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Version: 6.0

Network

Description​

The Network section is designed for monitoring data traffic statistics, attempts to create illegitimate connections, and unauthorized scanning.

Displayed Data​

  • Number of unique destination/source IP addresses
  • Statistics of successful/blocked connections
  • Dynamics of successful/blocked connections
  • Connection statistics by type of transport used
  • Connection statistics by destination ports
  • Dynamics of the number of connections by transport type
  • Top recipients by number of connections/volume of connections/number of unique requested ports
  • Event statistics with details by recipients
  • Event statistics with details by sources

List of Dashboards​

  • Network: Overview
  • Network: Traffic Destination Profile
  • Network: Traffic Source Profile

Data Model​

The section uses the data source fields described below. Alias used: sm_cs_network_indexes.

Categorization Fields​

Field NameValue
event.kindevent
event.categorynetwork
event.typeallowed | denied | connection | start | end | info
event.outcomesuccess | failure | unknown
event.actionFrom the source event.

General Purpose Fields​

Source source​

Source of network traffic.

Field NameValue
source.ipIP address of the traffic source.
source.portPort of the traffic source.

Recipient destination​

Recipient of network traffic.

Field NameValue
destination.ipIP address of the traffic recipient.
destination.portPort of the traffic recipient.

Network Traffic Parameters network​

Field NameValue
network.transportType of transport.
network.typeType or version of the network protocol family (IPv4 | IPv6).

Other Fields​

Field NameValue
event.originalOriginal event text.

Optional Fields​

Field NameValue
network.iana_numberProtocol number.
network.packetsNumber of network packets.
network.bytesNumber of bytes.
network.directionTraffic direction.

Dictionaries​

Below is a table of dictionaries used by the section.

NameFieldsDescription
sm_cs_network_group_lookupip
network_group.name
Dictionary of information resource groups by IP addresses.
sm_cs_internal_ipsip
description
Dictionary of internal networks.

Example Sources​