Detection rules › Kusto
TI map Domain entity to Syslog
Identifies a match in Syslog table from any Domain IOC from TI
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Command & Control | T1071 Application Layer Protocol |
Rule body kusto
id: cd19434e-10f2-4e2f-b3c1-ce6f08ac5357
name: TI map Domain entity to Syslog
description: |
Identifies a match in Syslog table from any Domain IOC from TI
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: Syslog
dataTypes:
- Syslog
- connectorId: ThreatIntelligence
dataTypes:
- ThreatIntelIndicators
- connectorId: ThreatIntelligenceTaxii
dataTypes:
- ThreatIntelIndicators
- connectorId: MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence
dataTypes:
- ThreatIntelIndicators
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 14d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques:
- T1071
query: |
let dt_lookBack = 1h; // Define the time range to look back for syslog data (1 hour)
let ioc_lookBack = 14d; // Define the time range to look back for threat intelligence indicators (14 days)
// Create a list of top-level domains (TLDs) from the threat feed for later validation
let list_tlds = ThreatIntelIndicators
| where TimeGenerated > ago(ioc_lookBack)
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id
| where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))
| extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
| where IndicatorType == "domain-name"
| extend DomainName = tolower(ObservableValue)
| extend parts = split(DomainName, '.')
| extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
| summarize count() by tostring(tld)
| summarize make_list(tld);
// Fetch the latest active domain indicators from the threat intelligence data within the specified time range
let Domain_Indicators = ThreatIntelIndicators
| extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
| where IndicatorType == "domain-name"
| extend DomainName = tolower(ObservableValue)
| extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
| where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))
| extend IndicatorId = tostring(split(Id, "--")[2])
| extend Url = iff(ObservableKey == "url:value", ObservableValue, "");
// Join the threat intelligence indicators with syslog data on matching domain entities
Domain_Indicators
| project-reorder *, IsActive, Tags, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, DomainName, Type
| join kind=innerunique (
Syslog
| where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack)
// Extract domain patterns from syslog messages
| extend domain = extract("(([a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*\\.)+[a-z]{2,})",1, tolower(SyslogMessage))
| where isnotempty(domain)
| extend parts = split(domain, '.')
// Split out the top-level domain (TLD)
| extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
// Validate parsed domain by checking if the TLD is in the list of TLDs in our threat feed
| where tld in~ (list_tlds)
| extend Syslog_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
) on $left.DomainName==$right.domain
| where Syslog_TimeGenerated < ValidUntil
// Retrieve the latest syslog timestamp for each indicator and domain combination
| summarize Syslog_TimeGenerated = arg_max(Syslog_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, domain
// Select the desired columns for the final result set
| extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))
| extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)
| project Syslog_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, Id, ValidUntil, Confidence, SyslogMessage, Computer, ProcessName, domain, HostIP, Type, DomainName, Url
// Extract the hostname from the Computer field
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0])
// Extract the DNS domain from the Computer field
| extend DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))
// Assign the Syslog_TimeGenerated value to the timestamp field
| extend timestamp = Syslog_TimeGenerated
entityMappings:
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Computer
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: DnsDomain
columnName: DnsDomain
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: HostIP
- entityType: URL
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Url
columnName: Url
version: 1.4.6
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
| where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))
| extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
| where IndicatorType == "domain-name"
| extend DomainName = tolower(ObservableValue)
| extend parts = split(DomainName, '.')
| extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
| summarize count() by tostring(tld)
| summarize make_list(tld);
Derived from ioc_lookBack.
The stages below define let Domain_Indicators (the rule's main pipeline source).
Stage 1: source
ThreatIntelIndicators
Stage 2: extend
| extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
Stage 3: where
| where IndicatorType == "domain-name"
Stage 4: extend
| extend DomainName = tolower(ObservableValue)
Stage 5: extend
| extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)
Stage 6: where
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
Stage 7: summarize
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
Stage 8: where
| where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))
Stage 9: extend
| extend IndicatorId = tostring(split(Id, "--")[2])
Stage 10: extend
| extend Url = iff(ObservableKey == "url:value", ObservableValue, "")
Url =ObservableKey == "url:value"ObservableValue""The stages below run on Domain_Indicators (the outer pipeline).
Stage 11: project-reorder
Domain_Indicators
| project-reorder *, IsActive, Tags, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, DomainName, Type
Stage 12: join
| join kind=innerunique (
Syslog
| where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack)
| extend domain = extract("(([a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*\\.)+[a-z]{2,})",1, tolower(SyslogMessage))
| where isnotempty(domain)
| extend parts = split(domain, '.')
| extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
| where tld in~ (list_tlds)
| extend Syslog_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
) on $left.DomainName==$right.domain
Stage 13: where
| where Syslog_TimeGenerated < ValidUntil
Stage 14: summarize
| summarize Syslog_TimeGenerated = arg_max(Syslog_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, domain
Stage 15: extend
| extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))
Stage 16: extend
| extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)
Stage 17: project
| project Syslog_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, Id, ValidUntil, Confidence, SyslogMessage, Computer, ProcessName, domain, HostIP, Type, DomainName, Url
Stage 18: extend (3 consecutive steps)
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0])
| extend DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))
| extend timestamp = Syslog_TimeGenerated
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 |
|---|---|---|
IndicatorType | eq |
|
Syslog_TimeGenerated | lt |
|
ValidUntil | is_null | |
domain | is_not_null | |
tld | in |
|
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 |
Computer | project |
Confidence | project |
Description | project |
DomainName | project |
HostIP | project |
Id | project |
ProcessName | project |
SyslogMessage | project |
Syslog_TimeGenerated | project |
Type | project |
Url | project |
ValidUntil | project |
domain | project |
HostName | extend |
DnsDomain | extend |
timestamp | extend |