Security Finding

security_finding

🚧 WARNING: DEPRECATED

Security Finding has been deprecated since 1.4.0. Deprecated in QDM 1.4.0

Security Finding events describe findings, detections, anomalies, alerts and/or actions performed by security products

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`: Create (`CREATE`) `2`: Update (`UPDATE`) `3`: Close (`CLOSE`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Activity	`activity_name`	String	Group:`classification` The event activity name, as defined by the activity_id.
Actor	`actor`	Actor[]	The actor object describes details about the user/role/process that was the source of the activity. Note that this is not the threat actor of a campaign but may be part of a campaign.
Analytic	`analytic`	Analytic[]	Group:`primary` The analytic technique used to analyze and derive insights from the data or information that led to the finding or conclusion.
API Details	`api`	API[]	Group:`context` Describes details about a typical API (Application Programming Interface) call.
MITRE ATT&CK® Details	`attacks`	MITRE ATT&CK®[]	Group:`context` An array of MITRE ATT&CK® objects describing the tactics, techniques & sub-techniques associated to the Finding.
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. `2`: Findings (`FINDINGS`)
CIS CSC	`cis_csc`	CIS CSC[]	Group:`context` The CIS Critical Security Controls is a list of top 20 actions and practices an organization’s security team can take on such that cyber attacks or malware, are minimized and prevented.
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. `2001`: Security Finding (`SECURITY_FINDING`)
Cloud	`cloud`	Cloud[]	Group:`primary` Describes details about the Cloud environment where the event was originally created or logged.
Compliance	`compliance`	Compliance[]	Group:`context` The compliance object provides context to compliance findings (e.g., a check against a specific regulatory or best practice framework such as CIS, NIST etc.) and contains compliance related details.
Confidence	`confidence`	Integer	Group:`classification` 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:`primary` 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:`primary` 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.
Data	`data`	JSON	The additional data that is associated with the event or object. See specific usage.
Data Sources	`data_sources`	String[]	Group:`context` A list of data sources utilized in generation of the finding.
Device	`device`	Device[]	An addressable device, computer system or host.
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	When security issues, such as malware or policy violations, are detected and possibly corrected, then `disposition_id` describes the action taken by the security product. `-1`: Other (`OTHER`) `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: Blocked (`BLOCKED`) `10`: Delayed (`DELAYED`) `11`: Detected (`DETECTED`) `12`: Quarantined (`QUARANTINED`) `13`: Restored (`RESTORED`) `14`: Exonerated (`EXONERATED`) `15`: Tagged (`TAGGED`) `16`: No Action (`NO_ACTION`) `17`: Logged (`LOGGED`) `18`: Tagged (`TAGGED`) `19`: Alert (`ALERT`) `2`: Allowed (`ALLOWED`) `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`: No Action (`NO_ACTION`) `4`: Logged (`LOGGED`) `5`: Command Script Run (`COMMAND_SCRIPT_RUN`) `6`: Corrected (`CORRECTED`) `7`: Partially Corrected (`PARTIALLY_CORRECTED`) `8`: Uncorrected (`UNCORRECTED`) `9`: Restored (`RESTORED`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Duration	`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"}}]`
Evidence	`evidence`	JSON	Group:`context` The data the finding exposes to the analyst. 🚧 WARNING: DEPRECATED Evidence has been deprecated since 1.1.0. Use the `evidences` attribute instead.
Finding	`finding`	Finding[]	Group:`primary` The Finding object provides details about a finding/detection generated by a security tool.
Firewall Rule	`firewall_rule`	Firewall Rule[]	The firewall rule that pertains to the control that triggered the event, if applicable.
Impact	`impact`	String	Group:`primary` The impact , normalized to the caption of the impact_id value. In the case of 'Other', it is defined by the event source.
Impact ID	`impact_id`	Integer	Group:`primary` The normalized impact of the incident or finding. Per NIST, this is the magnitude of harm that can be expected to result from the consequences of unauthorized disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of information or information system availability. `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: Low (`LOW`) `2`: Medium (`MEDIUM`) `3`: High (`HIGH`) `4`: Critical (`CRITICAL`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
Impact Score	`impact_score`	Integer	Group:`primary` The impact as an integer value of the finding, valid range 0-100.
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`.
Kill Chain	`kill_chain`	Kill Chain Phase[]	Group:`context` The Cyber Kill Chain® provides a detailed description of each phase and its associated activities within the broader context of a cyber attack.
Malware	`malware`	Malware[]	Group:`context` 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.
NIST List	`nist`	String[]	Group:`context` The NIST Cybersecurity Framework recommendations for managing the cybersecurity risk.
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.
Process	`process`	Linux Process[]	Entity:`PROCESS` Group:`context` The process object.
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
Resources Array	`resources`	Resource[]	Group:`primary` A list of resources associated to an event.
Risk Details	`risk_details`	String	Group:`context` Describes the risk associated with the finding.
Risk Level	`risk_level`	String	Group:`primary` The risk level, normalized to the caption of the risk_level_id value.
Risk Level ID	`risk_level_id`	Integer	Group:`primary` 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:`primary` 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`)
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.
State	`state`	String	Group:`context` The normalized state of a security finding.
State ID	`state_id`	Integer	Group:`context` The normalized state identifier of a security finding. `0`: Unknown (`UNKNOWN`) `1`: New (`NEW`) `2`: In Progress (`IN_PROGRESS`) `3`: Suppressed (`SUPPRESSED`) `4`: Resolved (`RESOLVED`) `99`: Other (`OTHER`)
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. For example, in a Windows Failed Authentication event, this would be the value of 'Failure Code', e.g. 0x18.
Status Details	`status_detail`	String	Group:`primary` The status detail contains additional information about the event/finding outcome.
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`. `200100`: Security Finding: Unknown (`SECURITY_FINDING_UNKNOWN`) `200101`: Security Finding: Create (`SECURITY_FINDING_CREATE`) `200102`: Security Finding: Update (`SECURITY_FINDING_UPDATE`) `200103`: Security Finding: Close (`SECURITY_FINDING_CLOSE`) `200199`: Security Finding: Other (`SECURITY_FINDING_OTHER`)
Unmapped	`unmapped`	Unmapped[]	Group:`context` Data from the source that was not mapped into the schema.
Vulnerabilities	`vulnerabilities`	Vulnerability Details[]	Group:`context` This object describes vulnerabilities reported in a security finding.

Relationships

Outbound Relationships

Security Finding references the following objects and events in its attributes:

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