Query Details
// 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 ("[SourceEmailAddress]", "[DestinationEmailAddress]")
| 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, EmailSenderAddress)
by IndicatorId
// Remove inactive or expired indicators
| where not(not(Active) or ExpirationDateTime < now())
// Pick indicators that contain the desired entity type
| where isnotempty(EmailSenderAddress)
| extend EmailAddress = tolower(EmailSenderAddress)
// Remove indicators from specific sources
| where not(AdditionalInformation has_any (_TIExcludedSources))
// Remove excluded indicators with benign properties
| join kind=leftanti _TIBenignProperty on IndicatorId, $left.EmailAddress == $right.BenignProperty
// Deduplicate indicators by EmailAddress column, equivalent to using join kind=innerunique afterwards
| summarize hint.strategy=shuffle
minTimeGenerated = min(minTimeGenerated),
take_any(*)
by EmailAddress
// 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(split(EmailAddress, ".")[-1])
// | summarize make_set_if(AuxiliarField, isnotempty(AuxiliarField))
//);
//let _IndicatorsPrefilterLength = array_length(_IndicatorsPrefilter);
let _TableEvents =
EmailEvents
| where ingestion_time() between (table_start .. table_end)
// Filter events that may contain indicators
| where not(EmailDirection in ("Intra-org"))
| mv-expand EmailAddress = pack_array(SenderMailFromAddress, iff(SenderFromAddress != SenderMailFromAddress, SenderFromAddress, ""), RecipientEmailAddress) to typeof(string)
| where isnotempty(EmailAddress)
//| where not(_IndicatorsPrefilterLength < 10000 and not(EmailAddress has_any (_IndicatorsPrefilter))) // valid TLD ~1500 , "has_any" limit 10000
| extend EmailAddress = tolower(EmailAddress)
//| where not(_IndicatorsLength < 1000000 and not(EmailAddress in (toscalar(_Indicators | summarize make_list(EmailAddress))))) // "in" limit 1.000.000
| project-rename EmailEvents_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
;
_Indicators
| join kind=inner hint.strategy=shuffle _TableEvents on EmailAddress
// Take only a single event by key columns
//| summarize hint.strategy=shuffle take_any(*) by EmailAddress, NetworkMessageId
| project
EmailEvents_TimeGenerated,
Description, ActivityGroupNames, IndicatorId, ThreatType, DomainName, Url, ExpirationDateTime, ConfidenceScore, SourceSystem, Tags, AdditionalInformation, EmailSenderAddress,
SenderFromAddress, SenderFromDomain, SenderMailFromAddress, SenderMailFromDomain, SenderDisplayName, SenderIPv4, SenderIPv6, AuthenticationDetails, RecipientEmailAddress, EmailDirection, Subject, EmailLanguage, UrlCount, AttachmentCount, AdditionalFields, OrgLevelPolicy, OrgLevelAction, UserLevelPolicy, UserLevelAction, EmailActionPolicy, EmailAction, DeliveryAction, DeliveryLocation, ThreatTypes, ConfidenceLevel, DetectionMethods, Connectors, NetworkMessageId, ReportId
};
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(EmailEvents_TimeGenerated, *) by IndicatorId, NetworkMessageId
| extend
timestamp = EmailEvents_TimeGenerated,
AccountCustomEntity = EmailSenderAddress
This query is used to match threat indicators from a feed with email events in order to identify any potential threats. The query takes into account the periodic synchronization of the threat indicators feed and only considers new or modified indicators. It also excludes indicators from specific sources and removes indicators with benign properties. The query then matches the indicators with email events and summarizes the results, including the timestamp and email sender address.

Jose Sebastián Canós
Released: May 11, 2023
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