TI map Domain entity to Cloud App Events

Severity: medium
Time window: 14d
Group by: Domain, DomainName, Id, IndicatorId, ObservableValue
Source: github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

'Identifies compromises and attacks and detect malicious activities in one's domain entity from TI.'

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Command & Control	`T1071` Application Layer Protocol

Rule body kusto

id: a7d2b1e4-dd9c-40fd-9651-1a136eb8f0df
name: TI map Domain entity to Cloud App Events
description: |
    'Identifies compromises and attacks and detect malicious activities in one's domain entity from TI.'
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
    dataTypes:
      - CloudAppEvents
  - connectorId: MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelIndicators
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 14d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques:
  - T1071
query: |
  let dt_lookBack = 1h;
  let ioc_lookBack = 14d; 
  let list_tlds =
    ThreatIntelIndicators
      | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
      | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
      | where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))
      //extract key part of kv pair
      | extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
      | where IndicatorType == "domain-name"
      | extend DomainName = tolower(IndicatorType)
      | extend parts = split(DomainName, '.')
      | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts) - 1)]
      | extend IndicatorId = tostring(split(Id, "--")[2])
      | summarize count() by tostring(tld)
      | summarize make_set(tld);
  let Domain_Indicators =
    ThreatIntelIndicators
      | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
      | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
      | where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))
      | extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
      | where IndicatorType == "domain-name"
      | extend DomainName = tolower(ObservableValue)
      | extend IndicatorId = tostring(split(Id, "--")[2])
      | project-reorder *, IndicatorType, DomainName, Type;
    Domain_Indicators
      | join kind=innerunique (
    CloudAppEvents
      | extend IngestionTime = ingestion_time()
      | where IngestionTime > ago(dt_lookBack)
      | extend PAUrl = columnifexists("RequestURL", "None")
      | extend Domain = tolower(trim('"', tostring(parseurl(PAUrl).Host)))
      | extend parts = split(Domain, '.')
      | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts) - 1)]
      | extend CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated) on $left.DomainName == $right.Domain
      | where CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated < ValidUntil
      | summarize CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated = argmax(CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
      | extend 
            Description = tostring(parse_json(max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_Data).description),
            ActivityGroupNames = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ActivityGroupNames", ""),
            ThreatType = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ThreatType", ""),
            ExpirationDateTime = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ExpirationDateTime", ""),
            ConfidenceScore = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ConfidenceScore", ""),
            DomainName = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_DomainName", ""),
            ProviderName = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_IndicatorProvider", ""),
            AlertSeverity = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ThreatSeverity", ""),
            IPAddress = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_IPAddress", "")
      | project CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, DomainName, ProviderName, AlertSeverity, IPAddress
entityMappings:
  - entityType: DNS
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: DomainName
        columnName: DomainName
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: IPAddress
version: 1.0.6
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 14d;

Let binding: `list_tlds`

let list_tlds = ThreatIntelIndicators
    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
    | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
    | where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))
    | extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
    | where IndicatorType == "domain-name"
    | extend DomainName = tolower(IndicatorType)
    | extend parts = split(DomainName, '.')
    | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts) - 1)]
    | extend IndicatorId = tostring(split(Id, "--")[2])
    | summarize count() by tostring(tld)
    | summarize make_set(tld);

Derived from ioc_lookBack.

The stages below define let Domain_Indicators (the rule's main pipeline source).

Stage 1: `source`

ThreatIntelIndicators

Stage 2: `where`

| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)

Stage 3: `summarize`

| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue

Stage 4: `where`

| where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))

Stage 5: `extend`

| extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))

Stage 6: `where`

| where IndicatorType == "domain-name"

Stage 7: `extend`

| extend DomainName = tolower(ObservableValue)

Stage 8: `extend`

| extend IndicatorId = tostring(split(Id, "--")[2])

Stage 9: `project-reorder`

| project-reorder *, IndicatorType, DomainName, Type

The stages below run on Domain_Indicators (the outer pipeline).

Stage 10: `join`

Domain_Indicators
| join kind=innerunique (
  CloudAppEvents
    | extend IngestionTime = ingestion_time()
    | where IngestionTime > ago(dt_lookBack)
    | extend PAUrl = columnifexists("RequestURL", "None")
    | extend Domain = tolower(trim('"', tostring(parseurl(PAUrl).Host)))
    | extend parts = split(Domain, '.')
    | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts) - 1)]
    | extend CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated) on $left.DomainName == $right.Domain

Stage 11: `where`

| where CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated < ValidUntil

Stage 12: `summarize`

| summarize CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated = argmax(CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId

Stage 13: `extend`

| extend 
          Description = tostring(parse_json(max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_Data).description),
          ActivityGroupNames = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ActivityGroupNames", ""),
          ThreatType = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ThreatType", ""),
          ExpirationDateTime = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ExpirationDateTime", ""),
          ConfidenceScore = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ConfidenceScore", ""),
          DomainName = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_DomainName", ""),
          ProviderName = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_IndicatorProvider", ""),
          AlertSeverity = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_ThreatSeverity", ""),
          IPAddress = column_ifexists("max_CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated_IPAddress", "")

Stage 14: `project`

| project CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, DomainName, ProviderName, AlertSeverity, IPAddress

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

Field	Kind	Values
`CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated`	lt	`ValidUntil` transforms: `cased` corpus 3 (kusto 3)
`IndicatorType`	eq	`domain-name` transforms: `cased` corpus 11 (kusto 11)
`ValidUntil`	is_null	(no value, null check)

Output fields

Fields the rule emits when it matches. Chronicle authors list these in the outcome block; they appear on the detection and $risk_score drives alerting. Sentinel / Defender XDR rules build them up through project / summarize / extend stages. Sentinel maps these into alert fields via entityMappings and customDetails; Defender XDR custom detections surface them as alert fields directly.

Field	Source
`ActivityGroupNames`	`project`
`AlertSeverity`	`project`
`CloudAppEvents_TimeGenerated`	`project`
`ConfidenceScore`	`project`
`Description`	`project`
`DomainName`	`project`
`ExpirationDateTime`	`project`
`IPAddress`	`project`
`IndicatorId`	`project`
`ProviderName`	`project`
`ThreatType`	`project`

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`type:`	`events` / `rules` / `providers`
`vendor:`	`sigma` / `elastic` / `splunk` / `kusto` / `chronicle` (vendor name alone also works: `sigma:`, `kql:`, `secops:`…)
`tactic:`	TA-id, slug, or name: `credential_access`, `TA0006`
`technique:`	technique or sub-technique ID: `T1003`, `T1003.001` (alias `tech:`)
`severity:`	`critical` / `high` / `medium` / `low` / `informational` (alias `sev:`)
`risk_score`	Numeric comparison on the Elastic risk score (0 to 100): `risk_score>50`, `risk_score<=20`, `risk_score=99` (alias `risk`; Elastic rules only)
`stages:`	Rules with exactly N pipeline stages
`correlation:`	`single_event` / `sequence` / `alternatives` / `alternatives_cross_log` / `all_required` / `correlated`
`with:`	Co-occurrence event-id; stacks (`with:4624 with:4769`) to require all, while a comma list in one occurrence (`with:4624,4769`) is an either-or group. Implies multi-event
`like:`	Structural neighbors of a rule slug (equivalents + subsumption stricter / broader): `like:comsvcs_lsass_memory_dump-splunk-sysmon`
`groupby:`	Entity-grouping substring match against `group_by_keys`: `groupby:user`, `groupby:host`
`uses:`	Rules whose predicate tree touches the field (any kind, any value): `uses:CommandLine`
`excludes:`	Rules with top-level `not()` clauses on the field (FP whitelists): `excludes:ParentImage`
`field:` / `value:`	Predicate search; narrows rule cards to those with a matching leaf and drives the indicator tier. Unquoted = substring, wildcards allowed (`value:mimikatz`)
`indicator:`	Shorthand for `field:F value:V`: `indicator:Image=*\powershell.exe`
`kind:`	Filter by predicate kind. Narrows rule cards to those carrying a matching predicate leaf (`vendor:elastic kind:cidr_match`) and drives the indicator tier: `contains` / `starts_with` / `ends_with` / `regex` / `cidr` / `eq` / `in` … (operator aliases `op:`/`match:`)
`has:` / `no:`	`sample`, `field`, `notes`, `refs`, `trace`, `thirdparty`, `rule`, `pattern`, `timewindow`, `threshold`, `newterms`, `sigma`/`elastic`/`splunk`/`kusto`/`chronicle`
`-op:val`	Exclude matches; works on most operators but not `type:`/`like:`/`has:`/`no:` (use `no:<flag>` to exclude a rule flag): `tactic:execution -vendor:splunk`. Standalone `-kind:`/`-field:`/`-value:` drop every rule carrying a matching predicate leaf (`type:rules -kind:is_null`)
`field:"…"` / `value:"…"`	Quoted value = anchored exact match (also allows spaces): `value:"net user"`
`a,b`	Comma = OR inside one operator (`vendor:sigma,elastic`, `severity:high,critical`); repeating a facet merges the same way. `field:`/`value:` never split (literal commas)
`vendors:` / `stage:`	Singular and plural spellings fold to the canonical operator and value: `tactics:` = `tactic:`, `type:event` = `type:events`, `correlation:sequences` = `correlation:sequence`, `has:thresholds` = `has:threshold`
`"quoted phrase"`	Exact-match a multi-word phrase (free text)

TI map Domain entity to Cloud App Events

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Let binding: `list_tlds`

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `summarize`

Stage 4: `where`

Stage 5: `extend`

Stage 6: `where`

Stage 7: `extend`

Stage 8: `extend`

Stage 9: `project-reorder`

Stage 10: `join`

Stage 11: `where`

Stage 12: `summarize`

Stage 13: `extend`

Stage 14: `project`

Indicators

Output fields

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TI map Domain entity to Cloud App Events

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Let binding: list_tlds

Stage 1: source

Stage 2: where

Stage 3: summarize

Stage 4: where

Stage 5: extend

Stage 6: where

Stage 7: extend

Stage 8: extend

Stage 9: project-reorder

Stage 10: join

Stage 11: where

Stage 12: summarize

Stage 13: extend

Stage 14: project

Indicators

Output fields

Let binding: `list_tlds`

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `summarize`

Stage 4: `where`

Stage 5: `extend`

Stage 6: `where`

Stage 7: `extend`

Stage 8: `extend`

Stage 9: `project-reorder`

Stage 10: `join`

Stage 11: `where`

Stage 12: `summarize`

Stage 13: `extend`

Stage 14: `project`