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Learn Key Concepts
SOC Automation Success Plan
Days 1 through 15: Get Started with SOC Automation
Days 16 through 45: Link Alerts and Define Use Cases
Days 46 through 90: Customize and Activate Workflows
Supporting Resources
InsightVM + InsightConnect Automation Quick Start Guide
Use Case #1: Vulnerability Intelligence Gathering
Use Case #2: Vulnerability Risk Management Alerts
Use Case #3: Democratize Vulnerability Management
VM Automation Success Plan
Days 1 through 15: Get Started with VM Automation
Days 16 through 45: VM Triggers and Extending VM Use Casess
Days 46 through 90: Customize and Activate Workflows
Supporting Resources
Learn to Build Workflows
Introductory videos
Setup and Deploy an Orchestrator
What is the Insight Orchestrator?
Install and Activate an Orchestrator
System and Network Requirements
Deploying in AWS or Azure with RHEL8
Install Private CA Certificates
Configure an Orchestrator
Configure Proxies
Configure Static IP Address
Troubleshoot an Orchestrator
Command Line Help
Uninstall an Orchestrator
Concepts and Usage
Learn InsightConnect's foundational concepts
Course 1: Introduction to workflows
Course 2: Understand data in InsightConnect with workflow data basics
Course 3: Access data in InsightConnect with Handlebars
Course 4: Introduction to Format Query Language
Course 5: Introduction to loop data and loop outputs
Home Page Widgets
Workflows
Workflow Control Panel
Workflow Builder
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Input and Output Variables
Nested Variables
Quick Actions
Workflow Steps
Jobs
Most Popular Plugins
InsightConnect REST API
Plugins and Connections
Plugins
Use Plugins
Update Plugins
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Free and Open Source Service Plugins
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HTTP Requests
Mass Delete with PowerShell
Python 2 or 3 Script
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Active Directory LDAP
AWS Security Hub
Cisco ASA
CheckPoint NGFW
Fortinet FortiGate
Gmail
Insight Agent
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Jira
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft InTune
Microsoft Office365
Microsoft Office 365 Email Security
Microsoft SCCM
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Windows Defender ATP
Mimecast
Palo Alto Firewall
ServiceNow
Slack
VirusTotal
Workday
How To
Build a Workflow
Manage Workflows
Import and Export Workflows
Set Up Triggers
Set Up an API Trigger
Set Up an InsightIDR Alert Trigger
Set Up an InsightIDR Attacker Behavior Analytics (ABA) Alert Trigger
Set Up an InsightVM Events Trigger
Set Up a Plugin Trigger
Trigger Workflows with Slack ChatOps
Manage Global Artifacts
Configure Workflow Parameters
Use Workflow Steps
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Use a ChatOps Step
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Use a Loop Step
Use a Pattern Match Step
Use a Rapid7 Insight Solutions Step
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Format JSON Input
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Work with Variables
You can modify InsightConnect input and output variables to meet your needs in a variety of ways.
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