense Evasion

Techniques:
  • T1562 — Impair Defenses — Adversaries may maliciously modify components of a victim environment in order to hinder or disable defensive mechanisms. This not only involves impairing preventative defenses, such as firewalls and anti-virus, but also detection capabilities that defenders can use to audit activity and identify...
  • T1556 — Modify Authentication Process — Adversaries may modify authentication mechanisms and processes to access user credentials or enable otherwise unwarranted access to accounts. The authentication process is handled by mechanisms, such as the Local Security Authentication Server (LSASS) process and the Security Accounts Manager (SA...