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TI Map IP entity to AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL (NSG Flow Logs)

Description

Identifies a match in AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL (NSG Flow Logs) from any IP IOC from TI that was Allowed
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.4.7
Query frequency
1h
Query period
14d
Trigger
gt 0

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Declared sources

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

Connectors

Data types

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

let dt_lookBack = 1h; // Look back 1 hour for AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL logs
let ioc_lookBack = 14d; // Look back 14 days for threat intelligence indicators
// Fetch threat intelligence indicators related to IP addresses
let IP_Indicators = ThreatIntelIndicators
//extract key part of kv pair
     | extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
     | where IndicatorType in ("ipv4-addr", "ipv6-addr", "network-traffic")
     | extend NetworkSourceIP = toupper(ObservableValue)
     | extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
  | extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, NetworkSourceIP)
  | extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, TI_ipEntity)
  //| extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(EmailSourceIpAddress), EmailSourceIpAddress, TI_ipEntity)
  | where ipv4_is_private(TI_ipEntity) == false and  TI_ipEntity !startswith "fe80" and TI_ipEntity !startswith "::" and TI_ipEntity !startswith "127."
  | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
  | where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil));
// Perform a join between IP indicators and AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL logs for NSG Flow information
IP_Indicators
   | project-reorder *, Tags, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, NetworkSourceIP, Type, TI_ipEntity
  // Use innerunique to keep performance fast and result set low, as we only need one match to indicate potential malicious activity that needs investigation
  | join kind=innerunique (
      AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL
      | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
      | extend AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
      | extend PIPs = split(PublicIPs_s, '|', 0)
      | extend PIP = tostring(PIPs[0])
  )
  on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.PIP
  // Filter out logs that occurred after the expiration of the corresponding indicator
  | where AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated < ValidUntil
  // Filter out NSG Flow logs that are not allowed (FlowStatus_s == "A")
  | where FlowStatus_s == "A"
  // Group the results by IndicatorId and PIP (Public IP), and keep the log entry with the latest timestamp
  | summarize AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated = arg_max(AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated, *) by Id, PIP
  // Select the desired output fields
  | extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)
  | extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))
  | project AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, Id, ValidUntil, Confidence,
    TI_ipEntity, Computer, FlowDirection_s, FlowStatus_s, FlowType_s, SrcPublicIPs_s, DestPublicIPs_s, PublicIPs_s, L7Protocol_s, DestPort_d, NetworkSourceIP, Type
  // Extract hostname and DNS domain from the Computer field
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0]), DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))
  // Rename the timestamp field
  | extend timestamp = AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated

Declared entities

HostIPURL

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Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
929160b7-4449-4307-a3f9-bb742d1b8f01
Additional source files 2Solutions/Threat Intelligence (NEW)/Analytic Rules/IPEntity_AzureNetworkAnalytics.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Threat Intelligence (NEW)/Data/Solution_ThreatIntelligenceUpdated.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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