Corelight Zeek
This pack includes Cortex XSIAM content.
This pack includes
Data normalization capabilities:
- Rules for parsing and modeling network protocol logs that are ingested via the BrokerVM into Cortex XSIAM.
- The ingested Corelight Zeek logs can be queried in XQL Search using the
corelight_zeek_rawdataset.
Supported log categories
| Category | Category Display Name |
|---|---|
| DNS | dns.log |
| HTTP | http.log |
| NTLM | ntlm.log |
| Syslog | syslog.log |
| CONN | conn.log |
| Kerberos | kerberos.log |
| DCE/RPC | dce_rpc.log |
Supported timestamp format
Timestamp parsing supports a UTC +0000 format.
Data Collection
Corelight Zeek Side
You need to configure Corelight Sensor to forward Zeek Syslog messages.
- Open the Corelight Sensor UI, and on the left menu bar click Configuration.
- Open the Export tab and scroll down to Export to Syslog.
- Under Syslog Server: Set your XSIAM Broker VM hostname or IP address and port.
- Under Transfer Protocol: Choose TCP.
- Under Syslog Format: Pick the Default* (RFC5424) option.
- Under Syslog Facility: Set your Syslog Facility, e.g., Local0.
- Under Syslog Severity: Select the severity for the logs you will send, e.g., Info.
- Open the Maintain tab.
- Save your Syslog configuration to apply the configuration to your Corelight Zeek Sensors.
For more information, see the Corelight Zeek documentation.
Cortex XSIAM side - Broker VM
To create or configure the Broker VM, see here.
Follow these steps to configure the Broker VM to ingest Corelight Zeek logs.
- Navigate to Settings → Configuration → Data Broker → Broker VMs.
- Go to the APPS column under the Brokers tab and add the Syslog app for the relevant broker instance. If the Syslog app already exists, hover over it and click Configure.
- Click Add New.
- When configuring the Syslog Collector, set the following parameters:
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
Protocol |
Select TCP (Corelight Zeek is not available for a UDP protocol). |
Port |
Enter the syslog service port that Cortex XSIAM Broker VM should listen on for receiving forwarded events from Corelight Zeek. |
Format |
Enter CORELIGHT. |
Vendor |
Enter corelight. |
Product |
Enter zeek. |
For more information, see here
