Connecting to a Cybereason asset data source

The Cybereason Connected Assets and Risk connector can be run in the platform cluster. The connector incrementally synchronizes the contents of the Cybereason asset databases with the data that is managed by the Connected Assets and Risk service.

Before you begin

Collaborate with a Cybereason administrator or account owner to obtain login credentials to access the Cybereason API.

If you have a firewall between your cluster and the data source target, use the IBM® Security Edge Gateway to host the containers. The Edge Gateway must be version 1.6 or later. For more information, see Setting up Edge Gateway.

About this task

The Cybereason connector is designed to work with Cybereason version 21.1 by using the following API endpoints:
  • Sensors (sensors/query)
  • Malops (detection/inbox)
  • Hunt and Investigate (visualsearch/query/simple)
  • Remediation (remediate/status/:malopId)

Procedure

  1. Log in to IBM Security QRadar® Suite Software.
  2. From the menu, click Connections > Data sources.
  3. On the Assets tab, click Connect an asset.
  4. Click Cybereason, then click Next.
  5. Configure the connection to allow IBM Security QRadar Suite Software to connect to the data source.
    1. In the Connector name field, assign a name to uniquely identify the data source connection.
      Tip: Only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters are allowed: - . _
    2. In the Connector description field, write a description to indicate the purpose of the data source connection.
      Tip: Only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters are allowed: - . _
    3. In the Edge gateway (optional) field, specify which IBM Security Edge Gateway to use.

      To use the Edge Gateway to host the containers that are required for communication between the data sources and IBM Security QRadar Suite Software, select an Edge Gateway. The Edge Gateway must be version 1.6 or later. It can take up to 5 minutes to establish the connection to the Edge Gateway.

      Important: If you have a firewall between your IBM Security QRadar Suite Software cluster and the data source target, use the Edge Gateway to host the containers.

      For more information, see Edge Gateway.

    4. In the Frequency field, set how often the connector imports data from the data source, in minutes.
      The value must be an integer.
      For example, a value of 60 causes the connector to run every 60 minutes.
      If the data source doesn't have many assets, or you don't want to import data often, reduce the frequency.
    5. In the Management IP address or hostname field, specify the hostname or IP address of the data source so that the platform can communicate with it.
    6. In the Host Port field, set the port number that is associated with the data source host. The default port is 443.
    7. In the Vulnerability Retention Period field, enter the number of days of vulnerabilities that you want to import. The default value is 30 days and the minimum value is 1 day.
  6. Click Add a Configuration.
  7. Configure identity and access.
    1. In the Configuration name field, enter a unique name to describe the access configuration and distinguish it from the other access configurations for this data source connection that you might set up. Only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters are allowed: - . _
    2. In the Configuration description field, enter a unique description to describe the access configuration and distinguish it from the other access configurations for this data source connection that you might set up. Only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters are allowed: - . _
    3. In the Username field, enter a username required for data source authentication.
    4. In the Password field, enter the password required for data source authentication.
    5. Click Add.
    6. To save your configuration and establish the connection, click Done.
  8. To edit your configurations, complete the following steps:
    1. On the Assets tab, select the data source connection that you want to edit.
    2. In the Configurations section, click Edit Configuration (Edit configuration icon).
    3. Edit the identity and access parameters and click Save.

Results

The connector imports data from the data source. The connector imports data again at the interval that you set in the Frequency field.

You can see the data source connection configuration that you added under Connections on the Assets tab of the Data source settings page. A message on the card indicates connection with the data source.

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.

You can add other connection configurations for this data source that have different users and different data access permissions.

What to do next

Test the connection by searching for an IP address in IBM Security Data Explorer that matches an asset data source. In Data Explorer, click an IP address to view its associated assets and risk.

To use Data Explorer, you must have data sources that are connected so that the application can run queries and retrieve results across a unified set of data sources. The search results vary depending on the data that is contained in your configured data sources. For more information about how to build a query in Data Explorer, see Build a query.