TI map IP entity to GitHub_CL

Severity: medium
Time window: 14d
Group by: IPaddress, IndicatorId, TI_ipEntity
Source: github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

'Identifies a match in GitHub_CL table from any IP IOC from TI'

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Command & Control	`T1071` Application Layer Protocol

Rule body

id: aac495a9-feb1-446d-b08e-a1164a539452
name: TI map IP entity to GitHub_CL
description: |
  'Identifies a match in GitHub_CL table from any IP IOC from TI'
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: ThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  - connectorId: ThreatIntelligenceTaxii
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  - connectorId: MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 14d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques:
  - T1071
query: |
  let dt_lookBack = 1h; // Look back 1 hour for VMConnection events
  let ioc_lookBack = 14d; // Look back 14 days for threat intelligence indicators
  ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  // Picking up only IOC's that contain the entities we want
  | where isnotempty(NetworkIP) or isnotempty(EmailSourceIpAddress) or isnotempty(NetworkDestinationIP) or isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP)
  | where Action == true
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
  // Taking the first non-empty value based on potential IOC match availability
  | extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isnotempty(NetworkIP), NetworkIP, NetworkDestinationIP)
  | extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, TI_ipEntity)
  | extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(EmailSourceIpAddress), EmailSourceIpAddress, TI_ipEntity)
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
  | where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()
  | join (
    GitHubAudit
    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
    | extend GitHubAudit_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
  )
  on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.IPaddress
  | project LatestIndicatorTime, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, GitHubAudit_TimeGenerated, TI_ipEntity, IPaddress, Actor, Action, Country, OperationType, NetworkIP, NetworkDestinationIP, NetworkSourceIP, EmailSourceIpAddress
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: Actor
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: IPaddress
version: 1.0.5
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

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

Stage 1: `source`

ThreatIntelligenceIndicator

Stage 2: `where`

| where isnotempty(NetworkIP) or isnotempty(EmailSourceIpAddress) or isnotempty(NetworkDestinationIP) or isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP)

Stage 3: `where`

| where Action == true

Stage 4: `where`

| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)

Stage 5: `extend` (3 consecutive steps)

| extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isnotempty(NetworkIP), NetworkIP, NetworkDestinationIP)
| extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, TI_ipEntity)
| extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(EmailSourceIpAddress), EmailSourceIpAddress, TI_ipEntity)

TI_ipEntity =

ifisnotempty(NetworkIP)NetworkIP

elseNetworkDestinationIP

Stage 6: `summarize`

| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId

Stage 7: `where`

| where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()

Stage 8: `join`

| join (
  GitHubAudit
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
  | extend GitHubAudit_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
)
on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.IPaddress

Stage 9: `project`

| project LatestIndicatorTime, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, GitHubAudit_TimeGenerated, TI_ipEntity, IPaddress, Actor, Action, Country, OperationType, NetworkIP, NetworkDestinationIP, NetworkSourceIP, EmailSourceIpAddress

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

Field	Kind	Values	Search
`Action`	eq	`true`	`field:"Action" kind:eq value:"true"`
`Active`	eq	`true`	`field:"Active" kind:eq value:"true"`
`EmailSourceIpAddress`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)	`field:"EmailSourceIpAddress" kind:is_not_null`
`NetworkDestinationIP`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)	`field:"NetworkDestinationIP" kind:is_not_null`
`NetworkIP`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)	`field:"NetworkIP" kind:is_not_null`
`NetworkSourceIP`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)	`field:"NetworkSourceIP" kind:is_not_null`

Output fields

These fields are emitted when the rule matches.

Field	Source
`Action`	`project`
`ActivityGroupNames`	`project`
`Actor`	`project`
`ConfidenceScore`	`project`
`Country`	`project`
`Description`	`project`
`EmailSourceIpAddress`	`project`
`ExpirationDateTime`	`project`
`GitHubAudit_TimeGenerated`	`project`
`IPaddress`	`project`
`IndicatorId`	`project`
`LatestIndicatorTime`	`project`
`NetworkDestinationIP`	`project`
`NetworkIP`	`project`
`NetworkSourceIP`	`project`
`OperationType`	`project`
`TI_ipEntity`	`project`
`ThreatType`	`project`
`Url`	`project`

TI map IP entity to GitHub_CL

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Stage 1: source

Stage 2: where

Stage 3: where

Stage 4: where

Stage 5: extend (3 consecutive steps)

Stage 6: summarize

Stage 7: where

Stage 8: join

Stage 9: project