Notifications¶

Parapet Security can notify you through Slack and email when important alerts arrive. Configure notifications to ensure you never miss a critical threat.

Notification Channels¶

Notification Settings¶

Access notification settings at Settings → Notifications.

Overview Tab¶

Global notification controls:

Channels Tab¶

Configure individual notification channels:

• Slack - Connect workspace and select channel
• Email - Enable/disable and configure digest
• Microsoft Teams - Coming soon

Advanced Tab¶

Fine-tune notification behavior:

How Notifications Work¶

graph TD
    A[Alert Triaged] --> B{Notifications Enabled?}
    B -->|No| C[Dashboard Only]
    B -->|Yes| D{Meets Severity?}
    D -->|No| C
    D -->|Yes| E{Meets Confidence?}
    E -->|No| C
    E -->|Yes| F{Quiet Hours?}
    F -->|Yes| G[Queue for Later]
    F -->|No| H{Rate Limited?}
    H -->|Yes| I[Add to Digest]
    H -->|No| J[Send Notification]

Severity Threshold¶

The minimum severity setting filters which alerts trigger notifications:

Confidence Threshold¶

The minimum confidence score filters uncertain alerts:

Digest Settings¶

Batch non-urgent alerts into periodic digests:

Digests include:

• Alert count by severity
• Top affected hosts/users
• Link to view in dashboard

Rate Limiting¶

Prevent notification fatigue during high-volume events:

When limits are hit:

1. Excess alerts go to digest
2. A summary notification is sent
3. All alerts still appear in dashboard

Deduplication¶

Suppress repeated notifications for similar alerts:

Alerts are considered duplicates if they have:

• Same source IP
• Same affected host
• Same alert type
• Within the dedup window

Quiet Hours¶

Prevent notifications during off-hours:

During quiet hours:

• Notifications are queued
• Sent when quiet hours end
• Critical alerts can optionally bypass

Testing Notifications¶

After configuring, test each channel:

Slack¶

1. Go to Settings → Notifications → Channels
2. Click Send Test next to Slack
3. Verify message appears in your channel

Email¶

1. Go to Settings → Notifications → Channels
2. Click Send Test next to Email
3. Check your inbox (and spam folder)

Troubleshooting¶

Common notification issues:

See Troubleshooting Guide for more help.

Next Steps¶

• Set up Slack - Real-time notifications
• Configure Email - Email notifications and digests
• Fine-tune Settings - Optimize for your workflow