Configure Notification Forwarding

Select
Settings ( )
Configurations
General
Notifications
.
+ Add Forwarding Configuration
.
Define the configuration
Name
and
Description
.
Select the
Log Type
you want to forward, one of the following:
Alerts
—Send notifications for specific alert types (for example, XDR Agent
or BIOC
).
Agent Audit Logs
—Send notifications for audit logs reported by your Cortex XDR agents.
Management Audit Logs
—Send notifications for audit logs about events related to your Cortex XDR management console.
In the
Configuration Scope
,
Filter
the type of information you want included in a notification.
For example, set a filter
Severity = Medium, Alert Source = XDR Agent
. Cortex XDR sends the alerts or events matching this filter as a notification.
(
Optional
) Define your
Email Configuration
.
In
Email Distribution
, add the email addresses to which you want to send email notifications.
Define the
Email Grouping Time Frame
, in minutes, to specify how often Cortex XDR sends notifications. Every 30 alerts
or 30 events
aggregated within this time frame are sent together in one notification, sorted according to the severity. To send a notification when one alert
or event
is generated, set the time frame to
0
.
Choose whether you want Cortex XDR to provide an auto-generated subject.
If you previously used the Log Forwarding app and want to continue forwarding logs in the same format, you can
Use Legacy Log Format
. See Cortex® XDR™ Log Notification Formats.
Configure additional forwarding options.
Depending on the notification integrations supported by the Log Type, configure the desired Slack channel or Syslog receiver notification settings.
Before you can select a Slack channel or Syslog receiver you must Integrate Slack for Outbound Notifications and Integrate a Syslog Receiver.
Enter the
Slack
channel name and select from the list of available channels.
Slack channels are managed independently of Cortex XDR in your Slack workspace. After integrating your Slack account with your Cortex XDR tenant, Cortex XDR displays a list of specific Slack channels associated with the integrated Slack workspace.
Select a
Syslog
receiver.
Cortex XDR displays the list of receivers integrated with your Cortex XDR tenant.
Select
Done
to create the forwarding configuration.
(
Optional
) To later modify a saved forwarding configuration, right-click the configuration, and
Edit
,
Disable
, or
Delete
it.