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TI map IP entity to OfficeActivity

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

This query maps any IP indicators of compromise (IOCs) from threat intelligence (TI), by searching for matches in OfficeActivity.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Command & Control

Rule body

id: f15370f4-c6fa-42c5-9be4-1d308f40284e
name: TI map IP entity to OfficeActivity
description: |
  This query maps any IP indicators of compromise (IOCs) from threat intelligence (TI), by searching for matches in OfficeActivity.
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: ThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  - connectorId: ThreatIntelligenceTaxii
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  - connectorId: MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  - connectorId: Office365
    dataTypes:
      - OfficeActivity
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 14d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques:
  - T1071
query: |
  let dt_lookBack = 1h; // Look back 1 hour for OfficeActivity events
  let ioc_lookBack = 14d; // Look back 14 days for threat intelligence indicators
  let OfficeActivity_ = materialize(OfficeActivity
    | where isnotempty(ClientIP)
    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
    | extend ClientIPValues = extract_all(@'\[?(::ffff:)?(?P<IPAddress>(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)|[^\]%]+)(%\d+)?\]?([-:](?P<Port>\d+))?', dynamic(["IPAddress", "Port"]), ClientIP)[0]
    | extend IPAddress = iff(array_length(ClientIPValues) > 0, tostring(ClientIPValues[0]), '')
    | project-rename OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated);
  let ActivityIPs = OfficeActivity_ | summarize IPs = make_list(IPAddress);
  // Fetch threat intelligence indicators related to IP addresses
  let IP_Indicators = materialize(ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
    | where isnotempty(NetworkIP) or isnotempty(EmailSourceIpAddress) or isnotempty(NetworkDestinationIP) or isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP)
    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
    | extend TI_ipEntity = coalesce(NetworkDestinationIP, NetworkSourceIP, EmailSourceIpAddress)
    | where TI_ipEntity in (ActivityIPs)
    | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
    | where  Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()
    | where Description !contains_cs "State: inactive;" and Description !contains_cs "State: falsepos;");
  IP_Indicators
  // Use innerunique to keep performance fast and result set low, as we only need one match to indicate potential malicious activity that needs investigation
  | join kind=innerunique (OfficeActivity_)
    on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.IPAddress
  // Filter out OfficeActivity events that occurred after the expiration of the corresponding indicator
  | where OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
  // Group the results by IndicatorId and keep the OfficeActivity event with the latest timestamp
  | summarize OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated = arg_max(OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
  // Select the desired output fields
  | project OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, TI_ipEntity, ClientIP, UserId, Operation, ResultStatus, RecordType, OfficeObjectId, NetworkIP, NetworkDestinationIP, NetworkSourceIP, EmailSourceIpAddress, Type
  | extend timestamp = OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated, Name = tostring(split(UserId, '@', 0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserId, '@', 1)[0])
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: UserId
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: Name
      - identifier: UPNSuffix
        columnName: UPNSuffix
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: TI_ipEntity
  - entityType: URL
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Url
        columnName: Url
version: 1.4.3
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: let

let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 14d;
let OfficeActivity_ = materialize(OfficeActivity
  | where isnotempty(ClientIP)
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
  | extend ClientIPValues = extract_all(@'\[?(::ffff:)?(?P<IPAddress>(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)|[^\]%]+)(%\d+)?\]?([-:](?P<Port>\d+))?', dynamic(["IPAddress", "Port"]), ClientIP)[0]
  | extend IPAddress = iff(array_length(ClientIPValues) > 0, tostring(ClientIPValues[0]), '')
  | project-rename OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated);
let ActivityIPs = OfficeActivity_ | summarize IPs = make_list(IPAddress);
let IP_Indicators = materialize(<inlined as stages below>);

Stage 1: source

ThreatIntelligenceIndicator

Stage 2: where

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

Stage 3: where

| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)

Stage 4: extend

| extend TI_ipEntity = coalesce(NetworkDestinationIP, NetworkSourceIP, EmailSourceIpAddress)

Stage 5: where

| where TI_ipEntity in (ActivityIPs)

Stage 6: summarize

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

Stage 7: where

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

Stage 8: where

| where Description !contains_cs "State: inactive;" and Description !contains_cs "State: falsepos;"

Stage 9: join

| join kind=innerunique (OfficeActivity_)
  on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.IPAddress

Stage 10: where

where OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime

Stage 11: summarize

summarize OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated by IndicatorId

Stage 12: project

project ActivityGroupNames, ClientIP, ConfidenceScore, Description, EmailSourceIpAddress, ExpirationDateTime, IndicatorId, NetworkDestinationIP, NetworkIP, NetworkSourceIP, OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated, OfficeObjectId, Operation, RecordType, ResultStatus, TI_ipEntity, ThreatType, Type, Url, UserId

Stage 13: extend

extend Name, UPNSuffix, timestamp

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

Exclusions

The rule actively suppresses these predicates.

FieldKindExcluded valuesSearch
DescriptioncontainsState: falsepos;excludes:Description field:"Description" value:"State: falsepos;"
DescriptioncontainsState: inactive;excludes:Description field:"Description" value:"State: inactive;"

Output fields

These fields are emitted when the rule matches.

FieldSource
ActivityGroupNamesproject
ClientIPproject
ConfidenceScoreproject
Descriptionproject
EmailSourceIpAddressproject
ExpirationDateTimeproject
IndicatorIdproject
NetworkDestinationIPproject
NetworkIPproject
NetworkSourceIPproject
OfficeActivity_TimeGeneratedproject
OfficeObjectIdproject
Operationproject
RecordTypeproject
ResultStatusproject
TI_ipEntityproject
ThreatTypeproject
Typeproject
Urlproject
UserIdproject
Nameextend
UPNSuffixextend
timestampextend