ObserveIT through NXLog

When you configure your ObserveIT to send log data to USM Appliance, you can use the ObserveIT NXLog plugin to translate raw log data into normalized events for analysis. The table below provides some basic information for the plugin.

Plugin Information
Device Details
Vendor ObserveIT
Device Type Unified Threat Management
Connection Type Syslog
Data Source Name observeit-nxlog
Data Source ID 1967

Integrating ObserveIT Logs

The ObserveIT plugin leverages the integration support that ObserveIT provides for the HP ArcSight SIEM monitoring software. To configure the SIEM Log Integration, follow the ObserveIT documentation, Configuring CEF Log Integration.

Warning: ObserveIT has been renamed Proofpoint Insider Threat Management.

Important: Follow the steps closely and keep all the default values even though they contain the word "ArcSight". The NXLog configuration file that you download from LevelBlue has been specified to parse logs in the default location.

Before configuring the log collection, you must have the IP address of the USM Appliance Sensor.

Configure NXLog on Windows

To send log data through NXLog to USM Appliance

  1. If not done already, download nxlog.conf, and then place it in the conf directory of your NXLog installation. Depending on which version you use, the directory can be C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog\conf\ for the 32-bit version or C:\Program Files\nxlog\conf\ for the 64-bit version.

    Note: This step overwrites the default nxlog.conf file. You may want to back up the original copy before placing the one provided by LevelBlue.

  2. Open the nxlog.conf file in a text editor.

  3. Update the root path of your NXLog installation.

    1. Locate the following lines:

      #define ROOT C:\Program Files\nxlog

      #define ROOT C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog

    2. Uncomment the path that matches the NXLog installation on your Windows machine.

  4. Enter the USM Appliance Sensor IP address.

    1. Locate the following line:

      define OUTPUT_DESTINATION_ADDRESS <USM-Appliance-Sensor-IP>

    2. Replace <USM-Appliance-Sensor-IP> with the IP address of the USM Appliance All-in-One or USM Appliance Sensor that will receive the Windows events.

  5. Uncomment the section between OBSERVEIT-NXLOG and /OBSERVEIT-NXLOG.

    Important: Only remove the first # symbol in each line when uncommenting the sections. The remaining # symbol indicates that the line is either a comment or optional.

  6. Save the file.
  7. Start or restart the NXLog service.

Plugin Enablement

For plugin enablement information, see Enable Plugins.

If enabling the plugin on assets, you will find it listed as ObserveIT : ObserveIT : -.

Troubleshooting

For troubleshooting, refer to the vendor documentation:

NXLog User Guide