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    Collect CyberArk Privilege Cloud logs

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    This document explains how to ingest CyberArk Privilege Cloud logs to Google Security Operations using Bindplane. The parser code transforms the logs from their raw SYSLOG + KV format into the Google SecOps Unified Data Model (UDM) format. It first extracts fields from CEF formatted messages using grok patterns and key-value parsing, then maps those fields and others to their corresponding UDM fields, enriching the data with standardized values for vendor, product, and severity.

    Before you begin

    Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

    • Google SecOps instance
    • Windows 2016 or later, or a Linux host with systemd
    • If running behind a proxy, firewall ports are open
    • Privileged access to CyberArk Privilege Cloud

    Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file

    1. Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
    2. Go to SIEM Settings > Collection Agents.
    3. Download the Ingestion Authentication File. Save the file securely on the system where Bindplane will be installed.

    Get Google SecOps customer ID

    1. Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
    2. Go to SIEM Settings > Profile.
    3. Copy and save the Customer IDfrom the Organization Detailssection.

    Install the Bindplane agent

    Install the Bindplane agent on your Windows or Linux operating system according to the following instructions.

    Windows installation

    1. Open the Command Promptor PowerShellas an administrator.

    2. Run the following command:

        msiexec 
  
 / 
 i 
  
 "https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/observiq-otel-collector.msi" 
  
 / 
 quiet

    Linux installation

    1. Open a terminal with root or sudo privileges.

    2. Run the following command:

       sudo  
sh  
-c  
 " 
 $( 
curl  
-fsSlL  
https://github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/install_unix.sh ) 
 " 
  
install_unix.sh

    Additional installation resources

    For additional installation options, consult the installation guide .

    Configure the Bindplane agent to ingest Syslog and send to Google SecOps

    1. Access the configuration file:
      • Locate the config.yaml file. Typically, it's in the /etc/bindplane-agent/ directory on Linux or in the installation directory on Windows.
      • Open the file using a text editor (for example, nano , vi , or Notepad).

    2. Edit the config.yaml file as follows:

        receivers 
 : 
  
 tcplog 
 : 
  
 # Replace the port and IP address as required 
  
 listen_address 
 : 
  
 "0.0.0.0:6514" 
 exporters 
 : 
  
 chronicle/chronicle_w_labels 
 : 
  
 compression 
 : 
  
 gzip 
  
 # Adjust the path to the credentials file you downloaded in Step 1 
  
 creds_file_path 
 : 
  
 '/path/to/ingestion-authentication-file.json' 
  
 # Replace with your actual customer ID from Step 2 
  
 customer_id 
 : 
  
< customer_id 
>  
 endpoint 
 : 
  
 malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com 
  
 # Add optional ingestion labels for better organization 
  
 log_type 
 : 
  
 'CYBERARK_PRIVILEGE_CLOUD' 
  
 raw_log_field 
 : 
  
 body 
  
 ingestion_labels 
 : 
 service 
 : 
  
 pipelines 
 : 
  
 logs/source0__chronicle_w_labels-0 
 : 
  
 receivers 
 : 
  
 - 
  
 tcplog 
  
 exporters 
 : 
  
 - 
  
 chronicle/chronicle_w_labels
      • Replace the port and IP address as required in your infrastructure.
      • Replace <customer_id> with the actual customer ID.
      • Update /path/to/ingestion-authentication-file.json to the path where the authentication file was saved in the Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file section.

    Restart the Bindplane agent to apply the changes

    1. To restart the Bindplane agent in Linux, run the following command:

       sudo  
systemctl  
restart  
bindplane-agent

    2. To restart the Bindplane agent in Windows, you can either use the Servicesconsole or enter the following command:

       net stop BindPlaneAgent && net start BindPlaneAgent

    Install Secure Tunnel

    1. Make sure that your Machine IDis unique, even when the machines are deployed in multiple domains.
    2. Download the Privilege Cloud software packagefrom Deploy the Privilege Cloud Connector (Standard) , copy the Secure TunnelZIP file, and unzipit.
    3. Run the installation from the unzipped folder.
    4. On the Select Installation Folderpage, enter the location of the installation folder, and click Next.
    5. On the Ready to Installpage, click Install.
    6. When the installation is complete, click Finish; the configuration tool is launched.

    Configure Secure Tunnel

    1. On the Authenticate to Privilege Cloudpage, enter the following details and then click Next:
      • Subdomain or Customer ID: The subdomain is your system identifier in the system address, as displayed in the Privilege Cloud Portal FQDN: https://<subdomain>.Privilegecloud.cyberark.com . Enter only the <subdomain> identifier, not the whole URL. Alternatively, use the Customer ID provided to you by CyberArk.
      • User name & Password: Enter the credentials provided by CyberArk Support.
    2. On the Configure on-premise componentspage, add the components that you want to connect through the Secure Tunnel, and click Configure Components.
    3. Provide the following configuration details:
      • Component Type: Select SIEM.
      • Host Address: Enter the Bindplane agent host address (SIEM component must include a hostname).
      • Destination Port: Enter the Bindplane agent port number.
      • Remote Port: The port used by the CyberArk to interface with your Secure Tunnel (The Remote Port is provided to you by CyberArk support, typically the port is 1468 ).
      • Click Advancedto display this column.
      • Access through Secure Tunnels: You can configure which Secure Tunnels your servers will access through, even if these Secure Tunnels are running on a different machine.
    4. Click Configure Components > Close.

    UDM mapping table

    Log Field UDM Mapping Logic
    act
    		 security_result.action_details Directly mapped from the act field in the raw log.
    app
    		 network.application_protocol Mapped from the app field in the raw log and transformed using the logic in parse_app_protocol.include .
    cn1
    		 additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cn1 field in the raw log.
    cn1Label
    		 additional.fields.key Directly mapped from the cn1Label field in the raw log.
    cn2
    		 additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cn2 field in the raw log.
    cn2Label
    		 additional.fields.key Directly mapped from the cn2Label field in the raw log.
    cs1
    		 additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs1 field in the raw log.
    cs1Label
    		 additional.fields.key Directly mapped from the cs1Label field in the raw log.
    cs2
    		 additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs2 field in the raw log.
    cs2Label
    		 additional.fields.key Directly mapped from the cs2Label field in the raw log.
    cs3
    		 additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs3 field in the raw log.
    cs3Label
    		 additional.fields.key Directly mapped from the cs3Label field in the raw log.
    cs4
    		 additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs4 field in the raw log.
    cs4Label
    		 additional.fields.key Directly mapped from the cs4Label field in the raw log.
    cs5
    		 additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the cs5 field in the raw log.
    cs5Label
    		 additional.fields.key Directly mapped from the cs5Label field in the raw log.
    device_event_class_id
    		 metadata.product_event_type Directly mapped from the device_event_class_id field in the raw log.
    device_version
    		 metadata.product_version Directly mapped from the device_version field in the raw log.
    dhost
    		 target.hostname Directly mapped from the dhost field in the raw log.
    duser
    		 target.user.user_display_name Directly mapped from the duser field in the raw log.
    dvc
    		 about.ip Directly mapped from the dvc field in the raw log.
    event_name
    		 metadata.product_event_type Directly mapped from the event_name field in the raw log.
    externalId
    		 metadata.product_log_id Directly mapped from the externalId field in the raw log.
    fname
    		 additional.fields.value.string_value Directly mapped from the fname field in the raw log.
    msg
    		 metadata.description Directly mapped from the msg field in the raw log.
    reason
    		 security_result.summary Directly mapped from the reason field in the raw log.
    severity
    		 security_result.severity Mapped from the severity field in the raw log and transformed to "LOW", "MEDIUM", "HIGH", or "CRITICAL" based on its value.
    shost
    		 principal.ip Directly mapped from the shost field in the raw log.
    suser
    		 principal.user.user_display_name Directly mapped from the suser field in the raw log.
    time
    		 metadata.event_timestamp.seconds Directly mapped from the time field in the raw log after being parsed and converted to a timestamp.
    		metadata.event_type Set to "USER_UNCATEGORIZED" if suser is present and duser is not. Otherwise, set to "GENERIC_EVENT".
    		metadata.log_type Set to "CYBERARK_PRIVILEGE_CLOUD".
    		metadata.product_name Set to "CYBERARK_PRIVILEGE_CLOUD".
    		principal.asset.hostname Value taken from either shost or dvc fields, if they contain a hostname.
    		principal.asset.ip Value taken from either shost or dvc fields, if they contain an IP address.
    		principal.hostname Value taken from either shost or dvc fields, if they contain a hostname.
    		target.asset.hostname Value taken from dhost field, if it contains a hostname.
    		additional.fields.key The key for additional fields is determined by the corresponding label field (e.g., cn1Label for cn1 ).

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