Create an Application Rule

Tags: Configuration, Version 12.1.1

Create an Application Rule

This topic describes the steps to create an application rule. When you create a custom application rule, NetWitness allows you to tag MITRE ATT&CK Tactics and Techniques and for each rule.

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To create a new Application Rule

1. Go to  (CONFIGURE) > Policies.
2. In the policies panel, click Content.
3. In the left panel, click Content Library.

The available rules are displayed.

1. In the application rule panel, click + Create Rule to add an application rule.
2. In the CreateNew Rule panel, do the following:
   • Enter a unique rule name. If the name of that application rule is the same as an existing rule, an error message is displayed.

   • Enter the rule value. This is the value written to the alert meta. While creating a new rule, the rule value is defaulted with the rule name. However, you can modify the same.

   • Enter the condition for the rule. You can apply two types of conditions for the rule.

     • Normal mode:

       • It gives suggestions for supported metas (ip, host and so on) and operators (“=”, “Not Equal To”, “Contains”, “Exists” and so on).

       • The entered condition will be enclosed in a ‘Pill’. When you enter multiple conditions, the conditions are automatically joined by an ‘AND’ operator. On clicking the ‘AND’ operator, you can toggle between ‘AND’ and ‘OR’ operators.

     • Advanced: You can customize the conditions as a free form text.

   • Select the medium to be applied for the rule.

   • Enter the description for the rule.

   • Select the session data to be applied for the rule.
   • Select the session options to be applied for the rule. The options are listed below:

     • Flag Session with rule name in meta key: Select the meta value for the alert from the drop-down menu. This is mandatory.

     • Forward: This option enables the performance of syslog forwarding when the log matches the rule.

     • Transient: This option prevents the created alert metadata from being written to the disk.

     • Notify: This option enables you to choose the Severity levels for the application rule and utilize the option to trigger alert generation.

       • Low

       • Medium

       • High

       • Critical

     Note: Severity is selected by default as Low.

     • MITRE ATT&CK TACTICS: Lets you select MITRE ATT&CK TACTICS from the list.

       Note: Ensure that you apply at least one MITRE ATT&CK TACTIC for the rule.

       

     • MITRE ATT&CK TECHNIQUES: Lets you select MITRE ATT&CK TECHNIQUES from the list.

     • DESCRIPTION: Provide a description for the rule.

   • Click Save to save the new application rule.

   • Click Reset to reset the fields.

   • Click Cancel to cancel the operation.

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