Sighting#
Tip
This entity is analogous to these STIX objects:
Note
EclecticIQ Sighting entities are analogous to and compatible with STIX 2.1 Sighting SRO (STIX Relationship Objects), but are entities and not relationships in EclecticIQ Intelligence Center.
A sighting describes a specific occurrence of an indicator or an observable.
Create a sighting by selecting:
In the side navigation bar + Create > Sighting.
Or:
(Requires EclecticIQ Labs: Intelligence creation on the graph)
In the top navigation bar of a graph, select + and then Sighting to create a draft entity.
Double-click to open the newly created draft entity to edit it.
Then, Configure this sighting.
Configure#
The following sections the fields and options available.
Note
Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).
General#
Field |
EIQ JSON field |
Description |
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Title* |
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Descriptive title for this entity. See Titles and aliases. |
Analysis |
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Long description of indicator. Use this to contain unstructured information about this indicator. |
Confidence |
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Confidence in the accuracy and trustworthiness of the information contained by this entity. See Confidence scale: High Medium low. |
Impact |
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Describes the severity of the likely impact this indicator has in a given context. |
Characteristics#
Characteristics are properties on an entity that provide context for the intelligence indicated by this object.
The following are characteristics available for sightings:
Characteristics: Security Control#
Security controls describe the tools, systems, equipment, processes, and procedures that are in place to manage and protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its data.
These fields are available:
Identity
Field |
EIQ JSON field |
Description |
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Name |
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Name of security control. |
Time
Field |
EIQ JSON field |
Description |
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Start |
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Start of validity. |
Start precision |
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Date and time precision of start of validity. |
End |
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End of validity. |
End precision |
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Date and time precision of end of validity. |
Received |
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End of validity. |
Received precision |
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Date and time precision of end of validity. |
References
Field |
EIQ JSON field |
Description |
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Reference back URL |
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Enter one or more URLs. |
Characteristics: Raw Events#
Add raw event data to this sighting.
Field |
EIQ JSON field |
Description |
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Raw events* |
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Free text field. |
Observables#
You can create one or more new observables and link it to the currently open entity by selecting + Observable under the Observables section.
Note
If an observable you create here matches an observable rule with an ignore action, it does not appear when the you publish the entity.
In the Add observable view that appears, fill out these fields:
Field |
EIQ JSON field |
Description |
---|---|---|
Type* |
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See Observable types |
Link name* |
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Values(s)* |
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Enter one or more values. One observable is created per value. Values must be comma-separated, or newline-separated, but not both. |
Maliciousness* |
Relationships#
Add relationships to this entity by selecting + Add relationship.
See Relationships.
Meta#
The Meta section contains configuration options that allow you to attach descriptive data to the entity.
Field |
EIQ JSON field |
Description |
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Estimated threat start time |
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Estimated start of threat. See Time values. |
Estimated threat end time |
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Estimated end of threat. See Time values. |
Estimated observed time |
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Estimated time threat was observed. See Time values. |
Half-life |
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See Half-life. Select one of these options:
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Tags |
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See tags and taxonomies. |
Source* |
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Select one source. |
Source reliability |
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See source reliability. Options:
|
Data marking#
Descriptive metadata for entity.
Field |
EIQ JSON field |
Description |
---|---|---|
TLP |
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Set a TLP color for this entity. |
Terms of use |
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Free text field allowing you to attach terms of use to an entity. Analogous to TermsOfUseMarkingStructureType. |
Simple |
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Free text field for attaching any text to an entity. Analogous to SimpleMarkingStructureType. |
Workflow#
Use options here to apply workflow options to this entity.
Field |
Description |
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Add to dataset |
Select this option to add this entity to one or more datasets on Publish. |
Manually enrich |
Run one or more enrichers on this entity on Publish. |
Save and publish#
Tip
For more information, see Draft and published entities.
Select Publish to create this entity, and make it available under + Create > Production > Published.
For more publishing options, select More and then one of these options:
Publish and new: Publish this entity, and start creating a new entity.
Publish and duplicate: Publish this entity, and start creating a new entity using all the values set for this entity.
Select Save draft to save this entity as a draft, and make it available under + Create > Production > Drafts. You must publish an entity to use it elsewhere on EclecticIQ Intelligence Center.
For more options while saving as a draft, select More and then one of these options:
Publish and new: Save this entity as a draft, and start creating a new entity.
Publish and duplicate: Save this entity as a draft, and start creating a new entity using all the values set for this draft entity.