CB correlating-security-events-in-qradar
Correlates security events in IBM QRadar SIEM using AQL (Ariel Query Language), custom rules, building blocks, and offense management to detect multi-stage attacks across network, endpoint, and application log sources. Use when SOC analysts need to investigate QRadar offenses, build correlation rules, or tune detection logic for reducing false positives.
Correlates security events in IBM QRadar SIEM using AQL (Ariel Query Language), custom rules, building blocks, and offense management to detect multi-stage…
As a process B 72/100 · Nearly there — weak spots: failures and branches, running it twice
How to improve
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 6
✓ No critical or high findings
Medium and low: 6
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/api-reference.md:40Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (documentation of a security skill)curl -s "https://qradar/api/siem/offenses?filter=…" -H "SEC: $TOKEN"
security skill -
low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/api-reference.md:43Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (documentation of a security skill)curl -s "https://qradar/api/siem/offenses/12345" -H "SEC: $TOKEN"
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/api-reference.md:68Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (documentation of a security skill)curl -s "https://qradar/api/reference_data/sets/Watchlist_IPs" -H "SEC: $TOKEN"
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:117Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use) (detector / deny-list definition)Correlate authentication failures with network flows to detect lateral movement:
detector -
low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:267Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)- **Lateral Movement Chain**: Track authentication events across multiple internal hosts from a single source
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:269Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)- **Privilege Escalation**: Correlate user account changes (group additions) with prior suspicious authentication
Files scanned: 4. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "domain" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "subdomain" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "nist_csf" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "mitre_attack"
Process rating: all ten parameters 72/100
- 0Failures and branches. Linear process with no failure handling
- 30Running it twice. 4 mutating operations with no state check
- 50When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 60Result and completion. Output format stated, no completion criterion
- 70Inputs and preconditions. Inputs and preconditions are listed
- 100Tools and files. No external tools needed
- 100Steps. 22 steps
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 2339 tokens
- 100Progress reporting. Reports progress
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
- -41 reference files, but SKILL.md never points to them: the model will not open them
- -31 of 1 scripts are never mentioned in SKILL.md
- +2Single-language instructions
- +4Description says when NOT to use the skill
- +3Description length 356: enough signal without eating the budget
- +4Structure: 14 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 22 items
- +3Output format is stated explicitly
- +4Has examples (11 code blocks)
- +1License stated
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 82.