SIEM Integration

Field	Value
Document ID	ASCEND-ENT-006
Version	2026.04
Last Updated	April 2026
Author	Ascend Engineering Team
Publisher	OW-KAI Technologies Inc.
Classification	Enterprise Client Documentation
Compliance	SOC 2 CC6.1/CC6.2, PCI-DSS 7.1/8.3, HIPAA 164.312, NIST 800-53 AC-2/SI-4

Reading Time: 10 minutes | Skill Level: Advanced

Overview

ASCEND integrates with enterprise SIEM platforms to provide centralized security monitoring. Export security events in Splunk CIM, Datadog metrics, or custom formats for real-time visibility into AI governance.

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SIEM integration exports security events containing action metadata, risk scores, and agent identifiers. Verify your SIEM ingestion pipeline and index configuration can handle the expected event volume before enabling.

Supported SIEM Platforms

Platform	Format	Features
Splunk	CIM (Common Information Model)	Full event taxonomy
Datadog	Metrics + Logs	Custom dashboards
Wiz	JSON	Cloud security
Generic	Syslog/JSON	Any SIEM

Architecture

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                          SIEM INTEGRATION FLOW                                   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                                  |
|   ASCEND PLATFORM                                                               |
|   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+   |
|   |                                                                          |   |
|   |   Events Generated:                                                      |   |
|   |   - Action submissions        - Policy changes                          |   |
|   |   - Approvals/denials         - Security alerts                         |   |
|   |   - Agent registrations       - Anomaly detections                      |   |
|   |   - Authentication events     - Configuration changes                   |   |
|   |                                                                          |   |
|   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+   |
|                              |                                                   |
|                              v                                                   |
|   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+   |
|   |                    EVENT TRANSFORMATION                                  |   |
|   |                                                                          |   |
|   |   Format Selection:                                                      |   |
|   |   - Splunk CIM    -> src, dest, action, status, severity               |   |
|   |   - Datadog       -> metrics.* + logs with tags                        |   |
|   |   - JSON          -> Raw structured events                              |   |
|   |                                                                          |   |
|   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+   |
|                              |                                                   |
|                              v                                                   |
|   +------------------------+   +------------------------+   +---------------+   |
|   |       SPLUNK          |   |       DATADOG          |   |    CUSTOM     |   |
|   |  HEC Endpoint         |   |  API Endpoint          |   |   Webhook     |   |
|   |  Index: ascend_*      |   |  Tags: env, service    |   |   Your SIEM   |   |
|   +------------------------+   +------------------------+   +---------------+   |
|                                                                                  |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Splunk Integration

Configure HEC (HTTP Event Collector)

# Enable Splunk SIEM integration
curl -X POST "https://pilot.owkai.app/api/siem/configure" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <admin_jwt>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "provider": "splunk",
    "hec_url": "https://splunk.company.com:8088/services/collector",
    "hec_token": "your-hec-token",
    "index": "ascend_security",
    "source": "ascend:governance",
    "sourcetype": "_json",
    "ssl_verify": true
  }'

Splunk CIM Event Format

{
  "time": 1702656000,
  "host": "ascend-api",
  "source": "ascend:governance",
  "sourcetype": "ascend:action",
  "index": "ascend_security",
  "event": {
    "action": "action.submitted",
    "src": "agent-001",
    "src_user": "trading-bot",
    "dest": "trade_executor",
    "dest_port": null,
    "status": "pending_approval",
    "severity": "medium",
    "risk_score": 65,
    "category": "AI Governance",
    "vendor_product": "ASCEND",
    "signature": "High-risk action submitted",
    "user": "system@company.com",
    "organization_id": 1,
    "correlation_id": "act_abc123"
  }
}

Splunk Search Examples

# High-risk actions in last 24 hours
index=ascend_security sourcetype=ascend:action risk_score>=70
| stats count by src, action, severity
| sort -count

# Denied actions by agent
index=ascend_security sourcetype=ascend:action status=denied
| timechart span=1h count by src

# Security anomalies
index=ascend_security sourcetype=ascend:security category="Anomaly"
| table _time, src_user, signature, severity, risk_score

Datadog Integration

Configure Datadog API

# Enable Datadog integration
curl -X POST "https://pilot.owkai.app/api/siem/configure" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <admin_jwt>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "provider": "datadog",
    "api_key": "your-datadog-api-key",
    "app_key": "your-datadog-app-key",
    "site": "datadoghq.com",
    "service": "ascend-governance",
    "env": "production",
    "tags": ["team:security", "compliance:soc2"]
  }'

Datadog Metrics Format

# Metrics sent to Datadog
[
    {
        "metric": "ascend.actions.submitted",
        "type": "count",
        "points": [[timestamp, 1]],
        "tags": [
            "agent:trading-bot",
            "risk_level:high",
            "status:pending_approval",
            "env:production"
        ]
    },
    {
        "metric": "ascend.actions.risk_score",
        "type": "gauge",
        "points": [[timestamp, 65]],
        "tags": [
            "agent:trading-bot",
            "action_type:trade_execution"
        ]
    }
]

Datadog Dashboard Widgets

# Recommended dashboard configuration
DASHBOARD_WIDGETS = {
    "action_volume": {
        "type": "timeseries",
        "query": "sum:ascend.actions.submitted{*}.as_count()"
    },
    "approval_rate": {
        "type": "query_value",
        "query": "sum:ascend.actions.approved{*}/sum:ascend.actions.submitted{*}*100"
    },
    "risk_distribution": {
        "type": "toplist",
        "query": "sum:ascend.actions.risk_score{*} by {agent}"
    },
    "pending_approvals": {
        "type": "query_value",
        "query": "sum:ascend.actions.pending{*}"
    }
}

Export Diagnostics to SIEM

Manual Export

# Export diagnostic data in Splunk CIM format
curl -X POST "https://pilot.owkai.app/api/diagnostics/export" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <admin_jwt>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "format": "splunk_cim",
    "start_date": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
    "end_date": "2025-12-15T23:59:59Z",
    "include_details": true
  }'

Response:

{
  "status": "success",
  "format": "splunk_cim",
  "records_exported": 1250,
  "data": [
    {
      "time": 1702656000,
      "correlation_id": "diag_1_20251215_103045_a1b2c3d4",
      "diagnostic_type": "full_diagnostic",
      "status": "success",
      "health_score": 98.5,
      "severity": "INFO",
      "src": "ascend-diagnostics",
      "action": "health_check",
      "category": "System Health"
    }
  ]
}

Datadog Metrics Export

# Export in Datadog metrics format
curl -X POST "https://pilot.owkai.app/api/diagnostics/export" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <admin_jwt>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "format": "datadog_metrics",
    "start_date": "2025-12-01T00:00:00Z",
    "end_date": "2025-12-15T23:59:59Z"
  }'

Event Types

Security Events

Event Type	Severity	Description
`auth.login`	INFO	User login
`auth.logout`	INFO	User logout
`auth.failure`	WARNING	Authentication failure
`auth.lockout`	HIGH	Account locked
`security.alert`	HIGH	Security alert triggered
`security.anomaly`	MEDIUM	Anomaly detected

Governance Events

Event Type	Severity	Description
`action.submitted`	INFO	Action submitted
`action.approved`	INFO	Action approved
`action.denied`	MEDIUM	Action denied
`action.executed`	INFO	Action executed
`policy.created`	LOW	Policy created
`policy.updated`	LOW	Policy updated

Agent Events

Event Type	Severity	Description
`agent.registered`	INFO	Agent registered
`agent.deactivated`	MEDIUM	Agent deactivated
`agent.killed`	HIGH	Kill-switch activated

Compliance Mapping

Standard	Requirement	SIEM Support
SOC 2 CC7.2	Incident response	Alert routing
SOC 2 CC7.3	Anomaly monitoring	Real-time detection
PCI-DSS 10.2	Event logging	Full audit trail
PCI-DSS 10.6	Log review	Automated analysis
HIPAA 164.312(b)	Audit controls	Immutable logging
NIST AU-6	Audit review	SIEM correlation

Best Practices

1. Index Strategy

# Recommended Splunk index structure
INDEXES = {
    "ascend_security": "Security events",
    "ascend_governance": "Governance decisions",
    "ascend_audit": "Audit trail",
    "ascend_diagnostics": "Health metrics"
}

2. Retention Configuration

# SIEM retention by event type
RETENTION = {
    "security_events": "7 years",  # SOX compliance
    "governance_events": "6 years", # HIPAA
    "diagnostic_events": "1 year"
}

3. Alert Rules

# Recommended SIEM alerts
ALERT_RULES = [
    {
        "name": "High-Risk Action Spike",
        "query": "risk_score>=80 | stats count | where count>10",
        "severity": "high",
        "action": "pagerduty"
    },
    {
        "name": "Kill-Switch Activated",
        "query": "action=agent.killed",
        "severity": "critical",
        "action": "immediate"
    },
    {
        "name": "Authentication Anomaly",
        "query": "auth.failure | stats count by src_user | where count>5",
        "severity": "medium",
        "action": "email"
    }
]

Troubleshooting

Verify Connection

# Test SIEM connectivity
curl "https://pilot.owkai.app/api/siem/test" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <admin_jwt>"

Common Issues

Issue	Cause	Solution
Events not appearing	HEC token expired	Rotate token
SSL errors	Certificate mismatch	Verify CA bundle
Rate limiting	Too many events	Batch events
Missing fields	Format mismatch	Check CIM mapping

Next Steps

ServiceNow - ITSM integration
System Diagnostics - Health monitoring
Webhooks - Custom integrations

Document Version: 2026.04 | Last Updated: April 2026

Overview​

Supported SIEM Platforms​

Architecture​

Splunk Integration​

Configure HEC (HTTP Event Collector)​

Splunk CIM Event Format​

Splunk Search Examples​

Datadog Integration​

Configure Datadog API​

Datadog Metrics Format​

Datadog Dashboard Widgets​

Export Diagnostics to SIEM​

Manual Export​

Datadog Metrics Export​

Event Types​

Security Events​

Governance Events​

Agent Events​

Compliance Mapping​

Best Practices​

1. Index Strategy​

2. Retention Configuration​

3. Alert Rules​

Troubleshooting​

Verify Connection​

Common Issues​

Next Steps​