Unsuccessful Netbackup backups

Original Source: [splunk source]
Name:Unsuccessful Netbackup backups
id:a34aae96-ccf8-4aaa-952c-3ea21444444f
version:3
date:2024-10-17
author:David Dorsey, Splunk
status:deprecated
type:Hunting
Description:This search gives you the hosts where a backup was attempted and then failed.
Data_source:
search:`netbackup`
| stats latest(_time) as latestTime by COMPUTERNAME, MESSAGE
| search MESSAGE="An error occurred, failed to backup."
| `security_content_ctime(latestTime)`
| rename COMPUTERNAME as dest, MESSAGE as signature
| table latestTime, dest, signature
| `unsuccessful_netbackup_backups_filter`


how_to_implement:To successfully implement this search you need to obtain data from your backup solution, either from the backup logs on your endpoints or from a central server responsible for performing the backups. If you do not use Netbackup, you can modify this search for your specific backup solution.
known_false_positives:None identified
References:
drilldown_searches:
  :
tags:
  analytic_story:
    - 'Monitor Backup Solution'
  asset_type:Endpoint
  confidence:50
  impact:50
  message:tbd
  observable:
    name:'dest'
    type:'Hostname'
    - role:
      - 'Victim'
  product:
    - 'Splunk Enterprise'
    - 'Splunk Enterprise Security'
    - 'Splunk Cloud'
  required_fields:
    - '_time'
  risk_score:25
  security_domain:endpoint

tests:
  :
manual_test:None

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