Multiple IP Entity Office Activity
Query
// This query assumes a feed of threat indicators is ingested/synchronized periodically, and each synchronization ingests new indicators and only old indicators that have been modified.
// Active threat indicators in Sentinel are renovated as ThreatIntelligenceIndicator events every ~12 days.
let query_frequency = 1h;
let query_period = 14d;
let query_wait = 0h;
let table_query_lookback = 14d;
let _TIBenignProperty =
_GetWatchlist('ID-TIBenignProperty')
| where Notes has_any ("[SourceIPAddress]")
| project IndicatorId, BenignProperty
;
let _TIExcludedSources = toscalar(
_GetWatchlist('Activity-ExpectedSignificantActivity')
| where Activity == "ThreatIndicatorSource"
| summarize make_list(Auxiliar)
);
let _TITableMatch = (table_start: datetime, table_end: datetime, only_new_ti: boolean, ti_start: datetime = datetime(null)) {
// Scheduled Analytics rules have a query period limit of 14d
let _Indicators =// materialize(
ThreatIntelligenceIndicator
| where TimeGenerated > ago(query_period)
// Take the earliest TimeGenerated and the latest column info
| summarize hint.strategy=shuffle
minTimeGenerated = min(TimeGenerated),
arg_max(TimeGenerated, Active, Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, DomainName, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, SourceSystem, Tags, AdditionalInformation, ExternalIndicatorId, NetworkIP, NetworkSourceIP, NetworkDestinationIP, EmailSourceIpAddress)
by IndicatorId
// Remove inactive or expired indicators
| where not(not(Active) or ExpirationDateTime < now())
// Pick indicators that contain the desired entity type
| mv-expand IPAddress = pack_array(NetworkIP, NetworkSourceIP, NetworkDestinationIP, EmailSourceIpAddress) to typeof(string)
| where isnotempty(IPAddress)
| extend TI_IPAddress = IPAddress
// Remove indicators from specific sources
| where not(AdditionalInformation has_any (_TIExcludedSources) or Description has_any (_TIExcludedSources))
// Remove excluded indicators with benign properties
| join kind=leftanti _TIBenignProperty on IndicatorId, $left.IPAddress == $right.BenignProperty
// Deduplicate indicators by IPAddress column, equivalent to using join kind=innerunique afterwards
| summarize hint.strategy=shuffle
minTimeGenerated = min(minTimeGenerated),
take_any(*)
by IPAddress
// If we want only new indicators, remove indicators received previously
| where not(only_new_ti and minTimeGenerated < ti_start)
//)
;
//let _IndicatorsLength = toscalar(_Indicators | summarize count());
//let _IndicatorsPrefilter = toscalar(
// _Indicators
// | extend AuxiliarField = tostring(extract(@"([0-9A-Za-f]+)[\.\:]", 1, IPAddress))
// | summarize make_set_if(AuxiliarField, isnotempty(AuxiliarField), 10000)
//);
//let _IndicatorsPrefilterLength = array_length(_IndicatorsPrefilter);
let _TableEvents =
OfficeActivity
| where ingestion_time() between (table_start .. table_end)
// Filter events that may contain indicators
| mv-expand IPAddress = pack_array(ClientIP, Client_IPAddress) to typeof(string)
| where isnotempty(IPAddress)
//| where not(_IndicatorsPrefilterLength < 10000 and not(IPAddress has_any (_IndicatorsPrefilter))) // "has_any" limit 10000
| extend IPAddressValues = extract_all(@'\[?(::ffff:)?(?P<IPAddress>(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)|[^\]%]+)(%\d+)?\]?([-:](?P<Port>\d+))?', dynamic(["IPAddress", "Port"]), IPAddress)[0]
| extend IPAddress = tostring(IPAddressValues[0])
| where isnotempty(parse_ipv4(IPAddress)) or isnotempty(parse_ipv6(IPAddress))
//| where not(_IndicatorsLength < 1000000 and not(IPAddress in (toscalar(_Indicators | summarize make_list(TI_IPAddress))))) // "in" limit 1.000.000
| project-rename OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
;
_Indicators
| join kind=inner hint.strategy=shuffle _TableEvents on IPAddress
// Take only a single event by key columns
//| summarize hint.strategy=shuffle take_any(*) by IPAddress, UserId
| project
OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated,
Description,
ActivityGroupNames,
IndicatorId,
ThreatType,
DomainName,
Url,
ExpirationDateTime,
ConfidenceScore,
SourceSystem,
Tags,
AdditionalInformation,
TI_IPAddress,
NetworkIP,
NetworkSourceIP,
NetworkDestinationIP,
EmailSourceIpAddress,
OfficeWorkload,
RecordType,
Operation,
UserType,
UserId,
ClientIP,
ResultStatus,
OfficeObjectId,
Parameters
};
union// isfuzzy=true
// Match current table events all indicators available
_TITableMatch(ago(query_frequency + query_wait), ago(query_wait), false),
// Match past table events new indicators since last query execution
_TITableMatch(ago(table_query_lookback + query_wait), ago(query_frequency + query_wait), true, ago(query_frequency))
| summarize arg_max(OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, UserId
| extend
timestamp = OfficeActivity_TimeGenerated,
AccountCustomEntity = UserId,
IPCustomEntity = TI_IPAddressExplanation
This query is designed to identify and correlate threat indicators with Office activity events in Microsoft Sentinel. Here's a simplified breakdown of what the query does:
-
Setup and Definitions:
- The query defines several parameters like
query_frequency,query_period, andquery_waitto control the time range and frequency of the query execution. - It retrieves benign properties and excluded sources from watchlists to filter out non-threatening indicators.
- The query defines several parameters like
-
Threat Indicator Processing:
- It fetches threat indicators from the
ThreatIntelligenceIndicatortable, focusing on active and non-expired indicators. - It filters out indicators from specific sources and those with benign properties.
- It deduplicates indicators based on IP addresses.
- It fetches threat indicators from the
-
Office Activity Events:
- It retrieves events from the
OfficeActivitytable within a specified time range. - It extracts and processes IP addresses from these events.
- It retrieves events from the
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Correlation:
- The query joins threat indicators with Office activity events based on matching IP addresses.
- It ensures that only relevant and unique events are considered.
-
Output:
- The query outputs a summarized list of correlated events, showing the most recent activity for each unique combination of threat indicator and user.
- It includes details such as the threat description, type, confidence score, and associated user and IP information.
Overall, this query helps in identifying potential security threats by correlating threat intelligence data with user activity in Office 365, allowing security analysts to investigate suspicious activities more effectively.
Details

Jose Sebastián Canós
Released: December 13, 2023
Tables
ThreatIntelligenceIndicatorOfficeActivity
Keywords
ThreatIntelligenceIndicatorOfficeActivityUserIdIPAddressIndicatorId
Operators
lethas_anyprojecttoscalarwheresummarizemake_listarg_maxmv-expandpack_arraytypeofisnotemptyextendjoinkindleftantitake_anybetweenextract_alldynamictostringparse_ipv4parse_ipv6project-renameunionby