Using the Datalake for EDR

Understanding the Datalake

The Armor data lake is a centralized repository for storing Armor collected data. With regards to EDR, the data lake contains data for incidents in every environment, including endpoints. This can be a lot of data so narrowing down the scope of information is critical to making sense of it all.

Accessing the Datalake

In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), navigate to Security -> Log Search and SSO into ChaosSearch.
Create a filter by doing the following:
1. Click on Add filter.
2. In Field select index.type.
3. Select is for Operator.
4. In the Value field, type endpoint-detections.
5. Click Save.
Now set the date range to encompass the incident date or dates to show and click Refresh.

Data Presentation

Data consists of documents stored in the datalake. Each document contains all the data related to that particular rule and resource. Below are examples of the table and JSON views:

Table Example

JSON Example

Helpful Fields for Searching the Datalake

Field	Filter By
event.type	This is one of four ECS Categorization Fields, and indicates the third level in the ECS category hierarchy.
host.hostname	Hostname of the host.
host.os.name	OS fields contain information about the operating system.

Adding a Filter

To add additional filters, click on the Add Filter Button.

Then set the field to one of the helpful fields above, select the operator, put in the value and hit save.