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Anomaly found in Network Session Traffic (ASIM Network Session schema)
Description
'The rule identifies anomalous pattern in network session traffic based on previously seen data, different Device Action, Network Protocol, Network Direction or overall volume. The rule utilize [ASIM](https://aka.ms/AboutASIM) normalization, and is applied to any source which supports the ASIM Network Session schema. This rule leverages log summaries generated by a Summary Rule or Summarized Playbook. If no such summaries are available, the rule falls back to direct analysis using ASIM function.'
- Rule type
- Scheduled
- Version
- 1.3.0
- Declared status
- Available
- Query frequency
- 1d
- Query period
- 14d
- Trigger
- gt 0
Declared MITRE coverage
Declared sources
Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.
Connectors
Data types
KQL query
Original query, unchanged.
let min_t = ago(14d);
let max_t = now();
let dt = 1d;
let fieldForDvcAction = "DvcAction";
let fieldForNetworkDirection = "NetworkDirection";
let fieldForNetworkProtocol = "NetworkProtocol";
let AnomalyThreshold = 2.5;
let eps = materialize (_Im_NetworkSession
| project TimeGenerated
| where TimeGenerated > ago(5m)
| count
| extend Count = Count / 300);
let maxSummarizedTime = toscalar (
union isfuzzy=true
(
NetworkSummary_Protocol_CL
| where EventTime > min_t
| summarize max_TimeGenerated=max(EventTime)
| extend max_TimeGenerated = datetime_add('minute', 20, max_TimeGenerated)
),
(
NetworkCustomAnalytics_protocol_CL
| where EventTime_t > min_t
| summarize max_TimeGenerated=max(EventTime_t)
| extend max_TimeGenerated = datetime_add('minute', 20, max_TimeGenerated)
),
(
print(min_t)
| project max_TimeGenerated = print_0
)
| summarize maxTimeGenerated = max(max_TimeGenerated)
);
let NetworkSummary_Protocol = materialize(
union isfuzzy=true
(
NetworkSummary_Protocol_CL
| where EventTime > ago(1d)
| project v = int(2)
),
(
print int(1)
| project v = print_0
)
| summarize maxv = max(v)
| extend
NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists = (maxv > 1),
NetworkCustomAnalyticsExists = false
);
let NetworkCustomAnalytics = materialize(
union isfuzzy=true
(
NetworkCustomAnalytics_protocol_CL
| where EventTime_t > ago(1d)
| project v = int(2)
),
(
print int(1)
| project v = print_0
)
| summarize maxv = max(v)
| extend
NetworkCustomAnalyticsExists = (maxv > 1),
NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists = false
);
let allData = union isfuzzy=true
(
(datatable(
exists: int,
NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists: bool,
NetworkCustomAnalyticsExists: bool
)[
1, false, false
]
| where toscalar(eps) > 500
| join (NetworkSummary_Protocol) on NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists
| join (NetworkCustomAnalytics) on NetworkCustomAnalyticsExists)
| join (
_Im_NetworkSession(starttime=todatetime(ago(3d)), endtime=now())
| where TimeGenerated > maxSummarizedTime
| summarize Count=count()
by
NetworkProtocol,
DstPortNumber,
DstAppName,
NetworkDirection,
DvcAction,
bin(TimeGenerated, 10m)
| extend
EventTime = TimeGenerated,
Count = toint(Count),
DstPortNumber = toint(DstPortNumber),
exists=int(1)
)
on exists
| project-away exists*, maxv, NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists*, NetworkCustomAnalyticsExists*
),
(
(datatable(
exists: int,
NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists: bool,
NetworkCustomAnalyticsExists: bool
)[
1, false, false
]
| where toscalar(eps) <= 500
| join (NetworkSummary_Protocol) on NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists
| join (NetworkCustomAnalytics) on NetworkCustomAnalyticsExists
)
| join (
_Im_NetworkSession(starttime=todatetime(ago(4d)), endtime=now())
| where TimeGenerated > maxSummarizedTime
| summarize Count=count()
by
NetworkProtocol,
DstPortNumber,
DstAppName,
NetworkDirection,
DvcAction,
bin(TimeGenerated, 10m)
| extend
EventTime = TimeGenerated,
Count = toint(Count),
DstPortNumber = toint(DstPortNumber),
exists=int(1)
)
on exists
| project-away exists*, maxv, NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists*, NetworkCustomAnalyticsExists*
),
(
(datatable(exists: int, NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists: bool)[1, false]
| join (NetworkSummary_Protocol) on NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists
)
| join (
NetworkCustomAnalytics_protocol_CL
| where EventTime_t > min_t
| project
NetworkProtocol=NetworkProtocol_s,
DstPortNumber=DstPortNumber_d,
DstAppName=DstAppName_s,
NetworkDirection=NetworkDirection_s,
DvcAction=DvcAction_s,
Count=count__d,
EventTime=EventTime_t,
TimeGenerated,
Type
| extend Count = toint(Count), DstPortNumber = toint(DstPortNumber), exists=int(1)
)
on exists
| project-away exists*, maxv, NetworkSummary_Protocol_Exists*, NetworkCustomAnalyticsExists*
),
(
NetworkSummary_Protocol_CL
| where EventTime > min_t
| project
NetworkProtocol,
DstPortNumber,
DstAppName,
NetworkDirection,
DvcAction,
Count=count_,
EventTime,
TimeGenerated,
Type
| extend Count = toint(Count), DstPortNumber = toint(DstPortNumber)
)
;
let findVolumneBasedAnomaly = allData
| make-series total=sum(Count) on EventTime from min_t to max_t step dt
| extend (anomalies, score, baseline) = series_decompose_anomalies(total, AnomalyThreshold, -1, 'linefit')
| mv-expand anomalies, score, baseline, EventTime, total
| extend
anomalies = toint(anomalies),
score = toint(score),
baseline = toint(baseline),
EventTime = todatetime(EventTime),
total = tolong(total)
| where EventTime >= ago(1d)
| where score >= 2 * AnomalyThreshold
;
let findAnomalies = (field: string) {
allData
| where isnotempty(column_ifexists(field, ""))
| make-series total=sum(Count) on EventTime from min_t to max_t step dt by column_ifexists(field, "")
| extend (anomalies, score, baseline) = series_decompose_anomalies(total, AnomalyThreshold, -1, 'linefit')
| mv-expand anomalies, score, baseline, EventTime, total
| extend
anomalies = toint(anomalies),
score = toint(score),
baseline = toint(baseline),
EventTime = todatetime(EventTime),
total = tolong(total)
| where EventTime >= ago(1d)
| where score >= 2 * AnomalyThreshold
};
union
findAnomalies(fieldForDvcAction),
findAnomalies(fieldForNetworkDirection),
findAnomalies(fieldForNetworkProtocol),
findVolumneBasedAnomaly
| extend
anomalyFieldType = case (
isnotempty(column_ifexists(fieldForDvcAction, "")),
"DvcAction",
isnotempty(column_ifexists(fieldForNetworkDirection, "")),
"NetworkDirection",
isnotempty(column_ifexists(fieldForNetworkProtocol, "")),
"NetworkProtocol",
"TotalVolume"
),
anomalyFieldValue = case (
isnotempty(column_ifexists(fieldForDvcAction, "")),
column_ifexists(fieldForDvcAction, ""),
isnotempty(column_ifexists(fieldForNetworkDirection, "")),
column_ifexists(fieldForNetworkDirection, ""),
isnotempty(column_ifexists(fieldForNetworkProtocol, "")),
column_ifexists(fieldForNetworkProtocol, ""),
"Overall"
)
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- Commit
9800e51↗- Source identifier
cd6def0d-3ef0-4d55-a7e3-faa96c46ba12
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC