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TheHive and Slack Integrated Security Incident Management Workflow

This workflow enables Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts to efficiently manage security incidents within Slack through deep integration with TheHive security incident response platform. Users can update incident statuses in real time, assign tasks, and adjust threat levels, with all actions instantly synchronized to TheHive. This significantly reduces the time spent switching between multiple tools, enhances team collaboration efficiency, ensures transparent information sharing, and ultimately improves the speed and accuracy of security incident responses.

Workflow Diagram
TheHive and Slack Integrated Security Incident Management Workflow Workflow diagram

Workflow Name

TheHive and Slack Integrated Security Incident Management Workflow

Key Features and Highlights

This workflow delivers a deep integration between TheHive security incident response platform and Slack, enabling SOC (Security Operations Center) analysts to efficiently manage and update security cases directly within Slack. Through interactive Slack message blocks and modal dialogs, users can modify incident attributes, assign tasks, adjust threat levels, and close cases, with all operations synchronized in real-time back to TheHive. This significantly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of security incident response.

Core Problems Addressed

  • Reduces frequent context switching for security analysts across multiple tools, preventing information silos and response delays
  • Enables automation and collaboration in security incident management, ensuring instant updates and transparent sharing of incident data
  • Simplifies task assignment and tracking processes, improving team collaboration and execution
  • Provides an intuitive and user-friendly interface via Slack, lowering operational complexity and minimizing human errors

Use Cases

  • SOC teams requiring rapid response and handling of security incidents with real-time updates to case status and attributes
  • Managing TheHive security incidents directly within the Slack environment to maintain workflow continuity
  • Quickly assigning tasks and tracking progress within team collaboration
  • Sharing security incident details promptly via Slack notifications to facilitate cross-department communication

Main Workflow Steps

  1. TheHive Trigger: Listens for new security incident creation via TheHive webhook trigger
  2. Format Incident Information: Formats and maps incident details into Slack message blocks
  3. Send Message to Slack Channel: Posts security incident notifications with interactive buttons (e.g., close case, add task) to a designated Slack channel
  4. Update Incident Attributes: Users modify incident attributes (status, severity, TLP, PAP, etc.) within Slack using buttons or selectors
  5. Retrieve Slack User Email: Converts Slack user IDs to email addresses to match TheHive users, ensuring accurate task assignment
  6. Synchronize Updates Back to TheHive: Updates corresponding incident fields via TheHive API
  7. Task Management: Supports adding tasks through Slack modal dialogs, including task title, description, due date, and assignee
  8. Dynamic Message Updates: Real-time updates of modified incident details back to the Slack message to maintain information consistency
  9. Respond to Slack Interactions: All operations return immediate HTTP responses to ensure smooth Slack interaction flows

Involved Systems and Services

  • TheHive: Security incident response platform providing incident data management and API support
  • Slack: Team communication and collaboration platform serving as the incident notification and interaction interface
  • n8n Automation Platform: Workflow orchestration tool connecting TheHive and Slack, handling data transformation and logic branching
  • Webhook: Used for event triggering and Slack interaction responses
  • HTTP Request Nodes: Invokes Slack and TheHive API endpoints to achieve data synchronization

Target Users and Value

  • SOC Analysts: Quickly manage security incidents via Slack, improving response speed
  • Security Team Managers: Gain real-time visibility into incident handling progress and optimize team collaboration workflows
  • IT Operations and Security Automation Engineers: Reduce manual operations and elevate automation levels using this workflow
  • Cross-Department Collaboration Teams: Simplify communication and task assignment to ensure efficient and transparent security incident handling

This workflow seamlessly combines TheHive’s powerful security incident management capabilities with Slack’s collaboration platform to create an efficient and highly interactive security incident response environment. Through an intuitive Slack interface, SOC teams can swiftly perform incident assignment, status updates, and task management, significantly boosting the efficiency and accuracy of security incident handling. It is an ideal solution for security operations automation.