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McAfee NSM

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McAfee Network Security Manager

McAfee NSM (Network Security Manager)

This pack includes Cortex XSIAM content.

McAfee NSM (Network Security Manager)

This pack includes Cortex XSIAM content.

McAfee NSM Syslog configuration

McAfee NSM syslog event types:

  • IPS Events
  • Faults
  • User Activity (audit logs)

config Syslog IPS Events:

  1. In McAfee NSM, go to Manager > Setup> Notification > IPS Events > syslog.

  2. In Enable Syslog Notification, click YES .

  3. Click + and add the target server.
    If you do not have a configured target server, click Add near Target Server and fill in the target server details.

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  4. In Facility, select Log Alert (note 1).

  5. In Severity mapping, leave the configuration as it. It should be:
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  6. Click the Notify for all Alerts checkbox.

  7. Click Save.

Configure Syslog Faults Events:

  1. In McAfee NSM, go to Manager > Setup> Notification > Faults > syslog.
  2. In Enable Syslog Notification, click YES.
  3. Fill in the "Server Name or IP Address" and "Port" fields .
  4. In the Facilities dropdown, select Security/authorization (code 4).
  5. In Severity mapping, leave the configuration as it. It should be:
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  6. In the Forward Faults dropdown, select informational and above.
  7. In Message Preference, click the Syslog default checkbox.
  8. Click Save.

Configure Syslog User Activity (audit logs) Events:

  1. In McAfee NSM, go to Manager > Setup> Notification > User Activity > syslog.
  2. In Enable Syslog Notification, click YES.
  3. Fill in the "Server Name or IP Address" and "Port" fields .
  4. In the Protocol dropdown, select Protocol.
  5. In the Facilities dropdown, select Log Alert (note 1).
  6. In Severity mapping, leave the configuration as it. It should be:
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  7. In the Forward audit dropdown, select Allow All Auditlogs.
  8. In Message Preference, click the Syslog default checkbox.
  9. Click Save.

Event Time configuration

By default, on Fault and IPS events (syslog) do not have an event time. To add an event time, perform the following:
IPS Events

  1. In McAfee NSM, go to Manager > Setup> Notification > IPS Events > syslog.
  2. Choose the target server and click the pencil (edit).
  3. In the message part, add in the end of the string at $IV_ATTACK_TIME$.
  4. Click Save.

Syslog Faults

  1. In McAfee NSM, go to Manager > Setup> Notification > Faults > syslog.
  2. In Message Preference, click edit and add to the end of the message at $IV_FAULT_TIME$.
  3. Click Save.

Note:
In order to parse the timestamp correctly, make sure to configure the logs to be sent in a UTC timezone (timestamp ends with UTC).

Collect Events from Vendor

In order to use the collector, use the Broker VM option.

Broker VM

To create or configure the Broker VM, use the information described here.

You can configure the specific vendor and product for this instance.

  1. Navigate to Settings > Configuration > Data Broker > Broker VMs.
  2. Go to the apps tab and add the Syslog app. If it already exists, click the Syslog app and then click Configure.
  3. Click Add New.
  4. When configuring the Syslog Collector, set the following values:
    • vendor as vendor - mcafee
    • product as product - nsm

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CreatedNovember 9, 2020
Last ReleaseJuly 8, 2025
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