For developers, Microsoft Teams serves as a central hub for daily operations. With this in mind, OX Security has enhanced our Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform with seamless Microsoft Teams integration. Adding Teams to our connector ecosystem and functionality list addresses a common concern among AppSec and DevOps teams—the need to deliver security-related information directly within developers’ primary workspaces without major disruptions or negative impacts on efficiency.
The newly added Teams integration provides developers with targeted, actionable security alerts within their Teams channels. For instance, when a vulnerability is identified, particularly within recently deployed code, an immediate notification is delivered to the specified developer’s Teams platform. The notification will include essential details such as the nature of the issue, the affected code segments, and recommended remediation steps. This direct delivery of information eliminates the need for developers to navigate separate security platforms (i.e., logging into OX to see the information), which reduces context switching and accelerates the resolution process.
Another important aspect of this feature launch is that adding Teams to your OX instance facilitates enhanced collaboration between development and security teams, something many of our customers crave. Developers can now discuss vulnerabilities, assign tasks, and track remediation progress directly within Teams—all with information attached to the message rather than copied from another platform—and send information back to the OX Security platform to ensure proper logging and auditing. This integrated process promotes real-time communication and ensures that security issues are addressed promptly.
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In a perfect software development world, where security and development teams work harmoniously side by side, perhaps messaging and alerting issues are nonexistent. For the rest of us (who work in highly complex organizations with elaborate software development challenges and pressure-filled, rapid deployment cycles), we need mechanisms to improve processes and communication in, across, and between teams (pun intended). Because OX is also a software development organization—thus, a software user and provider, like most of you— we are always looking to uplevel our communication about operational issues. The Teams integration with the OX Platform is one outcome of this effort.
Security Benefits
- Centralized alerting and tracking:
- Security teams can deliver alerts directly into relevant Teams channels, ensuring visibility and prompt action.
- Track remediation progress and collaborate with developers within the Teams environment, maintaining a comprehensive audit trail.
- Improved communication and collaboration:
- Facilitate direct communication with developers, reducing email chains and context switching.
- Share security findings and remediation guidance directly within Teams, fostering a collaborative security culture.
- Enhanced incident response:
- Rapidly disseminate critical security information during incident response scenarios.
- Coordinate remediation efforts and track progress in real time within Teams.
- Automated reporting and notifications:
- Automate security alert notifications to relevant Teams channels, ensuring timely awareness.
- Generate reports and summaries of security findings directly within Teams, providing actionable insights.
Send a message to Teams from OX
Developer Benefits
- Direct and actionable alerts:
- Receive targeted security alerts directly within their Teams channels alongside their daily workflows.
- Access contextual information, including affected code segments and remediation steps, without navigating separate security platforms.
- Seamless collaboration:
- Discuss vulnerabilities, assign tasks, and track remediation progress directly within Teams.
- Collaborate with security teams in real time, accelerating the resolution process.
- Reduced context switching:
- Minimize disruptions by receiving security information within their primary workspace.
- Avoid the need to switch between disparate tools and platforms, maintaining focus and productivity.
- Improved remediation efficiency:
- Quickly understand and address vulnerabilities with clear and concise information.
- Access remediation guidance and collaborate with security teams to implement fixes efficiently.
Add Teams messaging to your OX Workflow
OX’s ultimate goal for our customers is to embed security directly into the development workflow. By delivering relevant security information within the tools developers use, in this case, Teams, we aim to improve vulnerability remediation times and foster a more integrated approach to application security. Adding Teams to your OX deployment simplifies the process of addressing security concerns, ultimately contributing to more secure and efficient software development practices.
For more information about connecting Teams to your existing OX environment, contact your customer success manager or take a quick read of our OX Docs. If you’re not yet an OX customer but want to learn more about how OX helps you focus on the 5% of application security issues that matter, contact sales today!
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