Define identities
Define identities who represent actual individuals, organizations, or groups.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_sec_tisc.analyst
Procedure
Navigate to Workspaces > Threat Intelligence Security Center.
Click on Threat Intel Library icon on the workspace.
Go to Identity object.
Click New.
Note: Whenever you create new object records for observables, indicators, entities or objects a source record is created and a prompt message is displayed that the new object record is created and then the user is redirected to the aggregated record.
On the form, fill in the fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | Unique ID for an identity. |
| Name | Enter a descriptive name for this identity.When referring to a specific entity \(an individual or organization\), this property must contain the canonical name of the specific entity. |
| Description | A description that provides more details and context about the course of action, potentially including its purpose and its key characteristics. |
| Roles | The list of roles that this Identity performs. |
| Identity Class | The type of entity that this identity describes. For example, individual or organization. |
| Sectors | The list of industry sectors that this Identity belongs to. |
| Contact information | The contact information such as email and phone number for this Identity. |
| TLP | TLP is used to ensure that sensitive information is shared with the appropriate audience.It employs four colors \(White, Green, Amber, and Red\) to indicate different degrees of sensitivity. |
| Confidence | Enter the confidence for this identity. |
| Source | Specifies the threat source from which this object record is created. |
| Revoked | Indicates that the revoked objects are no longer considered valid by the object creator. |
|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Notes|Add any additional notes for the identity.|
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Additional Context | Add any additional context related to this identity. |
| Spec Version | The version of the STIX specification used to represent this object.The value of this property must be 2.1 for STIX Objects defined according to this specification. |
| Lang | This property identifies the language of the text content in this object. |
| Created Time In Source | Specifies the time the object is created in the source. |
| Extensions | Indicates the extensions of attack pattern. |
| Modified Time in Source | Specifies the time the object is modified in the source. |
| Processing Status | Represents the processing status of this object, course of action. |
| Created | Specifies the date and time when the object is created in the source. |
| Updated | Specifies the date and time when the object was updated in the source. |
| Created By Ref | This property specifies that the identity object that describes the entity had created this object. |
Click Save.
After you save, a prompt message is displayed indicating that A new observable record is created. Click Continue to edit the record and create new relationships.
Click Continue.
Important: After you create a new observable record, Prevent System Updates check box is displayed.
Select this check box to prevent any updates from the system after the observable or indicator or STIX objects records are created.
Field Description Tags Select Tags Select the tags that are associated with the identity. Add Tags Add new tags. Taxonomies Select Taxonomy Select a Taxonomy that is associated with the identity. Add Taxonomy Values Add Taxonomy values that are associated with the identity.
What to do next
Click any of the following related lists to view additional information about objects associated the identity.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| External References | Lists external references which refer to non-STIX information. This property is used to provide one or more external object identifiers. |
| Attack Patterns | Lists the attack patterns that help categorize attacks that are associated with this object. |
| Campaigns | Lists related Indicators of Compromise (IoC) that have been identified by the threat source associated with this object. |
| Intrusion Sets | Lists a set of adversarial behaviors and resources with common properties associated with this object. |
| Locations | Lists locations that provide geographic context to this object. |
| Malware | Lists malicious code associated with this object. |
| Marketing Definitions | Lists the marketing definitions associated with this object. |
| Sightings | Lists the sightings associated with this object. |
| Threat Actors | Lists individuals, groups, or organizations who act with malicious intent associated with this object. |
| Tools | Lists legitimate software that is used by threat actors to perform attacks associated with this object. |
Note:
- You can link and unlink the related records associated with this object. For more information, see Link Threat Intel Related Records.
- The various SDOs within the TI library also contains the potential relationships. To establish a relationships between any two objects, you use the Potential Relationships link from the Threat Intel Library to confirm the relationships between the objects. For more information, see Confirm object-object potential relationships.
- Also, use the Related Records section from the objects form view to confirm the relationships between two Objects using the Potential Relationships section available on the form view. For more information on see, Confirm Potential Relationships from Related Records.
- You can add objects to cases. For more information, see Add to Case.
Parent Topic:Identity