Carbon Black Defense getting started guide – Expel Support Center

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Step 1: Enable console access

This procedure creates a user account for Expel that keeps the Expel activity separate from other activity on the Carbon Black Defense console.

Create an analyst account

Navigate to gear icon on left side and click Users. Then click Add User on the top right of the screen.
For First name type Expel.
- For Last name type SOC.
- For Email: soc+<Your_Organization_Name>@expel.io.
  
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- For Role select Level 2 Analyst.
- Click Save.

Step 2: Generate API credentials and SIEM access

This procedure creates an authentication token that allows the Expel Assembler to access the Carbon Black Defense API and SIEM.

Obtain the API and SIEM key for the Expel account

Navigate to gear icon on left side and click Users. Then click Add User on the top right of the screen.
For Name type Expel.
- For Access Level select API.
- For Authorized IP address, type the IP address of the externally facing IP of the Expel Assembler. If you're unsure, the following code can be run on the Assembler to list the current IP: curl -s http://ipchicken.com | egrep -o ‘([[:digit:]]{1,3}\.){3}[[:digit:]]{1,3}’
- Click Save.
For SIEM access, follow the same steps above and select SIEM for Access level.
Make note of the API, SIEM API, and API IDs for each. These are used in Step 3 for registration within Workbench.

Subscribe to notifications

Navigate to the gear icon on the left side, click Notifications, then click ADD NOTIFICATION.
For Name type Expel Threat.
For Notify when select Threat and select Alert priority 3.
For Policy select All Policies.
Click in Search for API field and search for the SIEM API Key created for Expel in Obtain the API and SIEM key for the Expel account.
Click Save.

Step 3: Configure the technology in Workbench

Now that we have all the correct access configured and noted the credentials, we can integrate Carbon Black Defense with Workbench.

In a new browser tab, login to https://workbench.expel.io.
On the console page, navigate to Settings and click Security Devices.
At the upper right of the page, select Add Security Device.
Search for and select Carbon Black Defense.
Complete all fields using the credentials and information you collected in Step 1 and Step 2.
Select an Assembler from the list. Select the assembler you set up in Getting Started with Expel Workbench.
Type Assembler Name and Location. For example: Carbon Black Defense and Expel Lab.
- For Server address type the URL for the Carbon Black Defense server, including the port.
- For SIEM key, type the SIEM API Key generated in Step 2.
- For API connect, type API ID generated in Step 2.
- For SIEM connect, type the SIEM API ID generated in Step 2.
- For API key type the API generated in Step 2.
- Username and Password fields are optional and can be left blank.
Click Save.

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