Event Log Activity

event_log_actvity

Event Log Activity events report actions pertaining to the system's event logging service(s), such as disabling logging or clearing the log data.

Attributes

Caption	Name	Type	Description
Action	`action`	String	The normalized caption of `action_id`.
Action ID	`action_id`	Integer	The action taken by a control or other policy-based system leading to an outcome or disposition. An unknown action may still correspond to a known disposition. Refer to `disposition_id` for the outcome of the action. `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: Allowed (`ALLOWED`) `2`: Denied (`DENIED`) `3`: Observed (`OBSERVED`) `4`: Modified (`MODIFIED`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Activity ID	`activity_id`	Integer	Group:`classification` The normalized identifier of the activity that triggered the event. `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: Clear (`CLEAR`) `10`: Disable (`DISABLE`) `2`: Delete (`DELETE`) `3`: Export (`EXPORT`) `4`: Archive (`ARCHIVE`) `5`: Rotate (`ROTATE`) `6`: Start (`START`) `7`: Stop (`STOP`) `8`: Restart (`RESTART`) `9`: Enable (`ENABLE`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Activity	`activity_name`	String	Group:`classification` The event activity name, as defined by the activity_id.
Actor	`actor`	Actor[]	Group:`primary` The actor that performed the activity.
API Details	`api`	API[]	Group:`context` Describes details about a typical API (Application Programming Interface) call.
MITRE ATT&CK® Details	`attacks`	MITRE ATT&CK®[]	An array of MITRE ATT&CK® objects describing identified tactics, techniques & sub-techniques.
Authorization Information	`authorizations`	Authorization Result[]	Provides details about an authorization, such as authorization outcome, and any associated policies related to the activity/event.
Category	`category_name`	String	Group:`classification` The event category name, as defined by category_uid value.
Category ID	`category_uid`	Integer	Group:`classification` The category unique identifier of the event. `1`: System Activity (`SYSTEM_ACTIVITY`)
Class	`class_name`	String	Group:`classification` The event class name, as defined by class_uid value.
Class ID	`class_uid`	Integer	Group:`classification` The unique identifier of a class. A class describes the attributes available in an event. `1008`: Event Log Activity (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY`)
Cloud	`cloud`	Cloud[]	Group:`primary` Describes details about the Cloud environment where the event was originally created or logged.
Confidence	`confidence`	String	Group:`context` The confidence, normalized to the caption of the confidence_id value. In the case of 'Other', it is defined by the event source.
Confidence ID	`confidence_id`	Integer	Group:`context` The normalized confidence refers to the accuracy of the rule that created the finding. A rule with a low confidence means that the finding scope is wide and may create finding reports that may not be malicious in nature. `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: Low (`LOW`) `2`: Medium (`MEDIUM`) `3`: High (`HIGH`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Confidence Score	`confidence_score`	Integer	Group:`context` The confidence score as reported by the event source.
Count	`count`	Integer	Group:`occurrence` The number of times that events in the same logical group occurred during the event Start Time to End Time period.
Device	`device`	Device[]	Group:`primary` The device that reported the event.
Disposition	`disposition`	String	The disposition name, normalized to the caption of the disposition_id value. In the case of 'Other', it is defined by the event source.
Disposition ID	`disposition_id`	Integer	Describes the outcome or action taken by a security control, such as access control checks, malware detections or various types of policy violations. `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: Allowed (`ALLOWED`) `10`: Exonerated (`EXONERATED`) `11`: Corrected (`CORRECTED`) `12`: Partially Corrected (`PARTIALLY_CORRECTED`) `13`: Uncorrected (`UNCORRECTED`) `14`: Delayed (`DELAYED`) `15`: Detected (`DETECTED`) `16`: No Action (`NO_ACTION`) `17`: Logged (`LOGGED`) `18`: Tagged (`TAGGED`) `19`: Alert (`ALERT`) `2`: Blocked (`BLOCKED`) `20`: Count (`COUNT`) `21`: Reset (`RESET`) `22`: Captcha (`CAPTCHA`) `23`: Challenge (`CHALLENGE`) `24`: Access Revoked (`ACCESS_REVOKED`) `25`: Rejected (`REJECTED`) `26`: Unauthorized (`UNAUTHORIZED`) `27`: Error (`ERROR`) `3`: Quarantined (`QUARANTINED`) `4`: Isolated (`ISOLATED`) `5`: Deleted (`DELETED`) `6`: Dropped (`DROPPED`) `7`: Custom Action (`CUSTOM_ACTION`) `8`: Approved (`APPROVED`) `9`: Restored (`RESTORED`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Destination Endpoint	`dst_endpoint`	Network Endpoint[]	Group:`primary` The targeted endpoint for the event log activity.
Duration Milliseconds	`duration`	Long	Group:`occurrence` The event duration or aggregate time, the amount of time the event covers from `start_time` to `end_time` in milliseconds.
End Time	`end_time`	Timestamp	Group:`occurrence` The end time of a time period, or the time of the most recent event included in the aggregate event.
Enrichments	`enrichments`	Enrichment[]	Group:`context` The additional information from an external data source, which is associated with the event or a finding. For example add location information for the IP address in the DNS answers: `[{"name": "answers.ip", "value": "92.24.47.250", "type": "location", "data": {"city": "Socotra", "continent": "Asia", "coordinates": [-25.4153, 17.0743], "country": "YE", "desc": "Yemen"}}]`
File	`file`	File[]	Entity:`FILE` Group:`primary` The file targeted by the activity. Example: `/var/log/audit.log`
Firewall Rule	`firewall_rule`	Firewall Rule[]	The firewall rule that pertains to the control that triggered the event, if applicable.
Alert	`is_alert`	Boolean	Indicates that the event is considered to be an alertable signal. Should be set to `true` if `disposition_id = Alert` among other dispositions, and/or `risk_level_id` or `severity_id` of the event is elevated. Not all control events will be alertable, for example if `disposition_id = Exonerated` or `disposition_id = Allowed`.
Log Name	`log_name`	String	Group:`primary` The name of the event log targeted by the activity. Example: Windows `Security`.
Log Provider	`log_provider`	String	Group:`primary` The logging provider or logging service targeted by the activity. Example: `Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing`, `Auditd`, or `Syslog`.
Log Type	`log_type`	String	Group:`primary` The log type, normalized to the caption of the `log_type_id` value. In the case of 'Other', it is defined by the event source.
Log Type ID	`log_type_id`	Integer	Group:`primary` The normalized log type identifier. `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: OS (`OS`) `2`: Application (`APPLICATION`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Malware	`malware`	Malware[]	A list of Malware objects, describing details about the identified malware.
Message	`message`	String	Group:`primary` The description of the event/finding, as defined by the source.
Metadata	`metadata`	Metadata[]	Group:`context` The metadata associated with the event or a finding.
Observables	`observables`	Observable[]	Group:`primary` The observables associated with the event or a finding.
OSINT	`osint`	OSINT[]	Group:`primary` The OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) object contains details related to an indicator such as the indicator itself, related indicators, geolocation, registrar information, subdomains, analyst commentary, and other contextual information. This information can be used to further enrich a detection or finding by providing decisioning support to other analysts and engineers.
Policy	`policy`	Policy[]	The policy that pertains to the control that triggered the event, if applicable. For example the name of an anti-malware policy or an access control policy.
Raw Data	`raw_data`	JSON	Group:`context` The event data as received from the event source.
Record ID	`record_id`	String	Group:`primary` Unique idenifier for the event
Risk Details	`risk_details`	String	Group:`context` Describes the risk associated with the finding.
Risk Level	`risk_level`	String	Group:`context` The risk level, normalized to the caption of the risk_level_id value.
Risk Level ID	`risk_level_id`	Integer	Group:`context` The normalized risk level id. `0`: Info (`INFO`) `1`: Low (`LOW`) `2`: Medium (`MEDIUM`) `3`: High (`HIGH`) `4`: Critical (`CRITICAL`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Risk Score	`risk_score`	Integer	Group:`context` The risk score as reported by the event source.
Severity	`severity`	String	Group:`classification` The event/finding severity, normalized to the caption of the severity_id value. In the case of 'Other', it is defined by the source.
Severity ID	`severity_id`	Integer	Group:`classification` The normalized identifier of the event/finding severity. The normalized severity is a measurement the effort and expense required to manage and resolve an event or incident. Smaller numerical values represent lower impact events, and larger numerical values represent higher impact events. `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: Informational (`INFORMATIONAL`) `2`: Low (`LOW`) `3`: Medium (`MEDIUM`) `4`: High (`HIGH`) `5`: Critical (`CRITICAL`) `6`: Fatal (`FATAL`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Source Endpoint	`src_endpoint`	Network Endpoint[]	Group:`primary` The source endpoint for the event log activity.
Start Time	`start_time`	Timestamp	Group:`occurrence` The start time of a time period, or the time of the least recent event included in the aggregate event.
Status	`status`	String	Group:`primary` The event status, normalized to the caption of the status_id value. In the case of 'Other', it is defined by the event source.
Status Code	`status_code`	String	Group:`primary` The event status code, as reported by the event source. Example: `0`, `8`, or `21` for Windows ClearEventLog.
Status Detail	`status_detail`	String	Group:`primary` The status detail contains additional information about the event outcome. Example: `Success`, `Privilege Missing`, or `Invalid Parameter` for Windows ClearEventLog.
Status ID	`status_id`	Integer	Group:`primary` The normalized identifier of the event status. `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: Success (`SUCCESS`) `2`: Failure (`FAILURE`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Event Time	`time`	Timestamp	Group:`occurrence` The normalized event occurrence time or the finding creation time.
Timezone Offset	`timezone_offset`	Integer	Group:`occurrence` The number of minutes that the reported event `time` is ahead or behind UTC, in the range -1,080 to +1,080.
Type Name	`type_name`	String	Group:`classification` The event/finding type name, as defined by the type_uid.
Type ID	`type_uid`	Long	Group:`classification` The event/finding type ID. It identifies the event's semantics and structure. The value is calculated by the logging system as: `class_uid * 100 + activity_id`. `100800`: Event Log Activity: Unknown (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_UNKNOWN`) `100801`: Event Log Activity: Clear (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR`) `100802`: Event Log Activity: Delete (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_DELETE`) `100803`: Event Log Activity: Export (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_EXPORT`) `100804`: Event Log Activity: Archive (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_ARCHIVE`) `100805`: Event Log Activity: Rotate (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_ROTATE`) `100806`: Event Log Activity: Start (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_START`) `100807`: Event Log Activity: Stop (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_STOP`) `100808`: Event Log Activity: Restart (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_RESTART`) `100809`: Event Log Activity: Enable (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_ENABLE`) `100810`: Event Log Activity: Disable (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_DISABLE`) `100899`: Event Log Activity: Other (`EVENT_LOG_ACTIVITY_OTHER`)
Unmapped	`unmapped`	Unmapped[]	Group:`context` Data from the source that was not mapped into the schema.

Relationships

Outbound Relationships

Event Log Activity references the following objects and events in its attributes:

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