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Investigation Actions Operation

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Integration Details

ThreatQuotient provides the following details for this integration:

Introduction

The Investigation Actions Operation for ThreatQuotient allows a ThreatQ user to execute additional actions on their investigations. This is to enhance the user's interaction with the creation and use of investigations within ThreatQ.

The operation provides the following actions:

  • Start - allows a ThreatQ user to start an investigation from any base ThreatQ object (indicator, adversary, event, attachment).
  • Add - allows a ThreatQ user to add any base ThreatQ object to an investigation (indicator, adversary, event, attachment).
  • Clone - allows a ThreatQ user to clone an investigation from any base ThreatQ object (indicator, adversary, event, attachment).
  • Merge - allows a ThreatQ user to merge related investigations to any base ThreatQ object (indicator, adversary, event, attachment).

The operation is compatible with the following object types:

  • Attachment
  • Adversary
  • Indicator
  • Event

Installation

This integration can be installed in the My Integration section of your ThreatQ instance. See the Adding an Integration topic for more details.

Configuration

ThreatQuotient does not issue API keys for third-party vendors. Contact the specific vendor to obtain API keys and other integration-related credentials.

To configure the integration:

  1. Navigate to your integrations management page in ThreatQ.
  2. Select the Operation option from the Type dropdown (optional).
  3. Click on the integration entry to open its details page.
  4. Review any additional settings, make any changes if needed, and click on Save.
  5. Click on the toggle switch, located above the Additional Information section, to enable it.

Actions

The operation provides the following actions:

Action Description Object Type
Start Allows a ThreatQ user to start an investigation from any base ThreatQ object. Indicator, Adversary, Event, Attachment 
Add Allows a ThreatQ user to add any base ThreatQ object to an investigation. Indicator, Adversary, Event, Attachment 
Clone Allows a ThreatQ user to clone an investigation from any base ThreatQ object. Indicator, Adversary, Event, Attachment 
Merge Allows a ThreatQ user to merge related investigations to any base ThreatQ object.  Indicator, Adversary, Event, Attachment 

Start

The Start action allows a ThreatQ user to start an investigation from any base ThreatQ object.

The action provides the following parameters:

Parameter Description
Investigation Name The name for the new investigation.
Status The status for the new investigation.
Priority The priority for the new investigation.
Visibility The visibility for the new investigation.

This parameter can only be set to Shared at this time.

Description The description for the new investigation. 
Include Related Indicators Whether or not to include related indicators in the new investigation. 
Include Related Events Whether or not to include related events in the new investigation. 
Include Related Adversaries Whether or not to include related adversaries in the new investigation. 
Include Related Attachments Whether or not to include related attachments in the new investigation.
Include Related Custom Objects Whether or not to include related custom objects in the new investigation. 

Start Action Parameters

Add

The Add action allows a ThreatQ user to add any base ThreatQ object to an investigation.

The action provides the following parameters:

Parameter Description
Investigation Name The name of the investigation.  

Add Action Parameters

Clone

The Clone allows a ThreatQ user to clone an investigation from any base ThreatQ object.

The action provides the following parameters:

Parameter Description
Investigation to Clone The name of the investigation to clone.
Investigation Name The name of the new investigation.  
Status The status of the new investigation.  
Priority The priority of the new investigation.  
Visibility The visibility for the new investigation.

This parameter can only be set to Shared at this time.

Description The description of the new investigation. 

Clone Action Parameters

Merge

The Merge action allows a ThreatQ user to add any base ThreatQ object to an investigation.

The action provides the following parameters:

Parameter Description
Investigation Name The name for the merged investigation.
Status The status for the merged investigation.
Priority The priority for the merged investigation.
Visibility The visibility for the merged investigation.

This parameter can only be set to Shared at this time.

Description The description for the merged investigation. 

Merge Action Parameters

Known Issues / Limitations

  • All created investigations will be created as Shared. To change this, it will need to be changed manually to Private if needed. To merge or clone investigations, the investigations will need to be Shared.

Change Log

  • Version 1.0.0
    • Initial release

PDF Guides

Document ThreatQ Version
Investigation Actions Operation Guide v1.0.0 4.20.0 or Greater