Collect Acalvio logs

Supported in:

Google secops SIEM

This document explains how to ingest Acalvio logs to Google Security Operations using Bindplane. The parser first extracts fields from raw syslog messages using grok and key-value pattern matching, then maps those extracted fields to the Google SecOps Unified Data Model (UDM) schema, categorizes the event based on specific values, and finally enriches the data with security-related information like severity and category.

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
Installed Acalvio ShadowPlex Integration Server
Privileged access to Acalvio ShadowPlex service and instance

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 the Command Promptor PowerShellas an administrator.

Run the following command:

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

Linux installation

Open a terminal with root or sudo privileges.

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

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).

Edit the config.yaml file as follows:

  receivers 
 : 
  
 udplog 
 : 
  
 # Replace the port and IP address as required 
  
 listen_address 
 : 
  
 "0.0.0.0:514" 
 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 
 : 
  
 'ACALVIO' 
  
 raw_log_field 
 : 
  
 body 
  
 ingestion_labels 
 : 
 service 
 : 
  
 pipelines 
 : 
  
 logs/source0__chronicle_w_labels-0 
 : 
  
 receivers 
 : 
  
 - 
  
 udplog 
  
 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

To restart the Bindplane agent in Linux, run the following command:
```
 sudo  
systemctl  
restart  
bindplane-agent 
```
To restart the Bindplane agent in Windows, you can either use the Servicesconsole or enter the following command:
```
 net stop BindPlaneAgent && net start BindPlaneAgent 
```

Configure Syslog in Acalvio ShadowPlex

Sign in to the ShadowPlex Integration ServerUI.
Go to Settings > SIEM.
Provide the following configuration details:
- Click the Enabletoggle.
- Hostname or IP: Enter the Bindplane agent IP address.
- Port: Enter the Bindplane agent port number.
- Protocol: Select UDP.
- Sensor: Select the Sensor from which the data is streamed.
Click Test and Save.

UDM mapping table

Log field	UDM mapping	Logic
adc_email	read_only_udm.target.user.email_addresses	Value taken from `adc_email` field.
app	read_only_udm.principal.application	Value taken from `app` field.
cat	read_only_udm.security_result.summary	Value taken from `cat` field. If `cat` is `Vulnerability Exploited` , the value is overwritten with the value of `Intrusion_method_used` field.
customer_id	read_only_udm.metadata.description	Value is added to the description field: `CustomerId: %{customer_id}, JobId: %{job_id}, InvestigationId: %{investigation_id}`
deviceProduct	read_only_udm.metadata.product_name	Value taken from `deviceProduct` field.
deviceVendor	read_only_udm.metadata.vendor_name	Value taken from `deviceVendor` field.
deviceVersion	read_only_udm.metadata.product_version	Value taken from `deviceVersion` field.
dstHostName	read_only_udm.target.hostname	Value taken from `dstHostName` field.
dstIp	read_only_udm.target.ip	Value taken from `dstIp` field.
dstMAC	read_only_udm.target.mac	Value taken from `dstMAC` field.
dstPort	read_only_udm.target.port	Value taken from `dstPort` field and converted to integer.
incidentid	read_only_udm.metadata.product_log_id	Value taken from `incidentid` field.
incidentSubCategory	read_only_udm.metadata.product_event_type, read_only_udm.security_result.description	Value taken from `incidentSubCategory` field.
Intrusion_method_used	read_only_udm.security_result.summary	Value taken from `Intrusion_method_used` field if `cat` is `Vulnerability Exploited` .
investigation_id	read_only_udm.metadata.description	Value is added to the description field: `CustomerId: %{customer_id}, JobId: %{job_id}, InvestigationId: %{investigation_id}`
job_id	read_only_udm.metadata.description	Value is added to the description field: `CustomerId: %{customer_id}, JobId: %{job_id}, InvestigationId: %{investigation_id}`
	read_only_udm.metadata.event_type	Set to `GENERIC_EVENT` if `srcIp` is `Unknown` or empty. Set to `STATUS_UPDATE` otherwise.
	read_only_udm.principal.resource.type	Hardcoded to `scan_type` .
	read_only_udm.security_result.category	Determined based on the values of `cat` , `incidentSubCategory` , and `sr_category` fields.
	read_only_udm.security_result.severity	Set to `HIGH` if `severity` is greater than 7, `MEDIUM` if `severity` is greater than 3, and `LOW` otherwise.
srcIp	read_only_udm.principal.ip	Value taken from `srcIp` field.
startTime	read_only_udm.metadata.event_timestamp	Value taken from `startTime` field and parsed as a timestamp. If `startTime` is empty, the value is set to `%{ts_month} %{ts_day} %{ts_time}` .
userIdsUsed	read_only_udm.principal.user.userid	Value taken from `userIdsUsed` field.

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