ApproveThis manages your Pareto Security Integration approvals.

Why Combine ApproveThis and Pareto Security?

Businesses face two critical challenges: maintaining operational security and keeping workflows moving. Pareto Security acts as your digital watchdog, monitoring device configurations to prevent 80% of security issues with 20% of the effort. ApproveThis cuts through approval bottlenecks by automating decision-making processes. Together, they create a self-regulating system where security alerts automatically trigger structured reviews – no more chasing signatures or letting urgent fixes gather dust in inboxes.

How the Integration Works

Through Zapier, Pareto Security's monitoring capabilities directly feed into ApproveThis' approval engine. When Pareto detects failing devices, configuration changes, or team updates, it can automatically:

• Create approval requests with contextual data
• Route to specified approvers based on severity
• Track resolution timelines end-to-end

Approvers receive email notifications with one-click approve/reject options, requiring no access to Pareto Security's interface. This separation is key for external contractors or cross-departmental reviews where tool access might be restricted.

Real-World Use Cases

1. Automated Device Maintenance Requests

When Pareto flags a failing MacBook encryption setting:

Workflow: Pareto alert → ApproveThis request → IT director approval → Automatic Jira ticket creation
Impact: A financial services firm reduced encryption-related vulnerabilities by 68% by ensuring fixes received same-day approvals.

2. Change Control for Security Configurations

Sudden firewall setting changes trigger:

Workflow: Configuration change detected → Approval request with before/after comparison → Security team review
Benefit: A healthcare provider eliminated unauthorized changes by requiring documented approvals for all network adjustments.

3. Team Permission Audits

When new admin users get added:

Workflow: Team property change → Approval chain to CISO and department head → Automatic Slack alerts on decision
Result: A SaaS company reduced over-permissioned accounts by 82% in 6 months through systematic reviews.

Cross-Functional Benefits

IT Teams

ApproveThis' calculated fields automatically prioritize critical patches based on Pareto's severity scores. Approval thresholds let junior staff handle routine fixes while escalating major vulnerabilities to senior engineers.

Security Teams

Combine approval groups with Pareto's reports to ensure compliance audits always show documented sign-offs. Vacation delegation prevents review delays during team outages.

Operations Managers

Real-time dashboards track both device health and approval statuses in one view. Automated reminders keep SLAs on track without manual follow-ups.

Implementation Guide

Step 1: Create a Zapier account if you don't have one
Step 2: Connect Pareto Security using OAuth credentials
Step 3: Authenticate ApproveThis (API key available in account settings)
Step 4: Choose trigger event from Pareto:
- Device failures
- Configuration changes
- Team updates
Step 5: Map Pareto alert details to ApproveThis request fields
Step 6: Set approvers using either:
- Static user lists
- Dynamic rules based on device type/severity
Step 7: Test with simulated alerts

Critical Advantage

Unlike native approval features in security tools, ApproveThis provides:

• Multi-tiered approvals with parallel/sequential options
• Legal-grade audit trails
• Conditional escalation paths

A manufacturing client used this to reduce unauthorized software installations – Pareto detected the changes, ApproveThis required plant manager + infosec dual approval, with automatic revocation workflows if rejected.

Optimization Tips

- Use calculated fields to auto-approve low-risk patches while flagging high-severity issues
- Set approval thresholds based on Pareto's confidence scores
- Enable email fallbacks for approvers without app access
- Configure weekly digest reports showing approved/rejected requests with resolution times

Why This Matters Now

With remote work expanding attack surfaces, the Pareto-ApproveThis combo lets organizations:
1. Respond faster to threats with automated workflows
2. Maintain compliance through documented approvals
3. Scale securely without hiring more auditors

Getting Started

Begin with high-impact, low-risk automations:
- Mandatory approvals for firewall changes
- Automatic ticket creation for expired certificates
- Monthly permission audits for admin accounts

Ready to transform security operations from reactive to proactive? Start your ApproveThis trial or explore Pareto Security's monitoring capabilities today.