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CSfC CM Universal Core Alert RulesIntroduction Guide
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Covering CM-SM, CM-MP6, and CM-MP7 — mandatory for every CSfC deployment.
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Copy YAML files, restart ElastAlert2, first alert fires immediately.
All 67 rules pass schema validation on Elasticsearch 8.12.
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CSfC CM Universal Core Alert RulesIntroduction Guide
• Elasticsearch 7.x or 8.x cluster (accessible via HTTP/HTTPS)
67 production-ready ElastAlert2 rules for NSA CSfC CM compliance. Deploy in 3 minutes.
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Every rule follows this exact structure — NSA requirement reference, ECS 8.x fields, severity classification, and actionable remediation steps.
1# Requirement: CM-SM-9 2# Source: CSfC CM Annex V1.0 — Table 16 3# Severity: HIGH 4# ECS Version: 8.x 5name: "CM-SM-9 — Failed Login Threshold Exceeded" 6index: windows-events 7type: frequency 8num_events: 3 9timeframe:10 hours: 2411query_key: host.name12realert:13 minutes: 1514timestamp_field: "@timestamp"15filter:16 - term:17 winlog.event_id: 462518alert_subject: "[CM-SM-9] [HIGH] Failed Login Threshold"19alert:20 - debug21 - indexer
Maps directly to CM-SM-9 in NSA CSfC CM Annex V1.0 Table 16 — traceable to the exact NSA requirement.
Uses winlog.event_id (not EventID) — correct for Winlogbeat 8.x and Elastic Agent deployments.
type: frequency with num_events: 3 and timeframe: 24 hours — exactly matching the CSfC CM-SM-9 threshold.
realert: 15 minutes prevents alert flooding while ensuring ongoing attacks are still reported.
Every alert includes 5 specific actions the analyst should take — not just a notification.
Alerts go to both debug log and Elasticsearch index for dashboard visibility and audit trail.
Total time: under 3 minutes from purchase to your first detection alert firing.
Receive your ZIP instantly after purchase. Contains all rules, deployment guide, and config sample.
pip install elastalert2 — copy config.yaml to your ElastAlert directory. Point it at your Elasticsearch instance.
Copy rule files to your rules/ directory. One command: elastalert --config config.yaml
ElastAlert begins monitoring immediately. First alerts fire as soon as matching events appear in your Windows Security logs.
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Production-ready ECS 8.x rules with deployment guide included.
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ElastAlert2 running on Elasticsearch 7.x or 8.x. Rules use ECS 8.x field mappings compatible with Winlogbeat and Elastic Agent.
This Tier 1 pack covers CM-SM (SIEM), CM-MP6 (Gray Management), and CM-MP7 (Red Management) — the mandatory monitoring points for every CSfC deployment.
Those are conditional monitoring points that depend on your Capability Package. They are included in the Complete Bundle (CSFC-CM-002).
Yes — all rules are plain YAML text files. Edit index names, timestamp fields, realert intervals, and alert destinations to match your environment.
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