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Assigning detections

Assigning detections

You can assign an active detection to any active user with any role in the current account from the Detections Table, Triage Device, and the Triage Rules pages.

Assigning detections from the Detections Table

To assign a detection from the Detections Table:
  1. Go to Detections > Detections Table.
  2. Click the Actions menu at the right side of the page and select Assign Detection. The Assign dialog opens.

  3. From the Assignee dropdown, select a user from the list. You have the option of assigning the detection to yourself.
  4. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  5. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.
To bulk assign detections:
  1. Go to Detections > Detections Table.
  2. Select the detections you want to assign. The Tools menu appears.
  3. Select Assign <#> Detections. The Assign dialog opens.

  4. From the Assignee dropdown, select a user from the list. You have the option of assigning the detection to yourself.
  5. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  6. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.
To unassign detections:
  1. Go to Detections > Detections Table.
  2. Click the Actions menu at the right side of the page and select Assign Detection. The Assign dialog opens.
  3. From the Assignee dropdown, select Unassigned.
  4. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  5. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.

Assigning detections from the Triage Devices page

To assign detections from the Triage Device page:
  1. Go to Detections > Triage Devices
  2. In the Impacted Devices pane, select a device.
  3. In the detections table at the bottom of the page, scroll to the Detection Rule column and click a rule.

  4. At the bottom of the page, click Assign Detection. The Assign dialog opens.

  5. From the Assignee dropdown, select Unassigned.
  6. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  7. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.

Assigning detections from the Triage Rules page

To assign a detection from the Triage Rules page:
  1. Go to Detections > Triage Rules. The Triage Rules page opens.
  2. Open a rule in the list.
  3. Click the Actions menu at the right side of the page and select Assign Detection. The Assign dialog opens.

  4. From the Assignee dropdown, select a user from the list. You have the option of assigning the detection to yourself.
  5. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  6. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.

Viewing assigned detections

Detections Table

The Detections Table contains four columns with assignment information:

Assigned Comment Notes about the detection to the assignee.
Assignee The name of the user assigned to the detection.
Current Assign Time The date and time the assignment was updated.
Initial Assign Time The date and time the detection was assigned.

You can also use the filter to show Assigned and Unassigned detections.

Triage Rules and Triage Devices

The Assigned Comment, Assignee, Current Assign Time and Initial Assign Time columns appear in the detections table of the Triage Rules and Triage Devices pages. To filter the table, use the Assigned, Unassiagned and Assigned to filters at the top of the table.

Assigning detections

Assigning detections

You can assign an active detection to any active user with any role in the current account from the Detections Table, Triage Device, and the Triage Rules pages.

Assigning detections from the Detections Table

To assign a detection from the Detections Table:
  1. Go to Detections > Detections Table.
  2. Click the Actions menu at the right side of the page and select Assign Detection. The Assign dialog opens.

  3. From the Assignee dropdown, select a user from the list. You have the option of assigning the detection to yourself.
  4. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  5. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.
To bulk assign detections:
  1. Go to Detections > Detections Table.
  2. Select the detections you want to assign. The Tools menu appears.
  3. Select Assign <#> Detections. The Assign dialog opens.

  4. From the Assignee dropdown, select a user from the list. You have the option of assigning the detection to yourself.
  5. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  6. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.
To unassign detections:
  1. Go to Detections > Detections Table.
  2. Click the Actions menu at the right side of the page and select Assign Detection. The Assign dialog opens.
  3. From the Assignee dropdown, select Unassigned.
  4. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  5. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.

Assigning detections from the Triage Devices page

To assign detections from the Triage Device page:
  1. Go to Detections > Triage Devices
  2. In the Impacted Devices pane, select a device.
  3. In the detections table at the bottom of the page, scroll to the Detection Rule column and click a rule.

  4. At the bottom of the page, click Assign Detection. The Assign dialog opens.

  5. From the Assignee dropdown, select Unassigned.
  6. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  7. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.

Assigning detections from the Triage Rules page

To assign a detection from the Triage Rules page:
  1. Go to Detections > Triage Rules. The Triage Rules page opens.
  2. Open a rule in the list.
  3. Click the Actions menu at the right side of the page and select Assign Detection. The Assign dialog opens.

  4. From the Assignee dropdown, select a user from the list. You have the option of assigning the detection to yourself.
  5. (Optional) Enter a comment in the Comments field.
  6. Click Confirm. A confirmation appears at the top of the page.

Viewing assigned detections

Detections Table

The Detections Table contains four columns with assignment information:

Assigned Comment Notes about the detection to the assignee.
Assignee The name of the user assigned to the detection.
Current Assign Time The date and time the assignment was updated.
Initial Assign Time The date and time the detection was assigned.

You can also use the filter to show Assigned and Unassigned detections.

Triage Rules and Triage Devices

The Assigned Comment, Assignee, Current Assign Time and Initial Assign Time columns appear in the detections table of the Triage Rules and Triage Devices pages. To filter the table, use the Assigned, Unassiagned and Assigned to filters at the top of the table.