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GSA - Detect Connections Outside Operational Hours

Description

This query identifies connections that occur outside of the defined operational hours. It helps in monitoring and flagging any unusual activity that may occur during non-business hours, indicating potential security concerns or policy violations.
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.0.2
Declared status
Available
Query frequency
1h
Query period
24h
Trigger
gt 0

Declared MITRE coverage

Declared sources

Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.

Connectors

Data types

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

let starttime = todatetime('{{StartTimeISO}}');
let endtime = todatetime('{{EndTimeISO}}');
let operational_start_hour = 8; // Start of operational hours (8 AM)
let operational_end_hour = 18; // End of operational hours (6 PM)
NetworkAccessTraffic
| where TimeGenerated between (starttime .. endtime)
| extend HourOfDay = datetime_part('hour', TimeGenerated)
| where HourOfDay < operational_start_hour or HourOfDay >= operational_end_hour
| project TimeGenerated, UserPrincipalName, SourceIp, DestinationIp, DestinationPort, Action, DeviceId, DeviceOperatingSystem, ConnectionId
| extend IPCustomEntity = SourceIp, AccountCustomEntity = UserPrincipalName

Declared entities

AccountIP

Related content

Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.

Source provenance

GitHub

Displayed values come from files in Azure/Azure-Sentinel. They describe the published template, not your workspace configuration.

Source identifier
4c9f0a9e-44d7-4c9b-b7f0-f6a6e0d8f8fa
Additional source files 2Solutions/Global Secure Access/Analytic Rules/Identity - AfterHoursActivity.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Global Secure Access/Data/Solution_GlobalSecureAccess.jsonsolution-membership ↗
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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