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Perform an automatic observable enrichment in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Perform an automatic observable enrichment in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to enrich observables with additional information from various sources.

Before you begin

Verify that you have enabled the Security Incident Response system property. This option triggers the observable enrichment capability in SIR, whenever an observable is associated to a Security Incident.

Role required: sn_si.admin, sn_si.analyst

About this task

You can use this capability during incident response investigations to contain an identified threat. When new observables are associated with the security incident, you can enable the observable enrichment in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint capability to run automatically.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Security Incidents > Show All Incidents.

  2. Select the security incident that you want to review with the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint information.

  3. Validate the automation activity once the new observables have been associated with the security incident.

  4. View the results the enrichment results in the Indicators related list of the security incident.

    You can use the following table for more information on the observable enrichment.

    FieldDescription
    Indicator IDIdentity of the Indicator entity. Click Open to view the record in detail in the ServiceNow AI Platform instance
    ObservableThe observable associated with the result.
    TitleTitle for the indicator.
    Indicator TypeType of the indicator.
    ActionAction performed by the indicator.
    Recommended ActionRecommended actions for the indicator.
    Integration VendorDefender source integration from which the data is retrieved.
    Expiration DateExpiration time for the indicator.
    Retrieval DateDate when the enrichment record is created.