Overview Direct link to this section

Arctic Wolf Analytics is an interface that you can use to view and organize Managed Risk and Agent information in your environment. This interface allows you to adjust criteria and create specific views to see in-depth information about your assets and risks.

Analytics is built using Metabase, an open-source business intelligence tool. See the external Metabase documentation for information on the underlying functionality.

Analytics uses Metabase functionality to fetch, display, and visualize data from your environment, using Internal Vulnerability Assessment (IVA), External Vulnerability Assessment (EVA), and Agents. The engine allows you to view raw data tables, narrow results to specific subsets of data using filters, aggregate results to answer questions, and combine multiple data views into interactive dashboards.

There are two ways to organize data in Analytics:

Questions — A view of data generated by ingesting queries and data.
Dashboards — A set of questions organized on the same page that can be compared.

Accessing Arctic Wolf Analytics Direct link to this section

To access Arctic Wolf Analytics:

In the Risk Dashboard navigation pane, click Analytics.

Getting started with Arctic Wolf Analytics Direct link to this section

There are two high-level report dashboards accessible from the homepage:

Assets Overview — This dashboard includes graphs and tables that display data about your assets.
Risks Overview — This dashboard includes graphs and tables that display data about the risks that were detected in your environment.

The questions in these dashboards can be useful starting points for creating new questions. You can also view all existing dashboards under Our analytics.

Creating and editing questions Direct link to this section

Note: See the external Metabase documentation for more information on questions.

Questions are the basic way of visualizing data in Analytics. A question is a query that takes a set of data, applies filters and summarizations, then presents the result in your chosen visualization.

Creating a new question Direct link to this section

To create a new question:

In the Arctic Wolf Analytics navigation bar, click Ask a question.
Based on the editor you want, click one of the following question types:

Note: Both options create the same kind of question.
- Simple question — Allows you to view a real-time visualization of your data.
- Custom question — Allows you define columns and work with data more directly.
Choose Arctic Wolf Data as your data set and select a table within that data set, such as Agent Assets.
(Optional) If you are using the simple question editor, you can click to visualize the information.
Edit the question criteria to visualize the desired information. Typically, you want to define a filter and summarize your information by a metric and a grouping.

Tip: You can switch between the simple and custom editors by clicking Show editor or Hide editor.
Click Save.
Enter a name and description for the question and choose the collection you wish to save it in.

Tip: Other users cannot see questions that you save to your personal collection.
Click Save.
If you want to:
- Add your question to a dashboard — Click Yes please!.
- Remain editing the question — Click Not now.

Editing an existing question Direct link to this section

Editing an existing question uses the same tools as creating new questions. Any changes you make are not automatically saved to the original question, which allows you to make alterations without altering existing work.

To save the question and either replace the original question or save it as a new question, click Save.

To discard any work you have done and return your view to the original question, click Started from <question name>, where <question name> is the name of the original question.

Removing and reorganizing columns Direct link to this section

To remove or reorganize displayed columns in a question, click Settings. You can drag the columns to reorder them and click the x to remove columns. Click to change the column names.

To remove or reorganize displayed columns in a question:

In the Arctic Wolf Analytics navigation bar, click Settings.
(Optional) Drag the columns to reorder them.
(Optional) Click the x to remove columns.
(Optional) Click to change the column names.

Filtering data Direct link to this section

Filters allow you to narrow the results of your question for more specific data. This is useful for viewing data for a specific date range or user among other things.

To display a list of additional filters:

In Arctic Wolf Analytics, while viewing a question, click Filters.
(Optional) Select Custom Expression to create your own calculated field based on the existing question.
See the external Metabase documentation for more information on creating a calculated field.

Tip: If your search is processing slowly, you may be able to set filters to speed it up. Some suggestions include:

Restrict the query to a specific time frame.
If you know the capitalization of the filter text you are applying, enable the Case sensitive option for filters, where available, to improve search performance.
Remove unnecessary filters.

Grouping and summarizing information Direct link to this section

To use a metric and a grouping to summarize your data:

Tip: It is useful to summarize Agent data because Agent can report multiple times a day. When you summarize Agent data by Count and Name, you can see all content from the same Agent grouped together.

In Arctic Wolf Analytics, while viewing a question, click Summarize.
If desired, add a value to measure:
1. In the Summarize by section, click + Add a metric.
2. Select a metric from the list.
3. If required, select a metric criteria from the list.
4. (Optional) Add additional metrics.
If desired, define what the metric is measured by:
1. In the Group by section, in the Find field, enter a group criteria.
2. Click the required group.
  On the bar graph, these are plotted to the Y and X axes respectively.
Click Done.
See the external Metabase documentation for more information on summary options.

Changing how data is displayed Direct link to this section

Different types of graphs and charts are available to view your selected data in. You can also customize the data, display, axes, and label options.

Note: Some visualization types can only be used with certain types of data. For example, a progress bar can only be used for numerical fields.

To view different settings for displaying the information:

In Arctic Wolf Analytics, while viewing a question, click Visualization.
Click the desired visualization.
If required, choose your desired options.
Click Done.

See the external Metabase documentation for more information on each option.

Exporting results Direct link to this section

To download the results of a question:

In Arctic Wolf Analytics, while viewing a question, click Download full results.
You can download the results as a CSV, XSLX, or JSON file.

Creating and editing dashboards Direct link to this section

You can use dashboards to view data from multiple questions simultaneously. You can add text boxes and alter the size of questions with a dynamic workspace for better presentation of questions. It also allows you to add filters that change the data displayed in each question.

See the external Metabase documentation for more information on dashboards.

Creating a new dashboard Direct link to this section

To create a new dashboard:

In the Arctic Wolf Analytics navigation bar, click Create > New dashboard.
Enter a name and description for the dashboard.

Tip: Other users cannot see dashboards that you save to your personal collection.
Click Create.
Click Edit dashboard to begin adding items to the dashboard.
Click Add a question to add a new question to your dashboard.
For more information on how to work with questions, see Editing a dashboard.
Click Save.

Tip: You can click Duplicate while viewing an existing dashboard to create a duplicate of the dashboard.

Editing a dashboard Direct link to this section

To edit a dashboard, click Edit dashboard. These are the tools you can use for editing:

Task	Action
Add a text box	Click Add a text box.
Create a filter	Click Add a filter. Tip: Dashboard filters allow you to change your view of all questions in the dashboard without changing the questions themselves.
Move a question or text box	Click and drag the corners of a question or text box.
Change what happens when you click a column in a question	While hovering over a question, click Click behavior. By default it sorts the column, but you can have it link to another question, dashboard, or external URL.
Allow formatting options, such as: Highlighting a column in a table when it meets certain conditions Showing values on bar graphs Creating goal lines	While hovering over a question, click Visualization options.

Enabling auto-refresh on a dashboard Direct link to this section

You can enable a dashboard to automatically refresh after a certain time period. This is useful when you have a dashboard open throughout the day to be regularly referenced.

Tip: Use this along with the goal line or column highlighting visualization options to see when benchmarks are met in real time.

To enable auto-refresh:

In Arctic Wolf Analytics, while viewing a dashboard, click Auto-refresh.
Select a refresh interval between 1 and 60 minutes.

Viewing Arctic Wolf Data Direct link to this section

Arctic Wolf Data provides a list of data, organized into categories, that you can use when creating questions.

To view Arctic Wolf Data:

In the Arctic Wolf Analytics navigation bar, click Browse data.
Click Arctic Wolf Data.
Click a desired category.

Common fields Direct link to this section

These fields are included in every data set:

Field	Description
Customer	Your customer ID.
Customer UUID	Your unique identifier.
Deployment ID	The ID of the Arctic Wolf appliance that detected this.

Risks Direct link to this section

This table is a register of the security risks that Arctic Wolf detects through vulnerability and configuration scanning. Data within this table is sourced from one or more of these scan types:

Note: This does not contain data gathered from account takeover scans. Account takeover data can be found in the Account Takeover table.

IVA scans
EVA scans
Arctic Wolf Agent host-based vulnerability scans
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) scans

Arctic Wolf retains this data up to the last year.

Note: The City, Country, and Scan ID fields do not populate in this table.

Field	Description
Age	The age of a vulnerability in days.
Asset Category	The type of asset that the risk was detected on. Note: This only populates for risks discovered by an IVA scan.
Asset Name	The name or IP address of the asset that the risk was detected on.
Attack Vector	The relative location where the risk originated from. Possible values are Adjacent, Local, or Network. Note: This only populates for risks discovered by an IVA scan.
CVE	The CVE identifiers of associated risks.
Date	The date that this entry was generated.
Device ID	The identifier of the asset that the risk was detected on.
First Detected Date	The date when the risk was first detected.
First Identified	Whether this was the first time this was the risk was detected. Possible values are true or false.
Found By	The category of scan type used to find the risk. Does not populate with Agent scans. Possible values are openvas, webserver, cloudscan\|aws, cloudscan\|azure, or cloudscan\|gcp.
IP Address	The IP address of the asset containing the risk.
Issue Description	A description of the identified risk.
Issue Family	The associative group of the Issue Name. Note: This only populates for risks discovered by an IVA scan.
Issue Name	The name of the risk.
Latitude	The longitude of the asset that the risk was detected on. This is derived from the IP address of the asset.
Longitude	The latitude of the asset that the risk was detected on. This is derived from the IP address of the asset.
Resolution Date	The date when the risk was resolved.
Risk Score	The Risk Score at the time that this risk was detected. Tip: See the Risk Dashboard for more information on Risk Score.
Scan Type	The type of scans Arctic Wolf performs from outside the network, inside the network, and on a device with the Arctic Wolf Agent installed. Possible values are eva, iva, or agent.
Source	The origin of the scan. Possible values are agent, sensor, or reach.
State	The state of the risk. Possible values are Open, Acknowledged, In-Planning, Mitigation/Fix in Progress, Mitigated, Unsuccessful Validation, False Positive, or Accepted. Tip: See the Risk Dashboard for more information on scan states.
Status	The status of the scan. Possible values are Active, Inactive, or Obsolete. Note: The Mitigated status is not supported in Analytics. Tip: See the Risk Dashboard for more information on scan statuses.
Threat	The severity of the threat. Possible values are Low, Medium, or High. Note: The severity may not be the same value that is displayed in the Risk Dashboard. Risks in the Risk Dashboard can also have a value of Critical.
Asset Criticality	A label that helps you prioritize risks based on how critical an asset is to your infrastructure. Possible values are: Unassigned — The default value for all devices. None — Defer risk remediation, for example, because these assets are not interconnected with business systems. Low — Defer risk remediation until higher-priority tasks are completed. These assets are unlikely targets for malicious activity, or have negligible negative impact, if compromised. Medium — Monitor for risk escalation. These assets have moderate negative impact, if compromised. High — Isolate and limit asset use until remediation. These assets have short-term compensating controls available, or are interconnected with external systems. Critical — Remediate risks immediately. These assets are likely targets for malicious activity. Tip: To change this field value, see Edit Asset Criticality in the Risk Dashboard User Guide.
Asset Tags	A set of labels that you apply to an asset to assist with risk mitigation planning. An asset can have more than one tag. A tag can be a custom value or one of the following preset options: backup_recovery — An asset that directly or indirectly engages in the preservation of data for the purposes of recovery. gdpr — Any asset that, if compromised, would render a business or organization in violation of their GDPR legal responsibilities, as the European Union mandates. iam — An Identity and Access Management (IAM) system that provides users access to resources based on defined roles as policies. internet_facing — Any asset that can be reached through the public internet. network_infra — Any asset that makes communication between endpoints possible, including routers, switches, and firewalls. pci — Any asset that engages in the handling of credit card data, as part of the payment card industry (PCI) data security standards compliance. pii — Any asset that engages in the storage, retrieval, and/or processing of data that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person. remote_access — Any asset that is configured for remote access, including VPN gateways, and sign-in services such as RDP and SSH. Tip: To change this field value, see Edit Asset Tags in the Risk Dashboard User Guide.

Account Takeover Direct link to this section

This table contains third-party account takeover records based on data acquired from Arctic Wolf account takeover (ATO) monitoring service. These records provide details about third-party breach incidents and the user accounts involved.

Arctic Wolf retains this data up to the last year.

Field	Description
Breach Description	The description of the event.
Breach ID	The five digit identifier of the breach.
Breach Time	The date that the breach was detected, formatted in UTC.
Confidence Level	Degree of confidence in whether the account was breached. Possible values are Unverified and Confident.
Email	The email address of the account that was taken over.
Password Decryptable	Describes whether the password is decryptable. Possible values are Yes or No.
Password Type	The type of password, such as plaintext. This is often N/A.
Publicly Disclosed Time	The date that the breach was detected, formatted in UTC.
Timestamp	The time that the breach was detected. Tip: This field uses the date functionality in Analytics. This makes it easier to use for filtering.

Discovered Assets Direct link to this section

This table is a register of the assets Arctic Wolf discovers through vulnerability and configuration scanning. Data within this table is sourced from one or more of these scan types:

IVA scans
EVA scans

Arctic Wolf retains this data up to the last six months.

Note: The Learned Category and Vendor fields do not populate in this table.

Field	Description
Category	The type of asset. Possible values are Desktop, Server, or Unknown.
Device ID	The unique identifier of the asset. Note: This only populates for assets discovered by an IVA scan.
IP Address	The IP address of the asset.
MAC Address	The MAC address of the asset.
Name	The name of the asset. Note: This only populates for assets discovered by an IVA scan.
Ports	The ports the asset is connected through. Note: This only populates for assets discovered by an EVA scan.
Scan ID	The seven-digit identifier of the scan.
Softwares	A list of common service names discovered on the asset. Note: This only populates for assets discovered by an EVA scan.
Tags	The type of scan that discovered the asset. EVA scans are marked with eva and external, and IVA scans are marked with iva.
Timestamp	The time that the asset was detected.
Asset Criticality	A label that helps you prioritize risks based on how critical an asset is to your infrastructure. Possible values are: Unassigned — The default value for all devices. None — Defer risk remediation, for example, because these assets are not interconnected with business systems. Low — Defer risk remediation until higher-priority tasks are completed. These assets are unlikely targets for malicious activity, or have negligible negative impact, if compromised. Medium — Monitor for risk escalation. These assets have moderate negative impact, if compromised. High — Isolate and limit asset use until remediation. These assets have short-term compensating controls available, or are interconnected with external systems. Critical — Remediate risks immediately. These assets are likely targets for malicious activity. Tip: To change this field value, see Edit Asset Criticality in the Risk Dashboard User Guide.
Asset Tags	A set of labels that you apply to an asset to assist with risk mitigation planning. An asset can have more than one tag. A tag can be a custom value or one of the following preset options: backup_recovery — An asset that directly or indirectly engages in the preservation of data for the purposes of recovery. gdpr — Any asset that, if compromised, would render a business or organization in violation of their GDPR legal responsibilities, as the European Union mandates. iam — An Identity and Access Management (IAM) system that provides users access to resources based on defined roles as policies. internet_facing — Any asset that can be reached through the public internet. network_infra — Any asset that makes communication between endpoints possible, including routers, switches, and firewalls. pci — Any asset that engages in the handling of credit card data, as part of the payment card industry (PCI) data security standards compliance. pii — Any asset that engages in the storage, retrieval, and/or processing of data that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person. remote_access — Any asset that is configured for remote access, including VPN gateways, and sign-in services such as RDP and SSH. Tip: To change this field value, see Edit Asset Tags in the Risk Dashboard User Guide.

Agent data Direct link to this section

This are common fields to all Agent detections:

Field	Description
Client UUID	The unique identifier of the Agent that detected the asset.

Agent Assets Direct link to this section

This table contains information about endpoint devices, or assets, that Arctic Wolf Agent actively monitors.

Arctic Wolf retains this data up to the last 12 months.

Note: The Category field does not populate in this table.

Field	Description
City	The city name. This field is only populated if the Country field is available.
Country	The country that the asset is located in.
Country Code	The Alpha-2 code of the country that the asset is located in. See the external ISO documentation for more information.
External IP Address	The IP address of the asset.
Latitude	The latitude of the asset. This is derived from the IP address of the asset.
Longitude	The longitude of the asset. This is derived from the IP address of the asset.
Name	The name of the asset.
OS Configuration	The configuration of the OS. Possible values are Additional/Backup Domain Controller, Member Server, Member Workstation, Primary Domain Controller, Standalone Server, or Standalone Workstation.
OS Manufacturer	The manufacturer of the asset OS.
OS Name	The name of the asset OS.
OS Version	The version of the asset OS.
Processor Name	The name of the asset processor.
System Manufacturer	The manufacturer of the asset.
System Model	The model of the asset.
System Type	The type of the asset system. Possible values are x64-based PC, X86-based PC, or ARM64-based PC.
Timestamp	The time that the asset was detected.
User	The user that the asset is registered to.
Asset Criticality	A label that helps you prioritize risks based on how critical an asset is to your infrastructure. Possible values are: Unassigned — The default value for all devices. None — Defer risk remediation, for example, because these assets are not interconnected with business systems. Low — Defer risk remediation until higher-priority tasks are completed. These assets are unlikely targets for malicious activity, or have negligible negative impact, if compromised. Medium — Monitor for risk escalation. These assets have moderate negative impact, if compromised. High — Isolate and limit asset use until remediation. These assets have short-term compensating controls available, or are interconnected with external systems. Critical — Remediate risks immediately. These assets are likely targets for malicious activity. Tip: To change this field value, see Edit Asset Criticality in the Risk Dashboard User Guide.
Asset Tags	A set of labels that you apply to an asset to assist with risk mitigation planning. An asset can have more than one tag. A tag can be a custom value or one of the following preset options: backup_recovery — An asset that directly or indirectly engages in the preservation of data for the purposes of recovery. gdpr — Any asset that, if compromised, would render a business or organization in violation of their GDPR legal responsibilities, as the European Union mandates. iam — An Identity and Access Management (IAM) system that provides users access to resources based on defined roles as policies. internet_facing — Any asset that can be reached through the public internet. network_infra — Any asset that makes communication between endpoints possible, including routers, switches, and firewalls. pci — Any asset that engages in the handling of credit card data, as part of the payment card industry (PCI) data security standards compliance. pii — Any asset that engages in the storage, retrieval, and/or processing of data that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person. remote_access — Any asset that is configured for remote access, including VPN gateways, and sign-in services such as RDP and SSH. Tip: To change this field value, see Edit Asset Tags in the Risk Dashboard User Guide.

Installed Software Direct link to this section

This table collects details about the software installed on the the endpoint devices, or assets, that Arctic Wolf monitors.

Arctic Wolf retains this data up to the last 30 days.

Note: The Device ID field does not populate in this table.

Field	Description
Asset Name	The name of the asset that the software is installed on.
Install Date	The date that the software was installed, in UTC format.
Software Name	The name of the software.
Software Vendor	The vendor of the software.
Timestamp	The time that the software was detected.

Processes Direct link to this section

This table collects details about the processes that run on the end-point devices, or assets, that Arctic Wolf monitors.