Step 5. Event aggregation

This is an optional step of the Installation Wizard. The Event aggregation tab of the Installation Wizard allows you to select or create an aggregation rule whose settings specify the conditions for aggregating events of the same type. You can add multiple aggregation rules to the collector.

To add an existing aggregation rule to a set of collector resources,

click Add aggregation rule and select Aggregation rule in the drop-down list.

To add a new aggregation rule to a set of collector resources:

1. Click the Add aggregation rule button and select Create new from the Aggregation rule drop-down menu.
2. Enter the name of the newly created aggregation rule in the Name field. The name must contain 1 to 128 Unicode characters.
3. In the Threshold field, specify how many events must be accumulated before the aggregation rule triggers and the events are aggregated. The default value is 100.
4. In the Triggered rule lifetime field, specify how long (in seconds) the collector must accumulate events to be aggregated. When this time expires, the aggregation rule is triggered and a new aggregation event is created. The default value is 60.
5. In the Identical fields section, use the Add field button to select the fields that will be used to identify the same types of events. Selected events can be deleted using the buttons with a cross icon.
6. In the Unique fields section, you can click Add field to select the fields that will disqualify events from aggregation even if the events contain fields listed in the Identical fields section. Selected events can be deleted using the buttons with a cross icon.
7. In the Sum fields section, you can use the Add field button to select the fields whose values will be summed during the aggregation process. Selected events can be deleted using the buttons with a cross icon.
8. In the Filter section, you can specify the conditions to define events that will be processed by this resource. You can select an existing filter from the drop-down list or create a new filter.

   Creating a filter in resources

   1. In the Filter drop-down list, select Create new.
   2. If you want to keep the filter as a separate resource, select the Save filter check box.

      In this case, you will be able to use the created filter in various services.

      This check box is cleared by default.

   3. If you selected the Save filter check box, enter a name for the created filter resource in the Name field. The name must contain 1 to 128 Unicode characters.
   4. In the Conditions settings block, specify the conditions that the events must meet:
      1. Click the Add condition button.
      2. In the Left operand and Right operand drop-down lists, specify the search parameters.

         Depending on the data source selected in the Right operand field, you may see fields of additional parameters that you need to use to define the value that will be passed to the filter. For example, when choosing active list you will need to specify the name of the active list, the entry key, and the entry key field.

      3. In the operator drop-down list, select the relevant operator.

         Filter operators

         • =—the left operand equals the right operand.
         • <—the left operand is less than the right operand.
         • <=—the left operand is less than or equal to the right operand.
         • >—the left operand is greater than the right operand.
         • >=—the left operand is greater than or equal to the right operand.
         • inSubnet—the left operand (IP address) is in the subnet of the right operand (subnet).
         • contains—the left operand contains values of the right operand.
         • startsWith—the left operand starts with one of the values of the right operand.
         • endsWith—the left operand ends with one of the values of the right operand.
         • match—the left operand matches the regular expression of the right operand. The RE2 regular expressions are used.
         • hasBit—checks whether the left operand (string or number) contains bits whose positions are listed in the right operand (in a constant or in a list).

           The value to be checked is converted to binary and processed right to left. Chars are checked whose index is specified as a constant or a list.

           If the value being checked is a string, then an attempt is made to convert it to integer and process it in the way described above. If the string cannot be converted to a number, the filter returns False.

         • hasVulnerability—checks whether the left operand contains an asset with the vulnerability and vulnerability severity specified in the right operand.

           If you do not specify the ID and severity of the vulnerability, the filter is triggered if the asset in the event being checked has any vulnerability.

         • inActiveList—this operator has only one operand. Its values are selected in the Key fields field and are compared with the entries in the active list selected from the Active List drop-down list.
         • inContextTable checks whether or not an entry exists in the context table. This operator has only one operand. Its values are selected in the Key fields field and are compared with the values of entries in the context table selected from the drop-down list of context tables.
         • inDictionary—checks whether the specified dictionary contains an entry defined by the key composed with the concatenated values of the selected event fields.
         • inCategory—the asset in the left operand is assigned at least one of the asset categories of the right operand.
         • inActiveDirectoryGroup—the Active Directory account in the left operand belongs to one of the Active Directory groups in the right operand.
         • TIDetect—this operator is used to find events using CyberTrace Threat Intelligence (TI) data. This operator can be used only on events that have completed enrichment with data from CyberTrace Threat Intelligence. In other words, it can only be used in collectors at the destination selection stage and in correlators.
      4. If necessary, select the do not match case check box. When this check box is selected, the operator ignores the case of the values.

         The selection of this check box does not apply to the InSubnet, InActiveList, InCategory or InActiveDirectoryGroup operators.

         This check box is cleared by default.

      5. If you want to add a negative condition, select If not from the If drop-down list.
      6. You can add multiple conditions or a group of conditions.
   5. If you have added multiple conditions or groups of conditions, choose a search condition (and, or, not) by clicking the AND button.
   6. If you want to add existing filters that are selected from the Select filter drop-down list, click the Add filter button.

      You can view the nested filter settings by clicking the button.

Aggregation rule added. You can delete it using the button.

Proceed to the next step of the Installation Wizard.

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