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TI map Domain entity to Syslog

Description

Identifies a match in Syslog table from any Domain IOC from TI
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.4.3
Query frequency
1h
Query period
14d
Trigger
gt 0

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Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.

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KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

let dt_lookBack = 1h;  // Define the time range to look back for syslog data (1 hour)
let ioc_lookBack = 14d;  // Define the time range to look back for threat intelligence indicators (14 days)
// Create a list of top-level domains (TLDs) from the threat feed for later validation
let list_tlds = ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  | where isnotempty(DomainName)
  | where TimeGenerated > ago(ioc_lookBack)
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
  | where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()
  | extend parts = split(DomainName, '.')
  | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
  | summarize count() by tostring(tld)
  | summarize make_list(tld);
// Fetch the latest active domain indicators from the threat intelligence data within the specified time range
let Domain_Indicators = ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
  | where isnotempty(DomainName)
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId
  | where Active == true and ExpirationDateTime > now()
  | extend TI_DomainEntity = DomainName;
// Join the threat intelligence indicators with syslog data on matching domain entities
Domain_Indicators
  | join kind=innerunique (
    Syslog
    | where TimeGenerated > ago(dt_lookBack)
    // Extract domain patterns from syslog messages
    | extend domain = extract("(([a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*\\.)+[a-z]{2,})",1, tolower(SyslogMessage))
    | where isnotempty(domain)
    | extend parts = split(domain, '.')
    // Split out the top-level domain (TLD)
    | extend tld = parts[(array_length(parts)-1)]
    // Validate parsed domain by checking if the TLD is in the list of TLDs in our threat feed
    | where tld in~ (list_tlds)
    | extend Syslog_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
  ) on $left.TI_DomainEntity==$right.domain
  | where Syslog_TimeGenerated < ExpirationDateTime
  // Retrieve the latest syslog timestamp for each indicator and domain combination
  | summarize Syslog_TimeGenerated = arg_max(Syslog_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, domain
  // Select the desired columns for the final result set
  | project Syslog_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, SyslogMessage, Computer, ProcessName, domain, HostIP, Url, Type, TI_DomainEntity
  // Extract the hostname from the Computer field
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0])
  // Extract the DNS domain from the Computer field
  | extend DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))
  // Assign the Syslog_TimeGenerated value to the timestamp field
  | extend timestamp = Syslog_TimeGenerated

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HostIPURL

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GitHub

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Source identifier
532f62c1-fba6-4baa-bbb6-4a32a4ef32fa
Additional source files 3Solutions/Threat Intelligence/Analytic Rules/DomainEntity_Syslog.yamlsource ↗Detections/ThreatIntelligenceIndicator/DomainEntity_Syslog.yamlmigration-note ↗Solutions/Threat Intelligence/Data/Solution_ThreatIntelligenceTemplateSpec.jsonsolution-membership ↗
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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