Collect Forescout eyeSight logs

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Google secops SIEM

This document explains how to ingest Forescout eyeSight (formerly CounterACT) logs to Google Security Operations using the Bindplane agent.

Forescout eyeSight is a network access control (NAC) platform that provides agentless device visibility, classification, and compliance assessment across IT, IoT, OT, and IoMT devices. It discovers and profiles every connected device in real time, enabling organizations to enforce access policies and reduce the attack surface without requiring endpoint agents.

For more information, see Forescout NAC documentation.

Before you begin

Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

A Google SecOps instance
A Windows 2016 or later or Linux host with systemd
If running behind a proxy, ensure firewall ports are open per the Bindplane agent requirements
Privileged access to the Forescout Console (administrator account)
Network connectivity between the Forescout appliance and the Bindplane agent host

Get Google SecOps Ingestion Authentication File

Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
Go to SIEM Settings > Collection Agents.
Download the Ingestion Authentication File. Save the file securely on the system where Bindplane will be installed.

Note: This JSON file contains credentials for authenticating the Bindplane agent to Google SecOps.

Get Google SecOps customer ID

Sign in to the Google SecOps console.
Go to SIEM Settings > Profile.
Copy and save the Customer ID from the Organization Details section.

Install the Bindplane agent

Install the Bindplane agent on your Windows or Linux operating system according to the following instructions.

Windows installation

Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as an administrator.

Run the following command:

msiexec /i "https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/observiq-otel-collector.msi" /quiet

Wait for the installation to complete.
Verify the installation by running:
```
sc query observiq-otel-collector
```
The service should show as RUNNING.

Linux installation

Open a terminal with root or sudo privileges.

Run the following command:

sudo sh -c "$(curl -fsSlL https://github.com/observiq/bindplane-agent/releases/latest/download/install_unix.sh)" install_unix.sh

Wait for the installation to complete.
Verify the installation by running:
```
sudo systemctl status observiq-otel-collector
```
The service should show as active (running).

Additional installation resources

For additional installation options and troubleshooting, see Bindplane agent installation guide.

Configure the Bindplane agent to ingest syslog and send to Google SecOps

Locate the configuration file

Linux:

sudo nano /etc/bindplane-agent/config.yaml

Windows:

notepad "C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\config.yaml"

Edit the configuration file

Replace the entire contents of config.yaml with the following configuration:

receivers:
    udplog:
        listen_address: "0.0.0.0:514"

exporters:
    chronicle/forescout_nac:
        compression: gzip
        creds_file_path: '/etc/bindplane-agent/ingestion-auth.json'
        customer_id: '<CUSTOMER_ID>'
        endpoint: malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com
        log_type: FORESCOUT_NAC
        raw_log_field: body
        ingestion_labels:
            env: production

service:
    pipelines:
        logs/forescout_to_chronicle:
            receivers:
                - udplog
            exporters:
                - chronicle/forescout_nac

Configuration parameters

Replace the following placeholders:

Receiver configuration:
- listen_address: IP address and port to listen on. Use 0.0.0.0 to listen on all interfaces. Port 514 is standard for syslog (requires root privileges on Linux; use 1514 for non-root).
Exporter configuration:
- creds_file_path: Full path to the Google SecOps ingestion authentication file.
  - Linux: /etc/bindplane-agent/ingestion-auth.json
  - Windows: C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\ingestion-auth.json
- <CUSTOMER_ID>: Google SecOps customer ID.
- endpoint: Regional endpoint URL:
  - US: malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com
  - Europe: europe-malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com
  - Asia: asia-southeast1-malachiteingestion-pa.googleapis.com
  - See Regional Endpoints for the complete list.

Save the configuration file

After editing, save the file:
- Linux: Press Ctrl+O, then Enter, then Ctrl+X
- Windows: Click File > Save

Restart the Bindplane agent to apply the changes

To restart the Bindplane agent in Linux, run the following command:

sudo systemctl restart observiq-otel-collector

Verify the service is running:

sudo systemctl status observiq-otel-collector

Check logs for errors:

sudo journalctl -u observiq-otel-collector -f

To restart the Bindplane agent in Windows, choose one of the following options:
- Command Prompt or PowerShell as administrator:
```
net stop observiq-otel-collector && net start observiq-otel-collector
```
- Services console:
1. Press Win+R, type services.msc, and press Enter.
2. Locate observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector.
3. Right-click and select Restart.
4. Verify the service is running:
```
sc query observiq-otel-collector
```
5. Check logs for errors:
```
type "C:\Program Files\observIQ OpenTelemetry Collector\log\collector.log"
```

Configure Forescout eyeSight syslog forwarding

Sign in to the Forescout Console with an administrator account.
Go to Tools > Options.
In the Options tree, expand Modules > Syslog (or Syslog Plugin depending on version).
Click Add to create a new syslog target.
Provide the following configuration details:
- Name: Enter a descriptive name (for example, SecOps-Bindplane).
- Server Address: Enter the IP address of the Bindplane agent host (for example, 192.168.1.100).
- Port: Enter 514 (or the port configured in the Bindplane agent).
- Protocol: Select UDP.
- Format: Select CEF (Common Event Format) or Syslog (RFC 3164) depending on your parsing requirements.
- Facility: Select LOCAL0 (or the facility matching your organization's syslog policy).
- Severity: Select Informational or the desired minimum severity level.
In the Event Types section, select the log categories to forward:
- Host Property Changes: Device classification and property updates.
- Policy Violations: Compliance policy violations and NAC enforcement actions.
- Network Access Events: Endpoint connection and disconnection events.
- Authentication Events: 802.1X and user authentication events.
- Action Results: Results of remediation and response actions.
Click OK to save the syslog target configuration.
Click Apply to activate the changes.
Verify syslog messages are being received by checking the Bindplane agent logs.

Note: In Forescout eyeSight versions 8.x and later, syslog forwarding is configured through the External Syslog module under Tools > Options > Modules. For earlier versions (CounterACT 7.x), navigate to Options > Plugins > Syslog Plugin. Consult Forescout documentation for version-specific instructions.

UDM mapping table

Log Field	UDM Mapping	Logic
`about`	`about`	Merged
`deviceNtDomain`	`about.administrative_domain`	Renamed/mapped
`deviceExternalId`	`about.asset.asset_id`	Directly mapped
`device_product`	`about.asset.asset_id`	Directly mapped
`device_vendor`	`about.asset.asset_id`	Directly mapped
`fileHash`	`about.file.full_path`	Directly mapped
`filePath`	`about.file.full_path`	Renamed/mapped
`_hash`	`about.file.sha256`	Renamed/mapped
`fileHash`	`about.file.sha256`	Renamed/mapped
`fsize`	`about.file.size`	Renamed/mapped
`dvchost`	`about.hostname`	Renamed/mapped
`ips`	`about.ip`	Merged
`dvcmac`	`about.mac`	Merged
`mac_address`	`about.mac`	Merged
`deviceTranslatedAddress`	`about.nat_ip`	Merged
`Emne`	`about.process.command_line`	Directly mapped
`Path`	`about.process.command_line`	Directly mapped
`Subject`	`about.process.command_line`	Directly mapped
`deviceProcessName`	`about.process.command_line`	Renamed/mapped
`dvcpid`	`about.process.pid`	Renamed/mapped
`permissions`	`about.resource.attribute.permissions`	Merged
`Assigned_hosts_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`Available_memory_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`Available_swap_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`Connected_clients_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`EM_connection_status_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`Engine_status_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`Installed_Plugins_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`Used_memory_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`Used_swap_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cfp1`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cfp2`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cfp3`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cfp4`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cn1`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cn2`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cn3`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cs1`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cs2`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cs3`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cs4`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cs5`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cs6`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_cs7`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_devicePayloadId`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_eventId`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_flexString1`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`additional_fname`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`application_status_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`cpu_usage_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`cs5_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`type_label`	`additional.fields`	Merged
`intermediary`	`intermediary`	Merged
`iporhost`	`intermediary.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped
`middle_ip`	`intermediary.asset.ip`	Merged
`iporhost`	`intermediary.hostname`	Directly mapped
`middle_ip`	`intermediary.ip`	Merged
`pid`	`intermediary.process.pid`	Directly mapped
`desc`	`metadata.description`	Directly mapped
`event_type`	`metadata.description`	Directly mapped
`msg`	`metadata.description`	Renamed/mapped
`device_event_class_id`	`metadata.product_event_type`	Directly mapped
`engineName`	`metadata.product_event_type`	Directly mapped
`event_name`	`metadata.product_event_type`	Directly mapped
`eventtype`	`metadata.product_event_type`	Directly mapped
`externalId`	`metadata.product_log_id`	Directly mapped
`device_product`	`metadata.product_name`	Directly mapped
`product`	`metadata.product_name`	Directly mapped
`device_version`	`metadata.product_version`	Directly mapped
`device_vendor`	`metadata.vendor_name`	Renamed/mapped
`vendor_name`	`metadata.vendor_name`	Directly mapped
`app_protocol_output`	`network.application_protocol`	Directly mapped
`mail_from`	`network.email.from`	Directly mapped
`mail_subject`	`network.email.subject`	Merged
`mail_to`	`network.email.to`	Merged
`requestMethod`	`network.http.method`	Renamed/mapped
`requestClientApplication`	`network.http.user_agent`	Renamed/mapped
`ip_protocol_out`	`network.ip_protocol`	Directly mapped
`protocol`	`network.ip_protocol`	Directly mapped
`protocol1`	`network.ip_protocol`	Directly mapped
`in`	`network.received_bytes`	Renamed/mapped
`out`	`network.sent_bytes`	Renamed/mapped
`session_id`	`network.session_id`	Directly mapped
`sntdom`	`principal.administrative_domain`	Renamed/mapped
`sourceServiceName`	`principal.application`	Renamed/mapped
`Host`	`principal.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Hostname`	`principal.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Source`	`principal.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Source_1`	`principal.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped
`host_ip`	`principal.asset.ip`	Merged
`source_ip`	`principal.asset.ip`	Merged
`src_ip`	`principal.asset.ip`	Merged
`Group_name`	`principal.group.group_display_name`	Directly mapped
`Gruppenavn`	`principal.group.group_display_name`	Directly mapped
`Device_name`	`principal.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Enhetsnavn`	`principal.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Host`	`principal.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Hostname`	`principal.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Source`	`principal.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Source_1`	`principal.hostname`	Directly mapped
`shost`	`principal.hostname`	Renamed/mapped
`host_ip`	`principal.ip`	Merged
`principal_ip`	`principal.ip`	Merged
`shost`	`principal.ip`	Merged
`source_ip`	`principal.ip`	Merged
`src_ip`	`principal.ip`	Merged
`MAC`	`principal.mac`	Merged
`mac`	`principal.mac`	Merged
`mac_addr`	`principal.mac`	Merged
`src_mac`	`principal.mac`	Merged
`sourceTranslatedAddress`	`principal.nat_ip`	Merged
`sourceTranslatedPort`	`principal.nat_port`	Renamed/mapped
`source_port`	`principal.port`	Renamed/mapped
`spt`	`principal.port`	Renamed/mapped
`src_port`	`principal.port`	Directly mapped
`command`	`principal.process.command_line`	Directly mapped
`sproc`	`principal.process.command_line`	Renamed/mapped
`spid`	`principal.process.pid`	Renamed/mapped
`resource`	`principal.resource.name`	Directly mapped
`principal_role`	`principal.user.attribute.roles`	Merged
`suser`	`principal.user.user_display_name`	Directly mapped
`User`	`principal.user.userid`	Directly mapped
`suid`	`principal.user.userid`	Renamed/mapped
`user_id`	`principal.user.userid`	Directly mapped
`user_name`	`principal.user.userid`	Directly mapped
`username`	`principal.user.userid`	Directly mapped
`sec_result`	`security_result`	Merged
`security_result`	`security_result`	Merged
`res_label`	`security_result.about.resource.attribute.labels`	Merged
`_action`	`security_result.action`	Merged
`sec_action`	`security_result.action`	Merged
`security_result_action`	`security_result.action`	Merged
`Action_Taken`	`security_result.action_details`	Directly mapped
`act`	`security_result.action_details`	Directly mapped
`cat`	`security_result.category_details`	Merged
`Category`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`Reason`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`Scan_Type`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`Type`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`act`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`description`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`details`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`et_lower`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`event_type`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`kv_data`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`msg_data_2`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`policy_details`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`rnmsg`	`security_result.description`	Directly mapped
`infection_channel_label`	`security_result.detection_fields`	Merged
`operasjon_label`	`security_result.detection_fields`	Merged
`operation_label`	`security_result.detection_fields`	Merged
`permission_label`	`security_result.detection_fields`	Merged
`protocol_label`	`security_result.detection_fields`	Merged
`spyware_Grayware_Type_label`	`security_result.detection_fields`	Merged
`threat_probability_label`	`security_result.detection_fields`	Merged
`tillatelse_label`	`security_result.detection_fields`	Merged
`Rule`	`security_result.rule_id`	Directly mapped
`alart_id`	`security_result.rule_id`	Directly mapped
`device_event_class_id`	`security_result.rule_id`	Directly mapped
`Match`	`security_result.rule_name`	Directly mapped
`mwProfile`	`security_result.rule_name`	Directly mapped
`severity`	`security_result.severity_details`	Directly mapped
`Result`	`security_result.summary`	Directly mapped
`appcategory`	`security_result.summary`	Directly mapped
`event_name`	`security_result.summary`	Directly mapped
`event_type`	`security_result.summary`	Directly mapped
`log_description`	`security_result.summary`	Directly mapped
`reason`	`security_result.summary`	Renamed/mapped
`Spyware`	`security_result.threat_name`	Directly mapped
`Unknown_Threat`	`security_result.threat_name`	Directly mapped
`Virus_Malware_Name`	`security_result.threat_name`	Directly mapped
`threat`	`security_result.threat_name`	Directly mapped
`oldFilePath`	`src.file.full_path`	Renamed/mapped
`oldFileSize`	`src.file.size`	Renamed/mapped
`old_permissions`	`src.resource.attribute.permissions`	Merged
`dntdom`	`target.administrative_domain`	Renamed/mapped
`destinationServiceName`	`target.application`	Renamed/mapped
`Destination`	`target.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Target`	`target.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Target_1`	`target.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped
`computer_name`	`target.asset.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Destination`	`target.asset.ip`	Merged
`dest_ip`	`target.asset.ip`	Merged
`destination_ip`	`target.asset.ip`	Merged
`target_ip`	`target.asset.ip`	Merged
`Destination`	`target.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Target`	`target.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Target_1`	`target.hostname`	Directly mapped
`computer_name`	`target.hostname`	Directly mapped
`temp_dhost`	`target.hostname`	Directly mapped
`Destination`	`target.ip`	Merged
`IPv6_Address`	`target.ip`	Merged
`dest_ip`	`target.ip`	Merged
`destination_ip`	`target.ip`	Merged
`dst_ip`	`target.ip`	Merged
`target_ip`	`target.ip`	Merged
`dest_mac`	`target.mac`	Merged
`mac_address`	`target.mac`	Merged
`destination_translated_address`	`target.nat_ip`	Merged
`destinationTranslatedPort`	`target.nat_port`	Renamed/mapped
`dest_port`	`target.port`	Directly mapped
`dpt`	`target.port`	Renamed/mapped
`port`	`target.port`	Renamed/mapped
`dproc`	`target.process.command_line`	Renamed/mapped
`File_name`	`target.process.file.full_path`	Directly mapped
`Infected_Resource`	`target.process.file.full_path`	Directly mapped
`Object`	`target.process.file.full_path`	Directly mapped
`Objekt`	`target.process.file.full_path`	Directly mapped
`dpid`	`target.process.pid`	Renamed/mapped
`resource_Type_label`	`target.resource.attribute.labels`	Merged
`request`	`target.url`	Directly mapped
`target_role`	`target.user.attribute.roles`	Merged
`CustomerName`	`target.user.user_display_name`	Directly mapped
`temp_duser`	`target.user.user_display_name`	Directly mapped
`Bruker`	`target.user.userid`	Directly mapped
`User_value`	`target.user.userid`	Directly mapped
`temp_duid`	`target.user.userid`	Directly mapped
`username`	`target.user.userid`	Directly mapped
N/A	`about`	Constant: `about`
N/A	`about.ip`	Constant: `ips`
N/A	`about.mac`	Constant: `mac_address`
N/A	`about.nat_ip`	Constant: `deviceTranslatedAddress`
N/A	`about.resource.attribute.permissions`	Constant: `permissions`
N/A	`additional.fields`	Constant: `additional_eventId`
N/A	`extensions.auth.type`	Constant: `MACHINE`
N/A	`intermediary`	Constant: `intermediary`
N/A	`intermediary.asset.ip`	Constant: `middle_ip`
N/A	`intermediary.ip`	Constant: `middle_ip`
N/A	`metadata.event_type`	Constant: `USER_LOGIN`
N/A	`metadata.product_name`	Constant: `FORESCOUT NAC`
N/A	`metadata.vendor_name`	Constant: `FORESCOUT`
N/A	`network.direction`	Constant: `INBOUND`
N/A	`network.email.subject`	Constant: `mail_subject`
N/A	`network.email.to`	Constant: `mail_to`
N/A	`principal.asset.ip`	Constant: `source_ip`
N/A	`principal.ip`	Constant: `principal_ip`
N/A	`principal.mac`	Constant: `mac`
N/A	`principal.nat_ip`	Constant: `sourceTranslatedAddress`
N/A	`principal.user.attribute.roles`	Constant: `principal_role`
N/A	`security_result`	Constant: `security_result`
N/A	`security_result.about.resource.attribute.labels`	Constant: `res_label`
N/A	`security_result.action`	Constant: `_action`
N/A	`security_result.alert_state`	Constant: `ALERTING`
N/A	`security_result.category_details`	Constant: `cat`
N/A	`security_result.detection_fields`	Constant: `operation_label`
N/A	`security_result.rule_name`	Constant: `Virtual Firewall blocking`
N/A	`security_result.severity`	Constant: `LOW`
N/A	`src.resource.attribute.permissions`	Constant: `old_permissions`
N/A	`target.asset.ip`	Constant: `target_ip`
N/A	`target.ip`	Constant: `dst_ip`
N/A	`target.mac`	Constant: `mac_address`
N/A	`target.nat_ip`	Constant: `destination_translated_address`
N/A	`target.resource.attribute.labels`	Constant: `resource_Type_label`
N/A	`target.user.attribute.roles`	Constant: `target_role`

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