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    This document explains how to ingest Check Point SmartDefense logs to Google Security Operations using the Bindplane agent.

    The parser extracts fields from Check Point SmartDefense syslog formatted logs. It uses grok and/or kv to parse the log message and then maps these values to the Unified Data Model (UDM). It also sets default metadata values for the event source and type.

    Before you begin

    Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

    • A Google SecOps instance
    • A Windows 2016 or later or Linux host with systemd
    • If running behind a proxy, ensure firewall ports are open per the Bindplane agent requirements
    • Privileged access to the Check Point SmartDefense management console or appliance

    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.
    4. Save the file securely on the system where the Bindplane agent 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 this 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 
 : 
  
 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 
 : 
  
 'CHECKPOINT_SMARTDEFENSE' 
  
 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 file path where the authentication file was saved in Step 1.

    Restart the Bindplane agent to apply the changes

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

       sudo  
systemctl  
restart  
observiq-otel-collector

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

       net stop observiq-otel-collector && net start observiq-otel-collector

    Configure Syslog forwarding on Check Point SmartDefense

    Step 1: Create Log Exporter/SIEM Object in SmartConsole

    1. Sign in to the Check Point SmartConsole.
    2. Go to Objects > More object types > Server > Log Exporter/SIEM.
    3. Click Newto create a new Log Exporter object.
    4. Provide the following configuration details:
      • Object Name: Enter a descriptive name (for example, Google SecOps Bindplane ).
      • Export Configuration: Select Enabled.
      • Target Server: Enter the Bindplane agent IP address.
      • Target Port: Enter 514 (or your configured Bindplane agent port number).
      • Protocol: Select UDP.
    5. Go to the Data Manipulationpage.
    6. Provide the following configuration details:
      • Format: Select Common Event Format (CEF).
      • Timezone: Select UTC timezone for universal consistency across systems.
    7. Click OKto save the configuration.

    Step 2: Configure Management Server or Log Server

    1. In SmartConsole, go to Gateways & Servers.
    2. Open your Management Serveror Dedicated Log Server/SmartEvent Serverobject.
    3. Go to Logs > Export.
    4. Click +and select the Log Exporter/SIEM object you configured earlier.
    5. Click OK.

    Step 3: Install Database Policy

    1. From the top menu, click Install > Install database.
    2. Select all objects.
    3. Click Install.

    Step 4: Verify Log Export Configuration

    1. Connect to the command line on the Management Server/Log Server.
    2. Log in to Expert mode.

    3. Run the following command to verify the configuration:

       cp_log_export  
show

    4. To restart the Log Exporter if needed:

       cp_log_export  
restart

    UDM mapping table

    Log Field UDM Mapping Logic
    message
    		about Mapped: CEF: → about
    deviceNtDomain
    		about.administrative_domain Renamed/mapped
    deviceExternalId
    		about.asset.asset_id Directly mapped
    device_product
    		about.asset.asset_id Directly mapped
    device_vendor
    		about.asset.asset_id Directly mapped
    fileHash
    		about.file.full_path Directly mapped
    filePath
    		about.file.full_path Renamed/mapped
    _hash
    		about.file.sha256 Renamed/mapped
    fileHash
    		about.file.sha256 Renamed/mapped
    fsize
    		about.file.size Renamed/mapped
    dvchost
    		about.hostname Renamed/mapped
    ips
    		about.ip Merged
    message
    		about.ip Mapped: CEF: → ips
    dvc_mac
    		about.mac Mapped: slot → mac_address
    dvcmac
    		about.mac Merged
    mac_address
    		about.mac Merged
    message
    		about.mac Mapped: CEF: → mac_address , CEF: → dvcmac
    deviceTranslatedAddress
    		about.nat_ip Merged
    message
    		about.nat_ip Mapped: CEF: → deviceTranslatedAddress
    Emne
    		about.process.command_line Directly mapped
    Path
    		about.process.command_line Directly mapped
    Subject
    		about.process.command_line Directly mapped
    deviceProcessName
    		about.process.command_line Renamed/mapped
    dvcpid
    		about.process.pid Renamed/mapped
    message
    		about.resource.attribute.permissions Mapped: CEF: → permissions
    permissions
    		about.resource.attribute.permissions Merged
    additional_cfp1
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cfp2
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cfp3
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cfp4
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cn1
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cn2
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cn3
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cs1
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cs2
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cs3
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cs4
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cs5
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cs6
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_cs7
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_devicePayloadId
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_eventId
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_flexString1
    		additional.fields Merged
    additional_fname
    		additional.fields Merged
    cs2
    		additional.fields Mapped: arc_test → additional_cs2
    cs5_label
    		additional.fields Merged
    description_url_label
    		additional.fields Merged
    http_host_label
    		additional.fields Merged
    log_id_field
    		additional.fields Merged
    message
    		additional.fields Mapped values (27 total, e.g. CEF: → sequencenum_label , CEF: → additional_eventId , `...
    originsicname_field
    		additional.fields Merged
    reject_id_kid_field
    		additional.fields Merged
    sequencenum_label
    		additional.fields Merged
    ser_agent_kid_field
    		additional.fields Merged
    version_field
    		additional.fields Merged
    message
    		extensions.vulns.vulnerabilities Mapped: CEF: → v
    v
    		extensions.vulns.vulnerabilities Merged
    int
    		intermediary Merged
    message
    		intermediary Mapped: CEF: → int
    msg
    		metadata.description Directly mapped
    Generated
    		metadata.event_timestamp Parsed as yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss
    Received
    		metadata.event_timestamp Parsed as yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss
    lastupdatetime
    		metadata.event_timestamp Parsed as UNIX
    rt
    		metadata.event_timestamp Parsed as yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ
    event_name
    		metadata.event_type Mapped: "LogSpyware","LogPredictiveMachineLearning" → SCAN_UNCATEGORIZED
    message
    		metadata.event_type Mapped: CEF: → PROCESS_UNCATEGORIZED , CEF: → SCAN_UNCATEGORIZED , CEF: → `NETWORK_C...
    principal_machine_id_present
    		metadata.event_type Mapped: true → NETWORK_CONNECTION
    device_event_class_id
    		metadata.product_event_type Directly mapped
    event_name
    		metadata.product_event_type Directly mapped
    externalId
    		metadata.product_log_id Directly mapped
    loguid
    		metadata.product_log_id Directly mapped
    device_product
    		metadata.product_name Directly mapped
    device_version
    		metadata.product_version Directly mapped
    device_vendor
    		metadata.vendor_name Renamed/mapped
    app_protocol_output
    		network.application_protocol Directly mapped
    deviceDirection
    		network.direction Mapped: 0 → INBOUND , 1 → OUTBOUND
    message
    		network.direction Mapped: CEF: → INBOUND , CEF: → OUTBOUND
    requestMethod
    		network.http.method Renamed/mapped
    requestClientApplication
    		network.http.user_agent Renamed/mapped
    user_agent
    		network.http.user_agent Directly mapped
    ip_protocol_out
    		network.ip_protocol Directly mapped
    in
    		network.received_bytes Renamed/mapped
    out
    		network.sent_bytes Renamed/mapped
    session_id
    		network.session_id Directly mapped
    sntdom
    		principal.administrative_domain Renamed/mapped
    sourceServiceName
    		principal.application Renamed/mapped
    Group_name
    		principal.group.group_display_name Directly mapped
    Gruppenavn
    		principal.group.group_display_name Directly mapped
    Device_name
    		principal.hostname Directly mapped
    Enhetsnavn
    		principal.hostname Directly mapped
    shost
    		principal.hostname Renamed/mapped
    ip_proxy
    		principal.ip Merged
    message
    		principal.ip Mapped: CEF: → principal_ip , CEF: → shost , CEF: → ip_proxy
    principal_ip
    		principal.ip Merged
    shost
    		principal.ip Merged
    mac
    		principal.mac Merged
    message
    		principal.mac Mapped: CEF: → mac
    message
    		principal.nat_ip Mapped: CEF: → sourceTranslatedAddress
    sourceTranslatedAddress
    		principal.nat_ip Merged
    sourceTranslatedPort
    		principal.nat_port Renamed/mapped
    spt
    		principal.port Renamed/mapped
    sproc
    		principal.process.command_line Renamed/mapped
    spid
    		principal.process.pid Renamed/mapped
    message
    		principal.user.attribute.roles Mapped: CEF: → principal_role
    principal_role
    		principal.user.attribute.roles Merged
    suser
    		principal.user.user_display_name Directly mapped
    suid
    		principal.user.userid Renamed/mapped
    message
    		security_result Mapped: CEF: → security_result
    _action
    		security_result.action Merged
    act
    		security_result.action Mapped: accept → _action , deny → _action
    message
    		security_result.action Mapped: CEF: → _action
    Action_Taken
    		security_result.action_details Directly mapped
    act
    		security_result.action_details Directly mapped
    cat
    		security_result.category_details Merged
    message
    		security_result.category_details Mapped: CEF: → cat
    Scan_Type
    		security_result.description Directly mapped
    Type
    		security_result.description Directly mapped
    msg_data_2
    		security_result.description Directly mapped
    fn1
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    fn2
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    fs2
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    ifname_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    infection_channel_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    layer_name_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    layer_uuid_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    message
    		security_result.detection_fields Mapped values (19 total, e.g. CEF: → mitre_execution_label , CEF: → ifname_label , `CE...
    mitre_discovery_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    mitre_execution_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    operasjon_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    operation_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    permission_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    policy_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    policy_time_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    smartdefense_profile_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    spyware_Grayware_Type_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    tags_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    threat_probability_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    tillatelse_label
    		security_result.detection_fields Merged
    rule_uid
    		security_result.rule_id Directly mapped
    mwProfile
    		security_result.rule_name Directly mapped
    rule_name
    		security_result.rule_name Directly mapped
    message
    		security_result.severity Mapped: CEF: → LOW , CEF: → MEDIUM , CEF: → HIGH , CEF: → CRITICAL
    severity
    		security_result.severity Mapped: "0", "1", "2", "3", "LOW" → LOW , `"4", "5", "6", "MEDIUM", "SUBSTANTIAL", "INFO"...
    Result
    		security_result.summary Directly mapped
    appcategory
    		security_result.summary Directly mapped
    reason
    		security_result.summary Renamed/mapped
    Spyware
    		security_result.threat_name Directly mapped
    Unknown_Threat
    		security_result.threat_name Directly mapped
    Virus_Malware_Name
    		security_result.threat_name Directly mapped
    oldFilePath
    		src.file.full_path Renamed/mapped
    oldFileSize
    		src.file.size Renamed/mapped
    message
    		src.resource.attribute.permissions Mapped: CEF: → old_permissions
    old_permissions
    		src.resource.attribute.permissions Merged
    dntdom
    		target.administrative_domain Renamed/mapped
    destinationServiceName
    		target.application Renamed/mapped
    temp_dhost
    		target.hostname Directly mapped
    IPv6_Address
    		target.ip Merged
    dst_ip
    		target.ip Merged
    ipv6
    		target.ip Mapped: - → IPv6_Address
    message
    		target.ip Mapped: CEF: → dst_ip , CEF: → IPv6_Address
    mac_address
    		target.mac Merged
    message
    		target.mac Mapped: CEF: → mac_address
    destination_translated_address
    		target.nat_ip Merged
    message
    		target.nat_ip Mapped: CEF: → destination_translated_address
    destinationTranslatedPort
    		target.nat_port Renamed/mapped
    dpt
    		target.port Renamed/mapped
    dproc
    		target.process.command_line Renamed/mapped
    File_name
    		target.process.file.full_path Directly mapped
    Infected_Resource
    		target.process.file.full_path Directly mapped
    Object
    		target.process.file.full_path Directly mapped
    Objekt
    		target.process.file.full_path Directly mapped
    dpid
    		target.process.pid Renamed/mapped
    message
    		target.resource.attribute.labels Mapped: CEF: → resource_Type_label
    resource_Type_label
    		target.resource.attribute.labels Merged
    request
    		target.url Directly mapped
    message
    		target.user.attribute.roles Mapped: CEF: → target_role
    target_role
    		target.user.attribute.roles Merged
    CustomerName
    		target.user.user_display_name Directly mapped
    temp_duser
    		target.user.user_display_name Directly mapped
    Bruker
    		target.user.userid Directly mapped
    User_value
    		target.user.userid Directly mapped
    temp_duid
    		target.user.userid Directly mapped
    N/A
    		 metadata.event_type Constant: PROCESS_UNCATEGORIZED
    N/A
    		 network.direction Constant: INBOUND
    N/A
    		 security_result.severity Constant: LOW

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