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Incident Fields

Name	Description
Hostname	The hostname of the endpoint or server on which this alert triggered. The hostname is generally available for XDR agent alerts or alerts that are stitched with EDR data. When the hostname is unknown, this field is blank.
OS Parent ID	OS parent thread ID.
Target process SHA256	The SHA256 hash vale of an external DLL file that triggered the alert.
Source Zone Name	The source zone name of the connection for firewall alerts.
Initiator CMD	Command-line used to initiate the process including any arguments.
User Agent
Initiator MD5	The MD5 value of the process which initiated the alert.
Initiator path	Path of the initiating process.
CGO signature	Signing status of the CGO: Unsigned, Signed, Invalid Signature, Unknown.
FW Name	Name of firewall on which a firewall alert was raised.
Container ID
Cloud Identity Type	Classification used to map identity type that initiated an operation which triggered an alert. For example, Service, Application and Temporary Credentials
NGFW Vsys Name	Name of the virtual system for the Palo Alto Networks firewall that triggered an alert
Local Port	If the alert triggered on network activity (the Event Type is Network Connection) this is the port on the endpoint that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A.
Host FQDN	The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Windows endpoint or server on which this alert triggered.
Is Phishing	Indicates whether a firewall alert is classified as phishing
CGO CMD	Command-line arguments of the Causality Group Owner.
CGO SHA256	The SHA256 value of the CGO that initiated the alert.
Process execution signature	Signature status of the process that triggered the alert: Unsigned, Signed, Invalid Signature, Unknown.
Excluded	Whether the alert is excluded by an exclusion configuration
CGO name	The name of the process that started the causality chain based on Cortex XDR causality logic.
Actor Process Instance ID	Unique identifier of the Actor Process instance generated by Cortex XDR
File Name
Event Type	The type of event on which the alert was triggered: File Event, Injection Event, Load Image Event, Network Event, Process Execution, Registry Event
Alert Search Results
Remote Host	If the alert triggered on network activity (the Event Type is Network Connection) this is the the remote host name that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A.
User name	The name of the user that initiated the behavior that triggered the alert. If the user is a domain user account, this field also identifies the domain. Any alert triggered based on network, authentication, or login events, displays the User Name in the follow standardized format in the Alerts and Incidents pages.<company domain>\<username>
Host IP	IP address of the endpoint or server on which this alert triggered.
File path	When the alert triggered on a file (the Event Type is File) this is the path to the file on the endpoint. If not, then N/A.
Cloud Operation Type
Contains Featured Host
Timestamp	The date and time when the alert was triggered. Right-click to Show rows 30 days prior or 30 days after the selected timestamp field value
OS Parent PID	OS parent process ID
User Risk Level	The risk level associated with the risky user. Can be LOW, MED or HIGH.
Rule ID	The ID that matches the rule that triggered the alert
Initiated By	The name of the process that initiated an activity such as a network connection or registry change.
OS Parent Signer	Parent operating system signer
Contains Featured IP Address
Country
CID	Unique identifier of the causality instance generated by Cortex XDR
Module	For XDR Agent alerts, this field identifies the protection module that triggered the alert.
App-id	Related App-ID for an alert. App-ID is a traffic classification system that determines what an application is irrespective of port, protocol, encryption (SSH or SSL) or any other evasive tactic used by the application. When known, you can also pivot to the Palo Alto Networks Applipedia entry that describes the detected application.
FW Rule Name	The firewall rule name that matches the network traffic that triggered the firewall alert.
DNS Query Name	The domain name queried in the DNS request.
Initiator PID	Process ID (PID) of the initiating process.
OS Parent Name
Host Mac Address	MAC address of the endpoint or server on which this alert triggered.
CGO MD5	The MD5 value of the CGO that initiated the alert.
OS Parent CMD	Command-line used to by the parent operating system to initiate the process including any arguments
Mitre ATT&CK Tactic	Displays the type of MITRE ATT&CK tactic on which the alert was triggered.
Cloud Identity Sub Type	A more specific classification of the identity initiated operation. For example, for Identity Type: Temporary Credentials the sub type could be Assumed Role
File SHA256	SHA256 hash value of the file.
Action	Action taken by the alert sensor, either Detected or Prevented with action status displayed in parenthesis.
Remote IP	The remote IP address of a network operation that triggered the alert.
FW Rule ID	The firewall rule ID that triggered the firewall alert
CGO path
Initiator SHA256	The SHA256 hash value of the initiator.
URL	The URL destination address of the domain triggering the firewall alert.
appsubcategory	APP-ID Sub category name associated with a firewall alert
Cloud Referenced Resource	Represents the resources that are referenced in the alert log. In most cases, the referred resource will be where the operation was initiated on
Cloud Resource Sub-type	A more specific classification used to map the types of resources. For example, DISK,VPC, Subnet are all mapped to Compute
Target process name	The name of the process whose creation triggered the alert.
Target process CMD	The command-line of the process whose creation triggered the alert.
CGO signer	The name of the software publishing vendor that signed the file in the causality chain that led up to the alert.
File Macro SHA256	SHA256 hash value of an Microsoft Office file macro
Domain	The domain on which an alert was triggered.
Cluster Name
Starred	Whether the alert is starred by starring configuration
App Category	APP-ID category name associated with a firewall alert
Email Subject	The email subject value of a firewall alerts triggered on a the content of a malicious email.
User Risk Reasons	The descriptions of the reasons that contributed to the user's risk level.
Misc	Miscellaneous information about the alert.
OS Parent User Name	Name of the user associated with the parent operating system
Remote Agent Hostname
Contains Featured User
Category Name	Alert category based on the alert source. An example of an XDR Agent alert category is Exploit Modules.
Cloud Project	Represents the cloud provider folders or projects. For example, AWS Accounts and Azure Subscriptions
Host OS	Action taken by the alert sensor, either Detected or Prevented with action status displayed in parenthesis.
Initiator signer	Signer of the process that triggered the alert.
Local IP	If the alert triggered on network activity (the Event Type is Network Connection) this is the IP address of the host that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A.
Initiator TID	Thread ID (TID) of the initiating process.
FW Serial Number	The serial number of the firewall that raised the firewall alert.
Registry Data	If the alert triggered on registry modifications (the Event Type is Registry) this is the registry data that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A
Registry Full Key	If the alert triggered on registry modifications (the Event Type is Registry) this is the full registry key that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A.
Destination Zone Name	The destination zone of the connection for firewall alerts.
Email Recipient	The email recipient value of a firewall alerts triggered on a the content of a malicious email.
Cloud Provider	The name of the cloud provider where the alert occurred: AWS/GCP/Azure/etc
Host Risk Reasons	The descriptions of the reasons that contributed to the host's risk level.
Action Process Instance ID	Unique identifier of the Action Process instance generated by Cortex XDR
App Technology	APP-ID technology name associated with a firewall alert
OS Parent Signature	Signing status of the operating system of the activity
Cloud Resource Type	Classifications used to map similar types of resources across different cloud providers. For example, EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Microsoft Compute are all mapped to Compute
OS Parent SHA256	Parent operating system SHA256 hash value
XFF	The firewall rule ID that triggered the firewall alert
Mitre ATT&CK Technique	Displays the type of MITRE ATT&CK technique and sub-technique on which the alert was triggered.
Agent Id	A unique identifier per agent.
Host Risk Level	The risk level associated with the risky host. Can be LOW, MED, or HIGH
Remote Port	The remote port of a network operation that triggered the alert.
Process execution signer	Signer of the process that triggered the alert.
Initiator signature	Signing status of the process that initiated the activity: Unsigned, Signed, Invalid Signature, Unknown.
File MD5	MD5 hash value of the file.
Image Name
Agent OS Sub Type	The operating system subtype of the agent from which the alert was triggered.
Email Sender	The email sender value of a firewall alerts triggered on a the content of a malicious email.

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Created	February 2, 2022
Last Release	February 17, 2026

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