Intrusion Set#

Tip

This entity is analogous to these STIX objects:

STIX 2.1 §4.9 Intrusion Set SDO

When exported as EclecticIQ JSON and ingested into EclecticIQ Intelligence Center 2.14, it is ingested as a Threat Actor entity. See Compatibility with 2.14.

Create an Intrusion Set entity by selecting:

In the side navigation bar + Create > Intrusion Set.

Or:

(Requires EclecticIQ Labs: Intelligence creation on the graph)

In the top navigation bar of a graph, select + and then Intrusion Set to create a draft entity.
Double-click to open the newly created draft entity to edit it.

Then, Configure this entity.

Configure#

The following sections the fields and options available.

Note

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

General#

Field	EIQ JSON field	Description
Title*	`data.title`	Descriptive title for this entity. See Titles and aliases.
Analysis	`data.description`	Long description.
Aliases	`data.aliases[]`	One or more known names to identify this threat actor by. When this entity is published, also creates one `name` observable for each alias here.
Intended effects	`data.intended_effects`	See Intended effects. For STIX 2.1, maps to `goals` property of Threat Actor SDO.
Confidence	`data.confidence`	See Confidence scale: High Medium low.

Characteristics#

Characteristics are properties on an entity that provide context for the intelligence indicated by this object.

The following are characteristics available this entity:

Field	EIQ JSON field	Description
Motivations	`data.motivations[]`	Based on STIX 2.1 §10.2 Attack Motivation Vocabulary. If entity is imported and converted from an earlier version of EclecticIQ Intelligence Center, can contain values from MotivationVocab-1.1. In STIX 2.1, first item set here is exported as `primary_motivation`. Subsequent items are exported as items in `secondary_motivation`.
Sophistication	`data.sophistication`	Based on STIX 2.1 §10.25 Threat Actor Sophistication Vocabulary. If this entity is converted from an older Threat Actor entity, or imported from an earlier version of EclecticIQ Intelligence Center, can contain values from ThreatActorSophisticationVocab-1.0.
Resource level	`data.resource_level`	Based on STIX 2.1 §10.3 Attack Resource Level Vocabulary.
Planning and operational support	`data.planning_and_operational_support[]`	Based on PlanningAndOperationalSupportVocab-1.0.1.

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*	`extracts[].kind`	See Observable types
Link name*	See Observable link types	See Observable link types
Values(s)*	`extracts[].value`	Enter one or more values. One observable is created per value. Values must be comma-separated, or newline-separated, but not both.
Maliciousness*	See Observable maliciousness	See Observable 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
Estimated threat start time	`meta.estimated_threat_start_time`	Estimated start of threat. See Time values.
Estimated threat end time	`meta.estimated_threat_end_time`	Estimated end of threat. See Time values.
Estimated observed time	`meta.estimated_observed_time`	Estimated time threat was observed. See Time values.
Half-life	`meta.half_life`	See Half-life. Select one of these options: Use default value: When selected, half-life for this entity is set to 720 days. Override value: Set a custom value for half-life, in number of days.
Tags	`meta.tags[]` and `meta.taxonomy_paths[]`	See tags and taxonomies.
Source*	`sources[]`	Select one source.
Source reliability	`meta.source_reliability`	See source reliability. Options: Inherit from source: This entity inherits source reliability from Source. Custom override: Set a source reliability value for just this entity.
TLP	`meta.tlp_color`	Set a TLP color for this entity.

Information source#

Field	EIQ JSON field	Description
Description	`data.information_source.description`	Description of information source.
Identity	`data.information_source.identity`	Name of this information source
Roles	`data.information_source.roles[]`	One or more information source roles. Possible values: Initial Author Content Enhancer/Refiner Aggregator Transformer/Translator
References	`data.information_source.references[]`	One or more URLs.

Data marking#

Descriptive metadata for entity.

Field	EIQ JSON field	Description
Terms of use	`data.handling[].marking_structures[]`	Free text field allowing you to attach terms of use to an entity. Analogous to TermsOfUseMarkingStructureType.
Simple	`data.handling[].marking_structures[]`	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
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.

Compatibility with 2.14#

You can export this entity type as EclecticIQ JSON and import it into EclecticIQ Intelligence Center 2.14.

When imported into 2.14, it produces a Threat Actor entity with the following transformations:

Intrusion Set field	Mapped to 2.14 Threat Actor field	Description
`data.title`	`data.title`	`data.title` field prefixed with `Intrusion set:`. E.g. An Intrusion Set entity with title “Anonymous” is ingested in 2.14 as a Threat Actor entity with title “Intrusion set: Anonymous”.
`data.aliases[]`	N/A	Not ingested.
`data.resource_level`	N/A	Not ingested.