ApproveThis manages your Panop Integration approvals.

When Attack Surface Management Meets Approval Automation

Let's get real: security teams are drowning in alerts while finance teams are buried in spreadsheets. Panop finds the vulnerabilities, ApproveThis slams the brakes on rogue changes. Together? They're like bouncers for your digital infrastructure - one spots the troublemakers, the other makes sure nobody opens the door without proper clearance.

Panop's attack surface management gives you eyes on every server, API endpoint, and shadow IT project. ApproveThis gives you guardrails. Connect them through Zapier, and you've got automated approval chains that kick in whenever Panop spots something new or sketchy. No more "I thought Bob approved that firewall change" disasters.

Three Ways This Combo Actually Works in the Wild

1. New Asset? Not So Fast

Picture this: Your dev team spins up a new cloud instance without telling security. Panop finds it within minutes. Instead of playing Slack tag with three departments, ApproveThis automatically:

• Pings the security lead for threat assessment
• Alerts finance if costs exceed $500/month
• Requires CISO sign-off for high-risk environments

Healthcare companies use this to lockdown PHI storage. Financial firms enforce SOX compliance before that experimental database goes live.

2. Vulnerability Found? Decide Now, Not Next Week

Panop detects an unpatched vulnerability in your customer-facing API. Through Zapier, ApproveThis instantly routes the fix approval to:

• DevOps for implementation time estimates
• Legal if there's PII exposure risk
• Exec team for after-hours maintenance budgets

ApproveThis' calculated fields automatically flag critical CVSS scores, while approval thresholds let junior staff handle low-risk patches without bottlenecking everything.

3. Network Zones Changes = Zero Trust Verification

Every new network zone in Panop triggers multi-layered checks:

Cloud-first retailers use this to validate PCI-DSS zones before holiday traffic spikes. Manufacturing companies prevent OT network changes that could halt production lines.

Why This Isn't Just Another Integration

Most security tools dump alerts into a SIEM and call it a day. ApproveThis adds something most teams lack: enforced accountability. When Panop finds something, you're not just notified - you're forced to decide, document, and delegate.

Take vacation delegation. Your CISO takes PTO? Approval authority automatically shifts to their deputy without missing SLAs. Approval groups mean infrastructure changes get simultaneous reviews from security, legal, and engineering - no sequential handoffs that drag out simple requests.

Bonus: External auditors love the audit trail. Every approved/denied request in ApproveThis includes timestamps, comments, and Panop's original alert data. No more frantic evidence collection before compliance checks.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Zapier does the heavy lifting here. You'll create two-way triggers between Panop and ApproveThis:

1. Connect both apps to Zapier (15 minutes max)
2. Set Panop's "New Asset/Finding/Zone" as triggers
3. Map critical fields to ApproveThis requests (CVSS scores, asset types, cost projections)
4. Define approval chains based on risk levels

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' conditional logic to route high-severity findings to your incident response team while letting junior analysts handle routine patches.

Who Actually Benefits From This Mashup?

Security Teams

Finally enforce that "No changes without review" policy you've been begging for. Automatic escalation paths mean critical vulnerabilities don't sit in someone's inbox over the weekend.

IT Ops

No more playing middleman between Panop alerts and finance approvals. Cloud cost projections get reviewed before that experimental cluster spins up, not after the $10k bill arrives.

Compliance Officers

Every approved request becomes audit evidence. Denied requests show proactive risk management. Real-time tracking means you can actually prove that findings get addressed within SLA windows.

The Quiet Perk Nobody Talks About

ApproveThis approvers don't need Panop licenses. For companies working with third-party vendors or external auditors, this is huge. Your MSSP can review findings without getting full Panop access. Contractors can approve infrastructure changes without seeing the whole network map.

Ready to Stop Playing Approval Whack-A-Mole?

This isn't about adding more process - it's about making existing security reviews actually work. Panop finds the problems, ApproveThis forces decisions. Together, they turn vulnerability management from reactive panic into a controlled workflow.

If you're tired of critical fixes getting stuck in approval limbo, or want to finally align security findings with budget sign-offs, this integration's your ticket. Get started with ApproveThis, hook it up to Panop via Zapier, and start approving like you mean it.

Or, if you'd rather see it live first, book a 15-minute demo. We'll show how a mid-sized SaaS company cut mean-time-to-approval by 83% without hiring more compliance staff. Your choice.