Collect BloxOne Threat Defense logs

Supported in:

Google secops SIEM

This document explains how to ingest BloxOne Threat Defense logs to Google Security Operations using Bindplane. The Logstash parser extracts fields from BLOXONE DNS logs received in SYSLOG or JSON format. It first normalizes the log message into a JSON object and then maps the extracted fields to the Unified Data Model (UDM), enriching the data with geolocation and DNS details for security analysis.

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 Infoblox BloxOne

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

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 
 : 
  
 '/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 
  
 ingestion_labels 
 : 
  
 log_type 
 : 
  
 'BLOXONE' 
  
 raw_log_field 
 : 
  
 body 
 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 Infoblox BloxOne

Sign in to the Infoblox Portal.
Go to Configure > Administration > Data Connector.
Select Destination Configurationtab.
Click Create > Syslog.
Provide the following configuration details:
- Name: Provide a descriptive name (for example, Google SecOps collector).
- Description: Provide a brief description.
- State: Select Enable.
- Tags: Click Addand specify the following to associate a key with the destination:
  - KEY: Enter a descriptive name for the key.
  - VALUE: Enter your value for the key.
- Format: Select CEF.
- Protocol: Select UDPor TCP(depending on your Bindplane agent configuration).
- FQDN/IP: Enter the Bindplane agent IP address.
- Port: Enter the Bindplane agent port (default is set to 514 for UDP).
Click Save & Close.

UDM mapping table

Log field	UDM mapping	Logic
`additional_list.key`		This field is used in a loop to iterate over the `additional_list` array and extract data based on the value of the `key` field. It is not directly mapped to the UDM.
`additional_list.value`	`principal.location.region_latitude` , `principal.location.region_longitude` , `target.location.region_latitude` , `target.location.region_longitude`	This field is used in conjunction with `additional_list.key` to extract specific values from the `additional_list` array. The logic for extracting and mapping the value depends on the corresponding `key` . For example: - If `additional_list.key` is `intel:source:ip:geoIP:location` , extract latitude and longitude values using grok and map them to `principal.location.region_latitude` and `principal.location.region_longitude` , respectively. - If `additional_list.key` is `intel:destination:ip:geoIP:location` , extract latitude and longitude values using grok and map them to `target.location.region_latitude` and `target.location.region_longitude` , respectively.
`additional_string.key`		Similar to `additional_list.key` , this field is used in a loop to iterate over the `additional_string` array and extract data based on the `key` value. It is not directly mapped to the UDM.
`additional_string.value`	`additional.fields.value.string_value` , `principal.location.country_or_region` , `target.location.country_or_region` , `src.ip` , `src.port` , `src.hostname` , `network.ip_protocol`	Used with `additional_string.key` to extract values from the `additional_string` array. The logic for mapping the value depends on the corresponding `key` . For example: - If `additional_string.key` is `intel:source:ip:ip2asn:start_ip` , `intel:source:ip:ip2asn:finish_ip` , `intel:destination:ip:ip2asn:start_ip` , or `intel:destination:ip:ip2asn:finish_ip` , map the value to `additional.fields.value.string_value` with the corresponding key. - If `additional_string.key` is `intel:source:ip:geoIP:country` , map the value to `principal.location.country_or_region` . - If `additional_string.key` is `intel:destination:ip:geoIP:country` , map the value to `target.location.country_or_region` . - If `additional_string.key` is `log:source:ip` , map the value to `src.ip` . - If `additional_string.key` is `log:source:port` , map the value to `src.port` after converting it to an integer. - If `additional_string.key` is `log:source:hostname` , map the value to `src.hostname` . - If `additional_string.key` is `log:cdh:input:protocol` , map the value to `network.ip_protocol` after converting it to uppercase.
`app_category`	`security_result.category_details`	Directly mapped.
`confidence`	`security_result.confidence`	Mapped based on the following logic: - If `confidence` is `LOW` , map to `LOW_CONFIDENCE` . - If `confidence` is `MEDIUM` , map to `MEDIUM_CONFIDENCE` . - If `confidence` is `HIGH` , map to `HIGH_CONFIDENCE` .
`country`	`principal.location.name`	Directly mapped, but only if `raw.infobloxb1region` is empty.
`device`	`principal.ip` , `principal.asset.ip`	Directly mapped, but only if `raw.dvc` is empty.
`dhcp_fingerprint`	`security_result.detection_fields.value`	Directly mapped with the key `dhcp_fingerprint` .
`dns_view`	`security_result.detection_fields.value`	Directly mapped with the key `dns_view` .
`endpoint_groups`	`security_result.detection_fields.value`	Directly mapped with the key `endpoint_groups` .
`event_time`	`metadata.event_timestamp.seconds`	Parsed as an ISO8601 timestamp and the seconds value is extracted. Used only if the `timestamp` field is empty.
`feed_name`	`principal.resource.name`	`feed_name` is mapped to `principal.resource.name` .
`feed_type`	`principal.resource.attribute.labels.value`	Directly mapped with the key `feed_type` .
`mac_address`	`principal.mac`	Directly mapped after converting to lowercase.
`network`	`principal.hostname` , `principal.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped, but only if both `raw.dvchost` and `raw.dvc` are empty.
`os_version`	`principal.platform_version`	Directly mapped.
`policy_action`	`security_result.action_details` , `security_result.action`	`policy_action` is directly mapped to `security_result.action_details` . `security_result.action` is derived based on the following logic: - If `policy_action` is `Redirect` or `Log` , map to `ALLOW` . - If `policy_action` is `BLOCK` , map to `BLOCK` .
`policy_name`	`security_result.detection_fields.value`	Directly mapped with the key `policy_name` .
`qname`	`network.dns.questions.name`	Directly mapped.
`qtype`	`network.dns.questions.type`	Mapped based on the following logic: - If `qtype` is `A` , map to 1 (converted to unsigned integer). - If `qtype` is `PTR` , map to 12 (converted to unsigned integer).
`raw.act`	`security_result.action_details`	Directly mapped.
`raw.app`	`network.application_protocol`	Directly mapped after converting to uppercase.
`raw.deviceeventclassid`	`metadata.product_event_type`	Concatenated with `raw.name` (separated by `-` ) and mapped to `metadata.product_event_type` .
`raw.devicevendor`	`metadata.vendor_name`	Directly mapped.
`raw.deviceproduct`	`metadata.product_name`	Directly mapped.
`raw.deviceversion`	`metadata.product_version`	Directly mapped.
`raw.deviceseverity`	`security_result.severity_details` , `security_result.severity`	`raw.deviceseverity` is directly mapped to `security_result.severity_details` . `security_result.severity` is derived based on the following logic: - If `raw.deviceseverity` is in [ `0` , `1` , `2` , `3` ], map to `LOW` . - If `raw.deviceseverity` is in [ `4` , `5` , `6` ], map to `MEDIUM` . - If `raw.deviceseverity` is in [ `7` , `8` ], map to `HIGH` . - If `raw.deviceseverity` is in [ `9` , `10` ], map to `CRITICAL` .
`raw.dvc`	`principal.ip` , `principal.asset.ip`	Directly mapped.
`raw.dvchost`	`principal.hostname` , `principal.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped, but only if it's not equal to `raw.dvc` .
`raw.infobloxb1connectiontype`	`additional.fields.value.string_value`	Directly mapped with the key `infobloxb1connectiontype` .
`raw.infobloxb1ophname`	`observer.hostname` , `observer.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped.
`raw.infobloxb1ophipaddress`	`observer.ip`	Directly mapped.
`raw.infobloxb1policyname`	`security_result.detection_fields.value`	Directly mapped with the key `infobloxb1policyname` .
`raw.infobloxdnsqclass`	`dns_question.class` , `dns_answer.class`	Used to derive `dns_question.class` and `dns_answer.class` based on a lookup table defined in the `dns_query_class_mapping.include` file.
`raw.infobloxdnsqtype`	`dns_question.type` , `dns_answer.type`	Used to derive `dns_question.type` and `dns_answer.type` based on a lookup table defined in the `dns_record_type.include` file.
`raw.infobloxdnsrcode`	`network.dns.response_code`	Used to derive `network.dns.response_code` based on a lookup table defined in the `dns_response_code.include` file.
`raw.infobloxpolicyid`	`security_result.detection_fields.value`	Directly mapped with the key `infobloxpolicyid` .
`raw.msg`	`metadata.description`	`raw.msg` is directly mapped to `metadata.description` after removing leading and trailing quotes.
`raw.name`	`metadata.product_event_type`	Concatenated with `raw.deviceeventclassid` (separated by `-` ) and mapped to `metadata.product_event_type` .
`rcode`	`security_result.detection_fields.value` , `network.dns.response_code`	`rcode` is directly mapped to `security_result.detection_fields.value` with the key `rcode` . If `rcode` is `NXDOMAIN` , `network.dns.response_code` is set to 3 (converted to unsigned integer).
`rdata`	`network.dns.answers.data`	Directly mapped.
`rip`	`target.ip` , `target.asset.ip`	Directly mapped.
`severity`	`security_result.severity`	Mapped based on the following logic: - If `severity` is `INFO` (case-insensitive), map to `INFORMATIONAL` . - If `severity` is `HIGH` , map to `HIGH` .
`tclass`	`security_result.detection_fields.value`	Directly mapped with the key `tclass` .
`threat_indicator`	`security_result.detection_fields.value`	Directly mapped with the key `threat_indicator` .
`timestamp`	`metadata.event_timestamp.seconds`	Parsed as an ISO8601 timestamp and the seconds value is extracted.
`user`	`principal.user.user_display_name`	Directly mapped.
`user_groups`	`security_result.detection_fields.value`	Directly mapped with the key `user_groups` .
N/A	`principal.resource.resource_subtype`	Set to `Feed` if `feed_name` is not empty.
N/A	`metadata.log_type`	Set to `BLOXONE` .
N/A	`additional.fields.key`	Set to `infobloxancount` , `infobloxarcount` , `infobloxb1connectiontype` , `infobloxnscount` , `intel:destination:ip:ip2asn:finish_ip` , `intel:destination:ip:ip2asn:start_ip` , `intel:source:ip:ip2asn:finish_ip` , or `intel:source:ip:ip2asn:start_ip` based on the corresponding `raw` fields.
N/A	`metadata.event_type`	Set to `STATUS_UPDATE` if `has_principal` is `true` , otherwise set to `GENERIC_EVENT` .
N/A	`network.dns.questions.type`	Set to 1 for `A` records and 12 for `PTR` records, converted to unsigned integer.
N/A	`network.dns.answers.name` , `network.dns.answers.type` , `network.dns.answers.class`	Extracted from `raw.msg` by parsing the DNS response string.
N/A	`intermediary.hostname` , `intermediary.ip` , `intermediary.asset.ip`	Extracted from `raw.msg` by parsing the DNS response string.

Note:This table only includes fields that are mapped to the UDM. Some fields from the raw log might be used internally by the parser but are not directly reflected in the final UDM output.

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