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RulenameTI map Email entity to SecurityAlert
DescriptionIdentifies a match in SecurityAlert table from any Email IOC from TI which will extend coverage to datatypes such as MCAS, StorageThreatProtection and many others
SeverityMedium
TacticsInitialAccess
TechniquesT1566
Required data connectorsAzureSecurityCenter
MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence
ThreatIntelligence
ThreatIntelligenceTaxii
KindScheduled
Query frequency1h
Query period14d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Threat%20Intelligence/Analytic%20Rules/EmailEntity_SecurityAlert.yaml
Version1.2.8
Arm templatea2e36ce0-da4d-4b6e-88c6-4e40161c5bfc.json
Deploy To Azure
let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 14d;
let emailregex = @'^[a-zA-Z0-9_.+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+$';
ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
//Filtering the table for Email related IOCs
| where isnotempty(EmailSenderAddress)
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
| where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()
// 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 (
    SecurityAlert
    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
    | extend MSTI = case(AlertName has "TI map" and VendorName == "Microsoft" and ProductName == 'Azure Sentinel', true, false)
    | where MSTI == false
    // Converting Entities into dynamic data type and use mv-expand to unpack the array
    | extend EntitiesDynamicArray = parse_json(Entities) | mv-expand EntitiesDynamicArray
    // Parsing relevant entity column to filter type account and creating new column by combining account and UPNSuffix
    | extend Entitytype = tostring(parse_json(EntitiesDynamicArray).Type), EntityName = tostring(parse_json(EntitiesDynamicArray).Name),
    EntityUPNSuffix = tostring(parse_json(EntitiesDynamicArray).UPNSuffix)
    | where Entitytype =~ "account"
    | extend EntityEmail = tolower(strcat(EntityName, "@", EntityUPNSuffix))
    | where EntityEmail matches regex emailregex
    | extend Alert_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
)
on $left.EmailSenderAddress == $right.EntityEmail
| where Alert_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
| summarize Alert_TimeGenerated = arg_max(Alert_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, AlertName
| project Alert_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore,
EmailSenderName, EmailRecipient, EmailSourceDomain, EmailSourceIpAddress, EmailSubject, FileHashValue, FileHashType, EntityEmail, AlertName, AlertType,
AlertSeverity, Entities, ProviderName, VendorName
| extend Name = tostring(split(EntityEmail, '@', 0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(EntityEmail, '@', 1)[0])
| extend timestamp = Alert_TimeGenerated
name: TI map Email entity to SecurityAlert
triggerOperator: gt
query: |
  let dt_lookBack = 1h;
  let ioc_lookBack = 14d;
  let emailregex = @'^[a-zA-Z0-9_.+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+$';
  ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  //Filtering the table for Email related IOCs
  | where isnotempty(EmailSenderAddress)
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
  | where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()
  // 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 (
      SecurityAlert
      | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
      | extend MSTI = case(AlertName has "TI map" and VendorName == "Microsoft" and ProductName == 'Azure Sentinel', true, false)
      | where MSTI == false
      // Converting Entities into dynamic data type and use mv-expand to unpack the array
      | extend EntitiesDynamicArray = parse_json(Entities) | mv-expand EntitiesDynamicArray
      // Parsing relevant entity column to filter type account and creating new column by combining account and UPNSuffix
      | extend Entitytype = tostring(parse_json(EntitiesDynamicArray).Type), EntityName = tostring(parse_json(EntitiesDynamicArray).Name),
      EntityUPNSuffix = tostring(parse_json(EntitiesDynamicArray).UPNSuffix)
      | where Entitytype =~ "account"
      | extend EntityEmail = tolower(strcat(EntityName, "@", EntityUPNSuffix))
      | where EntityEmail matches regex emailregex
      | extend Alert_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
  )
  on $left.EmailSenderAddress == $right.EntityEmail
  | where Alert_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
  | summarize Alert_TimeGenerated = arg_max(Alert_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, AlertName
  | project Alert_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore,
  EmailSenderName, EmailRecipient, EmailSourceDomain, EmailSourceIpAddress, EmailSubject, FileHashValue, FileHashType, EntityEmail, AlertName, AlertType,
  AlertSeverity, Entities, ProviderName, VendorName
  | extend Name = tostring(split(EntityEmail, '@', 0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(EntityEmail, '@', 1)[0])
  | extend timestamp = Alert_TimeGenerated
queryFrequency: 1h
description: |
  'Identifies a match in SecurityAlert table from any Email IOC from TI which will extend coverage to datatypes such as MCAS, StorageThreatProtection and many others'
id: a2e36ce0-da4d-4b6e-88c6-4e40161c5bfc
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 14d
version: 1.2.8
kind: Scheduled
relevantTechniques:
- T1566
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureSecurityCenter
  dataTypes:
  - SecurityAlert
- connectorId: ThreatIntelligence
  dataTypes:
  - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
- connectorId: ThreatIntelligenceTaxii
  dataTypes:
  - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
- connectorId: MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence
  dataTypes:
  - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Threat%20Intelligence/Analytic%20Rules/EmailEntity_SecurityAlert.yaml
tactics:
- InitialAccess
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: EntityEmail
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: Name
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: UPNSuffix
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Url
    columnName: Url
  entityType: URL
{
  "$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/a2e36ce0-da4d-4b6e-88c6-4e40161c5bfc')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/a2e36ce0-da4d-4b6e-88c6-4e40161c5bfc')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "a2e36ce0-da4d-4b6e-88c6-4e40161c5bfc",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'Identifies a match in SecurityAlert table from any Email IOC from TI which will extend coverage to datatypes such as MCAS, StorageThreatProtection and many others'\n",
        "displayName": "TI map Email entity to SecurityAlert",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "EntityEmail",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "Name",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "UPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "URL",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Url",
                "identifier": "Url"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Threat%20Intelligence/Analytic%20Rules/EmailEntity_SecurityAlert.yaml",
        "query": "let dt_lookBack = 1h;\nlet ioc_lookBack = 14d;\nlet emailregex = @'^[a-zA-Z0-9_.+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\\.[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+$';\nThreatIntelligenceIndicator\n//Filtering the table for Email related IOCs\n| where isnotempty(EmailSenderAddress)\n| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)\n| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId\n| where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()\n// 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\n| join kind=innerunique (\n    SecurityAlert\n    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)\n    | extend MSTI = case(AlertName has \"TI map\" and VendorName == \"Microsoft\" and ProductName == 'Azure Sentinel', true, false)\n    | where MSTI == false\n    // Converting Entities into dynamic data type and use mv-expand to unpack the array\n    | extend EntitiesDynamicArray = parse_json(Entities) | mv-expand EntitiesDynamicArray\n    // Parsing relevant entity column to filter type account and creating new column by combining account and UPNSuffix\n    | extend Entitytype = tostring(parse_json(EntitiesDynamicArray).Type), EntityName = tostring(parse_json(EntitiesDynamicArray).Name),\n    EntityUPNSuffix = tostring(parse_json(EntitiesDynamicArray).UPNSuffix)\n    | where Entitytype =~ \"account\"\n    | extend EntityEmail = tolower(strcat(EntityName, \"@\", EntityUPNSuffix))\n    | where EntityEmail matches regex emailregex\n    | extend Alert_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated\n)\non $left.EmailSenderAddress == $right.EntityEmail\n| where Alert_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime\n| summarize Alert_TimeGenerated = arg_max(Alert_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, AlertName\n| project Alert_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore,\nEmailSenderName, EmailRecipient, EmailSourceDomain, EmailSourceIpAddress, EmailSubject, FileHashValue, FileHashType, EntityEmail, AlertName, AlertType,\nAlertSeverity, Entities, ProviderName, VendorName\n| extend Name = tostring(split(EntityEmail, '@', 0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(EntityEmail, '@', 1)[0])\n| extend timestamp = Alert_TimeGenerated\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT1H",
        "queryPeriod": "P14D",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "InitialAccess"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1566"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.2.8",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}