Boss of the SOC (BOTS) Dataset Version 2 A sample security dataset and CTF platform for information security professionals, researchers, students, and enthusiasts. This page hosts information regarding the version 2 dataset. If you would like access to the scoreboard software, please visit the CTF Scoreboard Github repository. If you are looking for the BOTS version 1 dataset, it can be found here. Download Dataset Description Size Format MD5 BOTS V2 Dataset Full BOTSv2 dataset. 16.4GB Pre-indexed Splunk fd2673726c96e97a39fc03119d6686c6 BOTS V2 Dataset (Attack Only) BOTSv2 "attack-only" dataset. This dataset contains minimal non-attack-related (aka "clean") data. It's everything you need and nothing you don't! 3.2GB Pre-indexed Splunk 6ea8f15cc4ccf6186db7a31415c09c58 Note: Choose either the full dataset or the attack-only dataset. You cannot install them both simultaneously. The BOTS V2 Dataset is a superset of the BOTS V2 Attack Only Dataset. Installation Download the dataset file indicated above and check the MD5 hash to ensure integrity. Install Splunk Enterprise and the apps/add-ons listed in the Required Software section below. It is important to match the specific version of each app and add-on. Unzip/untar the downloaded file into $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps Restart Splunk The BOTS v2 data will be available by searching: index=botsv2 earliest=0 Note that because the data is distributed in a pre-indexed format, there are no volume-based licensing limits to be concerned with. Data Sourcetypes included access_combined activedirectory apache:error apache_error auditd bandwidth collectd cpu csp-violation df ess_content_importer hardware interfaces iostat lastlog linux:selinuxconfig linux_audit linux_secure ms:o365:management msad:nt6:health msad:nt6:siteinfo mysql:connection:stats mysql:database mysql:errorlog mysql:instance:stats mysql:server:stats mysql:status mysql:table_io_waits_summary_by_index_usage mysql:tablestatus mysql:transaction:details mysql:transaction:stats mysql:user mysql:variables mysqld-8 netstat openports osquery_info osquery_results osquery_warning package pan:system pan:threat pan:traffic perfmon:cpu perfmon:logicaldisk perfmon:memory perfmon:network perfmon:network_interface perfmon:ntds perfmon:physicaldisk perfmon:process perfmon:processor perfmon:system powershell:scriptexecutionsummary protocol ps script:installedapps script:listeningports stream:arp stream:dhcp stream:dns stream:ftp stream:http stream:icmp stream:ip stream:irc stream:ldap stream:mysql stream:smb stream:smtp stream:tcp stream:udp suricata symantec:ep:agent:file symantec:ep:agt_system:file symantec:ep:behavior:file symantec:ep:packet:file symantec:ep:scan:file symantec:ep:scm_system:file symantec:ep:security:file symantec:ep:traffic:file syslog time top unix:listeningports unix:service unix:update unix:uptime unix:useraccounts unix:version userswithloginprivs vmstat web_ping weblogic_access_combined weblogic_stdout who windowsupdatelog wineventlog:application wineventlog:directory-service wineventlog:security wineventlog:system winhostmon winregistry xmlwineventlog:microsoft-windows-sysmon/operational Required Software The dataset requires the following software which is distributed and licensed separately and should be installed before using the dataset. The versions listed are those that were used to create the dataset. Different versions of the software may or may not work properly. If you are new to Splunk, follow these instructions to install the free Splunk Enterprise trial and these instructions to install apps and add-ons. App / Add-on Version Download Splunk Enterprise 7.2.1 http://www.splunk.com SA-Investigator 1.3.1 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3749/ Base64 1.1 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1922/ URL Toolbox 1.6 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2734/ Splunk Security Essentials 2.3.0 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3435/ JellyFisher 0.1.0 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3626/ Splunk Common Information Model 4.12.0 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1621/ Splunk Add-on for Apache 1.0.0 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3186/ Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services 2.0.3 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3110/ Palo Alto Networks Add-on for Splunk 3.8.2 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2757/ Splunk Add-on for Symantec Endpoint Protection 2.3.0 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2772/ TA-Suricata 2.3.3 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2760/ Microsoft Sysmon Add-on 6.0.4 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1914/ Collectd App for Splunk Enterprise 1.1 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2875/ OSquery 1 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3278/ SSL Certificate Checker 3.2 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3172/ Website Monitoring 2.5 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1493/ Splunk Add-on for Microsoft IIS 1.0.0 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3185/ Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux 6.0.0 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/833/ Splunk Stream Add-on 7.1.1 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1809/ Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Windows 5.0.1 https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/742/ Warning Please be advised that this dataset may contain profanity, slang, vulgar expressions, and/or generally offensive terminology. Please use with discretion. This dataset contains evidence captured during actual computer security incidents, or from realistic lab recreations of security incidents. As such, the dataset may contain profanity, slang, vulgar expressions, and/or generally offensive terminology. The authors believe that the educational benefits of preserving the realism of the dataset outweigh the risk of offending some users. If the possibility of encountering this type of offensive material is a concern to you or to any audience with whom you plan to share the dataset, please stop now and do not continue. Authors Written in 2017 by Ryan Kovar, David Herrald, James Brodsky, John Stoner, Jim Apger, and David Veuve Copyright and License To the extent possible under law, the author(s) have dedicated all copyright and related and neighboring rights to this software to the public domain worldwide. This software is distributed without any warranty. You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along with this software. If not, see http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.