Automated Security Advisory Monitoring

This workflow is ideal for:

• IT Security Teams: Professionals responsible for monitoring and responding to security advisories.
• Network Administrators: Individuals managing Palo Alto Networks products who need timely updates on security vulnerabilities.
• Incident Response Teams: Teams that require automated notifications for security threats to act promptly.
• Compliance Officers: Those ensuring that the organization adheres to security policies and regulations.
• Technical Support Teams: Staff who need to be informed about new advisories affecting customer environments.

This workflow addresses the challenge of staying updated with security advisories from Palo Alto Networks. By automating the retrieval and filtering of advisories, it ensures that relevant alerts are sent to the appropriate personnel, reducing the risk of overlooking critical security updates. This proactive approach enhances the organization's security posture and facilitates timely incident response.

1. Trigger the Workflow: The workflow can be executed manually or automatically every 24 hours at 1 AM.
2. Fetch Security Advisories: It retrieves the latest security advisories from the Palo Alto Networks RSS feed.
3. Filter Advisories: The workflow checks if the advisories pertain to specific products, such as GlobalProtect or Traps.
4. Check Advisory Age: It verifies if the advisories were published within the last 24 hours to ensure relevance.
5. Create Jira Issues: Relevant advisories trigger the creation of issues in Jira, allowing for further investigation and tracking.
6. Retrieve Customer Information: The workflow fetches a list of customers to notify them about the new advisories.
7. Email Notifications: It sends customized emails to customers, informing them about the new security advisory, including details like severity and link to the advisory.