Table View: Associated Indicators

When viewing the Associations card in table view, the Associated Indicators section displays all Indicators that are associated to the primary object (Figure 1).

• Type: This column displays the Indicator’s type and summary. Click on the Indicator’s summary to view its Details screen.
• Owner: This column displays the owner to which the Indicator belongs.
• Threat Rating: This column displays the Indicator’s Threat Rating, if one has been set for the Indicator.
• Date Added: This column displays the date when the Indicator was created.
• Vertical ellipsis: Click the vertical ellipsis for an Indicator to display a menu with the following options:
  • View Details: Select this option to view the Indicator’s Details screen.
  • Remove Association: If the primary object is a Group, this option will be displayed. Select this option to dissociate the Indicator from the Group.
  • Association Details: If the primary object is an Indicator, this option will be displayed. Select this option to display the Association Details window, which shows how the Indicator is associated to the primary object (Figure 2).

    

     

In the example in Figure 2, the two Indicators are related through a common Group. Click the Remove Association button to dissociate the Group from the primary Indicator object, thereby also removing the second-level association linking the Indicators.

Add New Associated Indicator

To add a new associated Indicator, click the plus icon at the upper-right corner of the table. The Add Indicators window will be displayed. This window’s appearance depends on the primary object’s type.

Indicator-to-Indicator Association

If the primary object is an Indicator, the Add Indicators window will look like Figure 3.

• Select an Association Type: Select a custom Indicator-to-Indicator association type. Indicators of the target type that are not associated to the primary object will be displayed.
• Select one or more Indicators to associate to the primary object. If desired, use the Filters menu to filter Indicators by a range of dates within which they were created or last modified. You can also enter text in the box to the left of the Select an Association Type dropdown to filter Indicators by summary. If cross-owner associations are enabled on your ThreatConnect instance, you can filter Indicators by owner and add associations to Indicators in other owners to which you have access. To view an Indicator’s Details screen in a new browser tab, click View details in new tab   in the Name/Summary column for the Indicator.
• Click the Add Indicators button to create associations to selected Indicators.

Group-to-Indicator Association

If the primary object is a Group, the Add Indicators window will look like Figure 4. By default, the Add Indicators window will be displayed with the Existing Indicators option selected, showing all existing Indicators not associated to the Group. If the desired Indicator exists in an owner to which you have access, keep the selection of Existing Indicators at the top left of the Add Indicators window.

• Select one or more Indicators to associate to the selected Group. If desired, use the Filters menu to filter Indicators by type, a range of dates within which they were created, or a range of dates within which they were last modified. You can also enter text in the box to the left of the Filters menu to filter Indicators by summary. If cross-owner associations are enabled on your ThreatConnect instance, you can filter Indicators by owner and add associations to Indicators in other owners to which you have access. To view an Indicator’s Details screen in a new browser tab, click View details in new tab   in the Name/Summary column for the Indicator.
• Click the Add Indicators button to create associations to selected Indicators.

If the desired Indicator does not exist in an owner to which you have access, select New Indicators at the top left of the Add Indicators window. The window will now display options for creating new Indicators (Figure 5).

• Indicator Type: Select an Indicator type. Available choices include Unknown - (parsed), File, Email Subject, Hashtag, Mutex, Registry Key, and User Agent. Parsable Indicator types include Address, Email Address, Host, URL, ASN, and CIDR. After you select an Indicator type, the Indicator Type section will change to enable the entry of associated Indicators of the selected type. If you selected Unknown - (parsed), the following options will be displayed:
  • Upload: Upload a file containing the Indicators to be imported and associated to the Group. Requirements for the file are displayed below the Upload heading.
  • Text to be Parsed: Enter text to be parsed for Indicators, and then click the + Add button.
    Important

    Indicators included on an Indicator Exclusion List will not be imported or associated to the Group.
• New Indicators to be Associated: This section displays the Indicator(s) that will be created and associated to the Group in a table with the following columns:
  • Type: The Indicator’s type.
  • Summary: The Indicator’s summary.
  • Known: Indicates whether the Indicator exists in the Group's owner.
  • Private: To mark an Indicator as private, select the corresponding checkbox in the Private column. This column will be displayed only if your System Administrator has enabled private Indicators.
  • Actions: To remove an Indicator from the table, click Delete  in this column.
• Additional Details (Optional): In this section, you can fill out the following information for all Indicators being created and associated to the Group:
  • Owner: This required field is displayed only if cross-owner associations are enabled on your ThreatConnect instance. Select the owner in which the Indicator(s) will be created.
    Important

    If cross-owner associations are not enabled on your ThreatConnect instance, the Indicator(s) will be created in the owner to which the primary Group object belongs.
  • Description: Enter a Description for the Indicator(s).
  • Tags: Enter Tags to apply to the Indicator(s).
  • Confidence Rating: Use the slider to set the Confidence Rating for the Indicator(s).
  • Threat Rating: Use the skull icons to set the Threat Rating for the Indicator(s).
• Click the Add Indicators button to create the new Indicators and associate them to the primary Group object.

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