Collect Fortra Digital Guardian DLP (formerly Digital Guardian DLP) logs

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Google secops SIEM

This document explains how to ingest Fortra Digital Guardian DLP (formerly known as Digital Guardian DLP) logs to Google Security Operations using Bindplane.

Fortra Digital Guardian DLP is a data loss prevention platform that monitors, detects, and prevents unauthorized data transfers across endpoints, networks, and cloud applications. The platform provides visibility into sensitive data movement through policy-based controls, content inspection, and contextual classification, helping organizations protect intellectual property and comply with regulatory requirements.

Before you begin

Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

A Google SecOps instance.
A host running Windows Server 2016 or later, or a Linux host with systemd .
Network connectivity between the Bindplane agent and Fortra Digital Guardian DLP.
If running behind a proxy, ensure firewall ports are open per the Bindplane agent requirements.
Privileged access to the Fortra Digital Guardian Management Console.

Get Google SecOps ingestion authentication file

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

Get Google SecOps customer ID

Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
Go to SIEM Settings > Profile.
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

Open Command Promptor PowerShellas an administrator.

Run the following command:

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

Wait for the installation to complete.
Verify the installation by running:
```
 sc query observiq-otel-collector 
```

The service should show as RUNNING.

Linux installation

Open a terminal with rootor sudoprivileges.

Run the following command:

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

Wait for the installation to complete.

Verify the installation by running:

 sudo  
systemctl  
status  
observiq-otel-collector

The service should show as active (running).

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

Locate the configuration file

Linux: sudo systemctl status observiq-otel-collector
Windows: C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\config.yaml

Edit the configuration file

Replace the entire contents of config.yaml with the following configuration:

  receivers 
 : 
 tcplog 
 : 
  
 listen_address 
 : 
  
 "0.0.0.0:514" 
 exporters 
 : 
 chronicle/dg_dlp 
 : 
  
 compression 
 : 
  
 gzip 
  
 creds_file_path 
 : 
  
 '/path/to/ingestion-authentication-file.json' 
  
 customer_id 
 : 
  
 '<customer_id>' 
  
 endpoint 
 : 
  
 malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com 
  
 log_type 
 : 
  
 DIGITALGUARDIAN_DLP 
  
 raw_log_field 
 : 
  
 body 
  
 ingestion_labels 
 : 
  
 env 
 : 
  
 production 
 service 
 : 
 pipelines 
 : 
  
 logs/digitalguardian_dlp 
 : 
  
 receivers 
 : 
  
 - 
  
 tcplog 
  
 exporters 
 : 
  
 - 
  
 chronicle/dg_dlp

Configuration parameters

Replace the following placeholders:

tcplog : TCP syslog receiver. TCP is recommended for Fortra Digital Guardian DLPto prevent truncation of events exceeding 1024 bytes.
creds_file_path : Full path to the ingestion authentication file.
<customer_id> : Your Customer ID from the previous step.
endpoint : Your regional endpoint URL (e.g., malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com ).

Restart the Bindplane agent to apply the changes

To restart the Bindplane agent in Linux:

Run the following command:

 sudo  
systemctl  
restart  
observiq-otel-collector

Verify the service is running:

 sudo  
systemctl  
status  
observiq-otel-collector

Check logs for errors:

 sudo  
journalctl  
-u  
observiq-otel-collector  
-f

To restart the Bindplane agent in Windows:

Choose one of the following options:
- Command Prompt or PowerShell as administrator:
```
 net stop observiq-otel-collector && net start observiq-otel-collector 
```
- Services console:
  1. Press Win+R , type services.msc , and press Enter.
  2. Locate observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector.
  3. Right-click and select Restart.
Verify the service is running:
```
 sc query observiq-otel-collector 
```

Check logs for errors:

  type 
  
 "C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\log\collector.log"

Configure Fortra Digital Guardian syslog export

Sign in to the Digital Guardian Management Console.
Go to Workspace > Data Export > Create Export.
Select Alertsor Eventsas the data source.
Select Syslogas the Export Type.
From the Typelist, select TCP.
In the Serverfield, enter the IP address of the Bindplane agenthost.
In the Portfield, enter 514 .
Select a severity level and ensure the Is Activecheckbox is selected.
Click Next.
Add AllAlert and Event fields for the data export.
Complete the wizard by testing the query and clicking Save.

UDM mapping table

Log Field	UDM Mapping	Logic
Agent Version	`observer.platform_version`	Directly mapped.
Application	`principal.process.command_line`	Mapped if not empty.
Command Line	`target.process.command_line`	Directly mapped.
Company Name	`principal.user.company_name`	Directly mapped.
Computer Name	`principal.hostname`	Directly mapped.
DNS Hostname	`target.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped.
Destination File Path	`target.file.full_path`	Directly mapped.
Email Sender	`network.email.from`	Mapped if not empty.
Email Subject	`network.email.subject`	Mapped if Sender is not empty.
Event Time	`metadata.event_timestamp`	Converted to timestamp format.
MAC Address	`target.mac`	Mapped if not empty.
MD5 Hash	`target.process.file.md5`	Lowercased and mapped.
Network Direction	`network.direction`	Mapped to INBOUNDor OUTBOUND.
Process Path	`target.process.file.full_path`	Directly mapped.
SHA256 Hash	`target.process.file.sha256`	Lowercased and mapped.
URL Path	`target.url`	Directly mapped.
User	`principal.user.userid`	Directly mapped.
Was Detail Blocked	`security_result.action`	BLOCKif Yes, ALLOWif No.
N/A	`metadata.log_type`	Set to `DIGITALGUARDIAN_DLP` .
N/A	`metadata.vendor_name`	Set to `DigitalGuardian` .

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