Connected Assets and Risk connectors

The Connected Assets and Risk service connectors are components that can be run in the IBM Security QRadar® Suite Software cluster and incrementally synchronize the contents of a source asset database with the data that is managed by the Connected Assets and Risk service.

The Connected Assets and Risk connectors do not have access control at the individual data source level. All of the data that is uploaded to the asset database by any of these connectors is available to all of the applications and users in your QRadar Suite Software cluster.

Tip: After the data source is connected, it takes some time for the initial data retrieval based on the frequency that is specified in the Frequency parameter. During this time, the data source appears as unavailable. After the data retrieval is complete, the data source shows as connected. To maintain the connection status, a polling mechanism is initiated to verify the connection periodically.

Edge Gateway

To use the IBM® Security Edge Gateway to host the containers that are required for communication between the data sources and IBM Security QRadar Suite Software, you must install the Edge Gateway software in your own environment. For more information, see Edge Gateway.