Deploying Osquery for Endpoint Monitoring

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Deploying osquery across Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints for fleet-wide visibility
• Building threat hunting queries using osquery's SQL interface
• Monitoring endpoint compliance (installed software, open ports, running services)
• Integrating osquery data with SIEM or Kolide/Fleet for centralized management

Do not use for real-time alerting (osquery is periodic/on-demand; use EDR for real-time).

Prerequisites

• Osquery package for target OS (https://osquery.io/downloads)
• Fleet management server (Kolide Fleet or FleetDM) for enterprise deployment
• TLS certificates for secure agent-to-server communication
• Log aggregation pipeline (Filebeat, Fluentd) for osquery result logs

Workflow