ThreatConnect TI map IP entity to Network Session Events (ASIM Network Session schema)

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

ThreatConnect Specific: This rule identifies a match Network Sessions for which the source or destination IP address is a known IoC. This analytic rule uses ASIM and supports any built-in or custom source that supports the ASIM NetworkSession schema

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Command & Control	`T1071` Application Layer Protocol

Rule body kusto

id: ee1fd303-2081-47b7-8f02-e38bfd0868e6
name: ThreatConnect TI map IP entity to Network Session Events (ASIM Network Session schema)
version: 1.0.2
kind: Scheduled
description: |-
  ThreatConnect Specific:
  This rule identifies a match Network Sessions for which the source or destination IP address is a known IoC.
  This analytic rule uses [ASIM](https://aka.ms/AboutASIM) and supports any built-in or custom source that supports the ASIM NetworkSession schema
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: ThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 14d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques:
  - T1071
query: |
  let dt_lookBack = 1h;
  let ioc_lookBack = 14d;
  let IP_TI = materialize (
    ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
    | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
    | where ExpirationDateTime > now() and Active == true
    | where SourceSystem startswith "ThreatConnect-"
    | extend TI_ipEntity = coalesce(NetworkIP, NetworkDestinationIP, NetworkSourceIP,EmailSourceIpAddress,"NO_IP")
    | where TI_ipEntity != "NO_IP"
  );
  IP_TI
    // using innerunique to keep perf fast and result set low, we only need one match to indicate potential malicious activity that needs to be investigated
  | join kind=innerunique 
  (
    _Im_NetworkSession (starttime=ago(dt_lookBack))
    | where isnotempty(SrcIpAddr)
    | summarize imNWS_mintime=min(TimeGenerated), imNWS_maxtime=max(TimeGenerated) by SrcIpAddr, DstIpAddr, Dvc, EventProduct, EventVendor  
    | lookup (IP_TI | project TI_ipEntity, Active) on $left.SrcIpAddr == $right.TI_ipEntity
    | project-rename SrcMatch = Active
    | lookup (IP_TI | project TI_ipEntity, Active) on $left.DstIpAddr == $right.TI_ipEntity
    | project-rename DstMatch = Active
    | where SrcMatch or DstMatch
    | extend 
        IoCIP = iff(SrcMatch, SrcIpAddr, DstIpAddr),
        IoCDirection = iff(SrcMatch, "Source", "Destination")
  )on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.IoCIP
  | where imNWS_mintime < ExpirationDateTime
  | project imNWS_mintime, imNWS_maxtime, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, SrcIpAddr, DstIpAddr, IoCDirection, IoCIP, Dvc, EventVendor, EventProduct
suppressionEnabled: false
incidentConfiguration:
  createIncident: true
  groupingConfiguration:
    enabled: true
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    lookbackDuration: 4h
    matchingMethod: AllEntities
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: SingleAlert
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: A network session {{IoCDirection}} address {{IoCIP}} matched an IoC.
  alertDescriptionFormat: The {{IoCDirection}} address {{IoCIP}} of a network session  matched a known indicator of compromise of {{ThreatType}}. Consult the threat intelligence blead for more information on the indicator.
customDetails:
  IndicatorId: IndicatorId
  IoCConfidenceScore: ConfidenceScore
  IoCDescription: Description
  IoCExpirationTime: ExpirationDateTime
  EventEndTime: imNWS_maxtime
  ActivityGroupNames: ActivityGroupNames
  ThreatType: ThreatType
  IoCIPDirection: IoCDirection
  EventStartTime: imNWS_mintime
entityMappings:
- entityType: IP
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: IoCIP
suppressionDuration: 1h

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

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

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

Stage 1: `source`

ThreatIntelligenceIndicator

Stage 2: `where`

| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)

Stage 3: `summarize`

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

Stage 4: `where`

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

Stage 5: `where`

| where SourceSystem startswith "ThreatConnect-"

Stage 6: `extend`

| extend TI_ipEntity = coalesce(NetworkIP, NetworkDestinationIP, NetworkSourceIP,EmailSourceIpAddress,"NO_IP")

Stage 7: `where`

| where TI_ipEntity != "NO_IP"

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

Stage 8: `join`

IP_TI
| join kind=innerunique 
(
  _Im_NetworkSession (starttime=ago(dt_lookBack))
  | where isnotempty(SrcIpAddr)
  | summarize imNWS_mintime=min(TimeGenerated), imNWS_maxtime=max(TimeGenerated) by SrcIpAddr, DstIpAddr, Dvc, EventProduct, EventVendor  
  | lookup (IP_TI | project TI_ipEntity, Active) on $left.SrcIpAddr == $right.TI_ipEntity
  | project-rename SrcMatch = Active
  | lookup (IP_TI | project TI_ipEntity, Active) on $left.DstIpAddr == $right.TI_ipEntity
  | project-rename DstMatch = Active
  | where SrcMatch or DstMatch
  | extend 
      IoCIP = iff(SrcMatch, SrcIpAddr, DstIpAddr),
      IoCDirection = iff(SrcMatch, "Source", "Destination")
)on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.IoCIP

Stage 9: `where`

| where imNWS_mintime < ExpirationDateTime

Stage 10: `project`

| project imNWS_mintime, imNWS_maxtime, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, SrcIpAddr, DstIpAddr, IoCDirection, IoCIP, Dvc, EventVendor, EventProduct

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
`Active`	eq	`true` transforms: `cased`
`SourceSystem`	starts_with	`ThreatConnect-`
`SrcIpAddr`	is_not_null	(no value, null check)
`TI_ipEntity`	ne	`NO_IP` transforms: `cased`
`imNWS_mintime`	lt	`ExpirationDateTime` transforms: `cased`

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`
`ConfidenceScore`	`project`
`Description`	`project`
`DstIpAddr`	`project`
`Dvc`	`project`
`EventProduct`	`project`
`EventVendor`	`project`
`ExpirationDateTime`	`project`
`IndicatorId`	`project`
`IoCDirection`	`project`
`IoCIP`	`project`
`SrcIpAddr`	`project`
`ThreatType`	`project`
`imNWS_maxtime`	`project`
`imNWS_mintime`	`project`

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`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)
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`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
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`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)

ThreatConnect TI map IP entity to Network Session Events (ASIM Network Session schema)

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `summarize`

Stage 4: `where`

Stage 5: `where`

Stage 6: `extend`

Stage 7: `where`

Stage 8: `join`

Stage 9: `where`

Stage 10: `project`

Indicators

Output fields

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ThreatConnect TI map IP entity to Network Session Events (ASIM Network Session schema)

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Stage 1: source

Stage 2: where

Stage 3: summarize

Stage 4: where

Stage 5: where

Stage 6: extend

Stage 7: where

Stage 8: join

Stage 9: where

Stage 10: project

Indicators

Output fields

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `summarize`

Stage 4: `where`

Stage 5: `where`

Stage 6: `extend`

Stage 7: `where`

Stage 8: `join`

Stage 9: `where`

Stage 10: `project`