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  • 1.  What kind of QRadar messages might an IBM i admin want to see?

    Posted 8 days ago

    Let's say you are sending messages to a SIEM like IBM's QRadar from IBM i.  Now you're about to undergo training in getting reports from QRadar.  What are the general messages one might see from QRadar?  These messages get to QRadar from IBM's Syslog Reporting Manager (SRM), etc.

    • Repeated invalid logins?
    • Diskspace messages?
    • Expiring licenses?
    • Hardware errors?



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 2.  RE: What kind of QRadar messages might an IBM i admin want to see?

    Posted 7 days ago


    Hi Robert, 

    A few that I might find useful: 

    1. Subsystem Information.(started or ended)
    2. CPU Thresholds perhaps reached in certain time intervals. 
    3. System User password expired or disabled. (or attempted usage of those privileged profiles as attack indicator). 
    4. Critical Job failures (day end jobs). 
    5. Job tables details (if your system needs an IPL soon). 
    6. When last the system was IPLed and perhaps for what reason (sort of like when you shutdown a windows server if it was planned , why did the shutdown occured?)
      Preventative Security PTFs that need to be installed on the system - send the notification on alert
    7. When a privileged user like QSECOFR signs on and off. (perhaps also REASON why someone used that as interactive login the first place). 
    8. Critical messages (those that exist in QSYSMSG for example). 
    9. Job Monitoring (some Long running SQL / Batch Jobs that might be looping and causing resources?) 
    10. Regular checks on how many interactive users are signed in (this is helpful for determining usage thresholds on peak periods for example). 
    11. Webservice status - if any failure and when was the last time started. (same with a threshold set in HTTP REQUESTS , if that threshold is reached, send the message to SIEM, could be someone DDOSing service in peak /offpeak time). 


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    Marius le Roux theIBMiGuy
    Owner , IBM i Consultant & Technology Strategist
    MLR Consulting
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  • 3.  RE: What kind of QRadar messages might an IBM i admin want to see?

    Posted 7 days ago

    All excellent ideas.  Thank you.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
    Business Systems Analyst, Lead
    Dekko
    Fort Wayne
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  • 4.  RE: What kind of QRadar messages might an IBM i admin want to see?

    Posted 6 days ago

    Hi,

    In addition to Marius, please also include the following items for monitoring:

    • System Value changes
    • Data restored by unauthorized users in Production
    • Creation of user profiles or modifications to existing profile permissions by unauthorized personnel

    Note: An "unauthorized person" refers to anyone other than the System Administrator, who is responsible for managing the system. The System Admin should be aware of every change made to the system to ensure proper oversight and security.

     

    Regards,

     

    Nadeem Ahmed Farooqui 

    Manager Technology Services 

     

    Octans Digital (Pvt) Limited

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