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Id6cb75f65-231f-46c4-a0b3-50ff21ee6ed3
RulenameVectra AI Detect - Suspicious Behaviors by Category
DescriptionCreate an incident for each new malicious behavior detected by Vectra Detect for a specific Category.

By default, it looks through all tactics. This can be modified to create incident only for a subset of tactics.
SeverityInformational
TacticsCredentialAccess
Discovery
LateralMovement
Collection
CommandAndControl
Exfiltration
Impact
TechniquesT1003
T1087
T1021
T1119
T1071
T1041
T1499
Required data connectorsCefAma
KindScheduled
Query frequency5m
Query period5m
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Vectra%20AI%20Detect/Analytic%20Rules/VectraDetect-Suspected-Behavior-by-Tactics.yaml
Version1.1.1
Arm template6cb75f65-231f-46c4-a0b3-50ff21ee6ed3.json
Deploy To Azure
// Edit this variable to only keep the tactics where an incident needs to be created (Defaults are: "COMMAND & CONTROL", "BOTNET ACTIVITY", "EXFILTRATION", "LATERAL MOVEMENT", "RECONNAISSANCE")   
let configured_tactics = dynamic(["COMMAND & CONTROL", "BOTNET ACTIVITY", "EXFILTRATION", "LATERAL MOVEMENT", "RECONNAISSANCE"]);
CommonSecurityLog
| where DeviceVendor == "Vectra Networks"
| where DeviceProduct == "X Series"
| where DeviceEventClassID != "campaigns" and DeviceEventClassID != "hsc" and DeviceEventClassID != "audit" and DeviceEventClassID != "health" and DeviceEventClassID != "asc" 
| extend Category = coalesce(
                          column_ifexists("DeviceEventCategory", ""), 
                          extract("cat=(.+?)(;|$)", 1, AdditionalExtensions), 
                          ""
                      )
| project-rename threat_score = FlexNumber1
| project-rename certainty_score = FlexNumber2
| project-rename triaged = DeviceCustomString5
| where triaged != "True"
| project-rename vectra_URL = DeviceCustomString4
| project-rename detection_name = DeviceEventClassID
| extend Tactic = case( Category == "COMMAND & CONTROL", "CommandAndControl",
                        Category == "BOTNET ACTIVITY" , "Impact",
                        Category == "EXFILTRATION", "Exfiltration",
                        Category == "LATERAL MOVEMENT", "LateralMovement",
                        Category == "RECONNAISSANCE", "Discovery",
                        "UNKNOWN")
| extend level = case( threat_score <  50 and certainty_score < 50, "Low",
                       threat_score < 50 and certainty_score >= 50 , "Medium", 
                       threat_score >= 50 and certainty_score <= 50, "High", 
                       threat_score >= 50 and certainty_score >= 50, "Critical",
                       "UNKNOWN")
| extend Severity = case(level == "Info", "Informational",level == "Critical", "High", level)
| extend account = extract("account=(.+?);", 1, AdditionalExtensions)
| extend upn = iff(account matches regex ":", tostring(split(account,":")[1]) ,tostring(split(account,":")[0]))
| extend name = tostring(split(upn, "@")[0])
| extend upn_suffix = tostring(split(upn, "@")[1])
| extend source_entity = case(level == "Info", "Informational",level == "Critical", "High", level)
| where Category in (configured_tactics) 
| summarize arg_max(threat_score, *) by source_entity , Activity
| sort by TimeGenerated
triggerOperator: gt
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Vectra%20AI%20Detect/Analytic%20Rules/VectraDetect-Suspected-Behavior-by-Tactics.yaml
triggerThreshold: 0
id: 6cb75f65-231f-46c4-a0b3-50ff21ee6ed3
kind: Scheduled
queryPeriod: 5m
version: 1.1.1
tactics:
- CredentialAccess
- Discovery
- LateralMovement
- Collection
- CommandAndControl
- Exfiltration
- Impact
relevantTechniques:
- T1003
- T1087
- T1021
- T1119
- T1071
- T1041
- T1499
queryFrequency: 5m
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDescriptionFormat: Source entity is {{source_entity}} and category is {{Category}}. Threat score is {{threat_score}}.
  alertSeverityColumnName: Severity
  alertDisplayNameFormat: Vectra AI Detect - {{Activity}} detected
  alertDynamicProperties:
  - alertProperty: AlertLink
    value: vectra_URL
  - alertProperty: ProductName
    value: DeviceProduct
  - alertProperty: ProviderName
    value: DeviceVendor
  - alertProperty: ConfidenceScore
    value: certainty_score
severity: Informational
name: Vectra AI Detect - Suspicious Behaviors by Category
customDetails:
  AttackType: Activity
  AttackCategory: Category
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: CefAma
  dataTypes:
  - CommonSecurityLog
entityMappings:
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: SourceHostName
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: name
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: upn_suffix
description: |
  'Create an incident for each new malicious behavior detected by Vectra Detect for a specific Category. 
  By default, it looks through all tactics. This can be modified to create incident only for a subset of tactics.'
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
status: Available
query: |
  // Edit this variable to only keep the tactics where an incident needs to be created (Defaults are: "COMMAND & CONTROL", "BOTNET ACTIVITY", "EXFILTRATION", "LATERAL MOVEMENT", "RECONNAISSANCE")   
  let configured_tactics = dynamic(["COMMAND & CONTROL", "BOTNET ACTIVITY", "EXFILTRATION", "LATERAL MOVEMENT", "RECONNAISSANCE"]);
  CommonSecurityLog
  | where DeviceVendor == "Vectra Networks"
  | where DeviceProduct == "X Series"
  | where DeviceEventClassID != "campaigns" and DeviceEventClassID != "hsc" and DeviceEventClassID != "audit" and DeviceEventClassID != "health" and DeviceEventClassID != "asc" 
  | extend Category = coalesce(
                            column_ifexists("DeviceEventCategory", ""), 
                            extract("cat=(.+?)(;|$)", 1, AdditionalExtensions), 
                            ""
                        )
  | project-rename threat_score = FlexNumber1
  | project-rename certainty_score = FlexNumber2
  | project-rename triaged = DeviceCustomString5
  | where triaged != "True"
  | project-rename vectra_URL = DeviceCustomString4
  | project-rename detection_name = DeviceEventClassID
  | extend Tactic = case( Category == "COMMAND & CONTROL", "CommandAndControl",
                          Category == "BOTNET ACTIVITY" , "Impact",
                          Category == "EXFILTRATION", "Exfiltration",
                          Category == "LATERAL MOVEMENT", "LateralMovement",
                          Category == "RECONNAISSANCE", "Discovery",
                          "UNKNOWN")
  | extend level = case( threat_score <  50 and certainty_score < 50, "Low",
                         threat_score < 50 and certainty_score >= 50 , "Medium", 
                         threat_score >= 50 and certainty_score <= 50, "High", 
                         threat_score >= 50 and certainty_score >= 50, "Critical",
                         "UNKNOWN")
  | extend Severity = case(level == "Info", "Informational",level == "Critical", "High", level)
  | extend account = extract("account=(.+?);", 1, AdditionalExtensions)
  | extend upn = iff(account matches regex ":", tostring(split(account,":")[1]) ,tostring(split(account,":")[0]))
  | extend name = tostring(split(upn, "@")[0])
  | extend upn_suffix = tostring(split(upn, "@")[1])
  | extend source_entity = case(level == "Info", "Informational",level == "Critical", "High", level)
  | where Category in (configured_tactics) 
  | summarize arg_max(threat_score, *) by source_entity , Activity
  | sort by TimeGenerated
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  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/6cb75f65-231f-46c4-a0b3-50ff21ee6ed3')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/6cb75f65-231f-46c4-a0b3-50ff21ee6ed3')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertDetailsOverride": {
          "alertDescriptionFormat": "Source entity is {{source_entity}} and category is {{Category}}. Threat score is {{threat_score}}.",
          "alertDisplayNameFormat": "Vectra AI Detect - {{Activity}} detected",
          "alertDynamicProperties": [
            {
              "alertProperty": "AlertLink",
              "value": "vectra_URL"
            },
            {
              "alertProperty": "ProductName",
              "value": "DeviceProduct"
            },
            {
              "alertProperty": "ProviderName",
              "value": "DeviceVendor"
            },
            {
              "alertProperty": "ConfidenceScore",
              "value": "certainty_score"
            }
          ],
          "alertSeverityColumnName": "Severity"
        },
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "6cb75f65-231f-46c4-a0b3-50ff21ee6ed3",
        "customDetails": {
          "AttackCategory": "Category",
          "AttackType": "Activity"
        },
        "description": "'Create an incident for each new malicious behavior detected by Vectra Detect for a specific Category. \nBy default, it looks through all tactics. This can be modified to create incident only for a subset of tactics.'\n",
        "displayName": "Vectra AI Detect - Suspicious Behaviors by Category",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "SourceHostName",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "name",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "upn_suffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "eventGroupingSettings": {
          "aggregationKind": "AlertPerResult"
        },
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Vectra%20AI%20Detect/Analytic%20Rules/VectraDetect-Suspected-Behavior-by-Tactics.yaml",
        "query": "// Edit this variable to only keep the tactics where an incident needs to be created (Defaults are: \"COMMAND & CONTROL\", \"BOTNET ACTIVITY\", \"EXFILTRATION\", \"LATERAL MOVEMENT\", \"RECONNAISSANCE\")   \nlet configured_tactics = dynamic([\"COMMAND & CONTROL\", \"BOTNET ACTIVITY\", \"EXFILTRATION\", \"LATERAL MOVEMENT\", \"RECONNAISSANCE\"]);\nCommonSecurityLog\n| where DeviceVendor == \"Vectra Networks\"\n| where DeviceProduct == \"X Series\"\n| where DeviceEventClassID != \"campaigns\" and DeviceEventClassID != \"hsc\" and DeviceEventClassID != \"audit\" and DeviceEventClassID != \"health\" and DeviceEventClassID != \"asc\" \n| extend Category = coalesce(\n                          column_ifexists(\"DeviceEventCategory\", \"\"), \n                          extract(\"cat=(.+?)(;|$)\", 1, AdditionalExtensions), \n                          \"\"\n                      )\n| project-rename threat_score = FlexNumber1\n| project-rename certainty_score = FlexNumber2\n| project-rename triaged = DeviceCustomString5\n| where triaged != \"True\"\n| project-rename vectra_URL = DeviceCustomString4\n| project-rename detection_name = DeviceEventClassID\n| extend Tactic = case( Category == \"COMMAND & CONTROL\", \"CommandAndControl\",\n                        Category == \"BOTNET ACTIVITY\" , \"Impact\",\n                        Category == \"EXFILTRATION\", \"Exfiltration\",\n                        Category == \"LATERAL MOVEMENT\", \"LateralMovement\",\n                        Category == \"RECONNAISSANCE\", \"Discovery\",\n                        \"UNKNOWN\")\n| extend level = case( threat_score <  50 and certainty_score < 50, \"Low\",\n                       threat_score < 50 and certainty_score >= 50 , \"Medium\", \n                       threat_score >= 50 and certainty_score <= 50, \"High\", \n                       threat_score >= 50 and certainty_score >= 50, \"Critical\",\n                       \"UNKNOWN\")\n| extend Severity = case(level == \"Info\", \"Informational\",level == \"Critical\", \"High\", level)\n| extend account = extract(\"account=(.+?);\", 1, AdditionalExtensions)\n| extend upn = iff(account matches regex \":\", tostring(split(account,\":\")[1]) ,tostring(split(account,\":\")[0]))\n| extend name = tostring(split(upn, \"@\")[0])\n| extend upn_suffix = tostring(split(upn, \"@\")[1])\n| extend source_entity = case(level == \"Info\", \"Informational\",level == \"Critical\", \"High\", level)\n| where Category in (configured_tactics) \n| summarize arg_max(threat_score, *) by source_entity , Activity\n| sort by TimeGenerated\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT5M",
        "queryPeriod": "PT5M",
        "severity": "Informational",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Collection",
          "CommandAndControl",
          "CredentialAccess",
          "Discovery",
          "Exfiltration",
          "Impact",
          "LateralMovement"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1003",
          "T1021",
          "T1041",
          "T1071",
          "T1087",
          "T1119",
          "T1499"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.1.1",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}