Collect Tanium Question logs

Supported in:

Google secops SIEM

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This document explains how to ingest Tanium Question logs to Google Security Operations using Tanium Connect's native AWS S3 export functionality. Tanium Question logs contain query execution metadata, audit information, and question results data in JSON format, which can be directly exported to S3 using Tanium Connect without requiring custom Lambda functions.

Before you begin

Make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Google SecOps instance
• Tanium Core Platform 7.0 or later
• Tanium Interact module for question management
• Tanium Connect module installed with valid license
• Privileged access to Tanium Console with administrative rights
• Privileged access to AWS (S3, IAM).

Configure Tanium question audit service account

1. Sign in to the Tanium Console.
2. Go to Administration > Global Settings.
3. Navigate to Question Audit settings.
4. Configure audit logging to capture question execution metadata.
5. Ensure the service account has appropriate audit access permissions.

Collect Tanium Question prerequisites

1. Sign in to the Tanium Console as an administrator.
2. Go to Administration > Permissions > Users.

3. Create or identify a service account user with the following roles:

   • Question Author or Administrator role for question access.
   • Connect User role privilege.
   • Read Saved Question permission for audit content sets.
   • Access to monitored computer groups (recommended: All Computers group).
   Note: The service account credentials are used internally by Tanium Connect to authenticate and retrieve question audit data. These credentials are configured during the Tanium Connect source setup within the Tanium Console interface.

Configure AWS S3 bucket and IAM for Google SecOps

1. Create Amazon S3 bucket following this user guide: Creating a bucket
2. Save bucket Name and Region for future reference (for example, tanium-question-logs).
3. Create a user following this user guide: Creating an IAM user.
4. Select the created User.
5. Select the Security credentials tab.
6. Click Create Access Key in the Access Keys section.
7. Select Third-party service as the Use case.
8. Click Next.
9. Optional: add a description tag.
10. Click Create access key.
11. Click Download CSV file to save the Access Key and Secret Access Key for later use.
12. Click Done.
13. Select the Permissions tab.
14. Click Add permissions in the Permissions policies section.
15. Select Add permissions.
16. Select Attach policies directly
17. Search for and select the AmazonS3FullAccess policy.
18. Click Next.
19. Click Add permissions.

Configure Tanium Connect AWS S3 destination

1. Sign in to the Tanium Console.
2. Go to Modules > Connect.
3. Click Create Connection.
4. Provide the following configuration details:
   • Name: Enter a descriptive name (for example, Question Audit to S3 for SecOps).
   • Description: Optional description (for example, Export question execution and audit data to AWS S3 for Google SecOps ingestion).
   • Enable: Select to enable the connection to run on schedule.
5. Click Next.

Configure the connection source

1. In the Source section, provide the following configuration details:
   • Source Type: Select Saved Question.
   • Saved Question: Select one of the following question audit-related saved questions:
     • Question Log for question execution history.
     • Action History for administrative actions and question deployment.
     • User Activity for user interaction with questions.
     • System Status for platform performance metrics.
   • Computer Group: Select All Computers or specific computer groups to monitor.
   • Refresh Interval: Set appropriate interval for data collection (for example, 30 minutes).
2. Click Next.

Configure AWS S3 destination

1. In the Destination section, provide the following configuration details:
   • Destination Type: Select AWS S3.
   • Destination Name: Enter a unique name (for example, Google SecOps Question S3 Destination).
   • AWS Access Key: Enter the AWS access key from the CSV file downloaded in the AWS S3 configuration step.
   • AWS Secret Access Key: Enter the AWS secret access key from the CSV file downloaded in the AWS S3 configuration step.
   • Bucket Name: Enter your S3 bucket name (for example, tanium-question-logs).
   • Region: Select the AWS region where your S3 bucket is located.
   • Key Prefix: Enter a prefix for the S3 objects (for example, tanium/question/).
2. Click Next.

Configure filters

1. In the Filters section, configure data filtering options:
   • Send new items only: Select this option to send only new question data since the last export.
   • Column filters: Add filters based on specific question attributes if needed (for example, filter by question type, user, or execution status).
2. Click Next.

Format data for AWS S3

1. In the Format section, configure the data format:
   • Format: Select JSON.
   • Options:
     • Include headers: Deselect to avoid headers in JSON output.
     • Include empty cells: Select based on your preference.
   • Advanced Options:
     • File naming: Use default timestamp-based naming.
     • Compression: Select Gzip to reduce storage costs and transfer time.
2. Click Next.

Schedule the connection

1. In the Schedule section, configure the export schedule:
   • Enable schedule: Select to enable automatic scheduled exports.
   • Schedule type: Select Recurring.
   • Frequency: Select Every 30 minutes for regular question audit data export.
   • Start time: Set appropriate start time for the first export.
2. Click Next.

Save and verify connection

1. Review the connection configuration in the summary screen.
2. Click Save to create the connection.
3. Click Test Connection to verify the configuration.
4. If the test is successful, click Run Now to perform an initial export.
5. Monitor the connection status in the Connect Overview page.

Configure a feed in Google SecOps to ingest Tanium Question logs

1. Go to SIEM Settings > Feeds.
2. Click + Add New Feed.
3. In the Feed name field, enter a name for the feed (for example, Tanium Question logs).
4. Select Amazon S3 V2 as the Source type.
5. Select Tanium Question as the Log type.
6. Click Next.
7. Specify values for the following input parameters:
   • S3 URI: s3://tanium-question-logs/tanium/question/
   • Source deletion options: Select deletion option according to your preference.
   • Maximum File Age: Include files modified in the last number of days. Default is 180 days.
   • Access Key ID: User access key with access to the S3 bucket.
   • Secret Access Key: User secret key with access to the S3 bucket.
   • Asset namespace: The asset namespace.
   • Ingestion labels: The label applied to the events from this feed.
8. Click Next.
9. Review your new feed configuration in the Finalize screen, and then click Submit.

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