Sophos Endpoint Protection (using Azure Functions) connector for Microsoft Sentinel

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08/30/2023

The Sophos Endpoint Protection data connector provides the capability to ingest Sophos events into Microsoft Sentinel. Refer to Sophos Central Admin documentation for more information.

Connector attributes

Connector attribute	Description
Log Analytics table(s)	SophosEP_CL
Data collection rules support	Not currently supported
Supported by	Microsoft Corporation

Query samples

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SophosEP_CL

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Prerequisites

To integrate with Sophos Endpoint Protection (using Azure Functions) make sure you have:

Microsoft.Web/sites permissions: Read and write permissions to Azure Functions to create a Function App is required. See the documentation to learn more about Azure Functions.
REST API Credentials/permissions: API token is required. See the documentation to learn more about API token

Vendor installation instructions

Note

This connector uses Azure Functions to connect to the Sophos Central APIs to pull its logs into Microsoft Sentinel. This might result in additional data ingestion costs. Check the Azure Functions pricing page for details.

(Optional Step) Securely store workspace and API authorization key(s) or token(s) in Azure Key Vault. Azure Key Vault provides a secure mechanism to store and retrieve key values. Follow these instructions to use Azure Key Vault with an Azure Function App.

Note

This data connector depends on a parser based on a Kusto Function to work as expected SophosEPEvent which is deployed with the Microsoft Sentinel Solution.

STEP 1 - Configuration steps for the Sophos Central API

Follow the instructions to obtain the credentials.

In Sophos Central Admin, go to Global Settings > API Token Management.
To create a new token, click Add token from the top-right corner of the screen.
Select a token name and click Save. The API Token Summary for this token is displayed.
Click Copy to copy your API Access URL + Headers from the API Token Summary section into your clipboard.

STEP 2 - Choose ONE from the following two deployment options to deploy the connector and the associated Azure Function

IMPORTANT: Before deploying the Sophos Endpoint Protection data connector, have the Workspace ID and Workspace Primary Key (can be copied from the following).

Next steps

For more information, go to the related solution in the Azure Marketplace.