Configure a Palo Alto Networks Panorama platform to send logs to Arctic Wolf

You can configure a Palo Alto Networks® device to send the necessary logs to Arctic Wolf® for security monitoring using Panorama platform.

Requirements

• An activated Arctic Wolf Sensor
• Access to Palo Alto Networks console with administrator permissions

Steps

1. Create a syslog server profile.
2. Configure a managed Collector Group to forward firewall logs.
3. Provide your Palo Alto Networks Panorama information to Arctic Wolf.

Step 1: Create a syslog server profile

1. Sign in to the Palo Alto Networks Panorama platform with administrator permissions.

2. Click the PANORAMA tab.

3. In the navigation menu, click Server Profiles > Syslog.

4. Click + Add.

5. In the New Server Profile dialog, in the Name field, enter a unique name for the syslog server. For example, awn-mycompany1.

6. Click the Servers tab.

7. Click + Add.

   A new row is added to the table.

8. In the new table row, configure these settings:

   • Name — Enter a name for your Arctic Wolf physical or virtual sensor.
   • Syslog Server — Enter the IP address of your Arctic Wolf physical or virtual sensor.
   • Transport — Select UDP.
   • Port — Enter 514.
   • Format — Use the default format of BSD.
   • Facility — Use the default format of LOG_USER.

9. Click OK.

Step 2: Configure a managed Collector Group to forward firewall logs

1. Sign in to the Palo Alto Networks Panorama platform with administrator permissions.

2. Click the PANORAMA tab.

3. In the navigation menu, click Collector Groups.

4. Open your existing Collector Group that is receiving firewall logs.

5. Click the Collector Log Forwarding tab.

6. Create a log forwarding profile match list for each of these log types: System, Configuration, HIP-Match, Correlation Logs, Traffic, Data, Threat, Auth, URL, and Global Protect

   Note: Global Protect log settings are only required if you have GlobalProtect.

   1. Click + Add.

   2. In the Log Settings dialog, for each log type, configure these settings:

      • Name — Enter a descriptive name for your log setting profile.
      • Filter — Select All Logs.
      • Description — Enter a description for your log settings.
      • Forward Method — Select the Syslog method, and then click + Add and select the syslog server profile that you created in Create a syslog server profile.

   3. Click OK.

   4. Verify that you have a log forwarding profile for all necessary log types.

7. Click OK.

Step 3: Provide your Palo Alto Networks Panorama information to Arctic Wolf

1. Sign in to the Arctic Wolf® Unified Portal.

2. Click Help > Open a New Ticket.

3. On the Open a New Ticket page, configure these settings:

   • What is this ticket related to? — Select General request.
   • Subject — Enter Syslog changes.
   • Related ticket (optional) — Keep blank.
   • Message — Enter this information for your Concierge Security® Team (CST):
     • Confirmation that you completed the steps in this configuration guide.
     • The IP address or hostname you used during the configuration.
     • Any questions or comments that you have.

4. Click Send Message.

   Your CST will review the details, and then confirm that Arctic Wolf is successfully processing the logs.

See also

• Configure Palo Alto Networks to send logs to Arctic Wolf