ApproveThis manages your Halo Security Integration approvals.

Why This Integration Isn’t Just Another Tech Stack Checkbox

Let’s cut through the usual “integration benefits” fluff. Halo Security finds vulnerabilities. ApproveThis gets people to actually make decisions about them. Together? They turn security alerts from passive notifications into resolved action items. For companies between 50-5,000 employees, this combo solves two persistent problems: 1) Security teams drowning in unprioritized alerts, and 2) Approval processes that bottleneck at busy executives’ inboxes.

How Halo Security Stays in Its Lane (And Why That’s Good)

Halo Security does one thing exceptionally well: it maps your external attack surface like a paranoid cartographer. New open ports? Unrecognized tech stack components? Potential phishing vulnerabilities? It finds them. What it doesn’t do is force your CISO to chase down department heads for risk acceptance approvals via 3am Slack messages.

Where ApproveThis Picks Up the Baton

ApproveThis handles the human logistics Halo Security intentionally avoids. When a critical vulnerability gets flagged, our platform:

• Routes approval requests to the right people based on dollar impact or risk severity
• Automatically pings legal if data privacy laws are involved
• Creates audit trails that’ll make compliance auditors actually smile

Key point: Approvers don’t need Halo Security logins. Send the CFO a vulnerability approval request via email, let them approve/reject without learning another dashboard, and keep security budgets intact.

Real-World Use Cases That Don’t Suck

1. New Security Issue Detected → Immediate Approval Chain

The Problem: Your SOC team finds an exposed admin portal. Is this an emergency patch situation? A “fix it next sprint” issue? Or a false positive from an overzealous scanner?

The Integration: Halo Security triggers an ApproveThis workflow via Zapier the moment the issue is logged. The request auto-routes based on:

• Severity score (Critical issues jump straight to C-level)
• Affected system (HR vulnerabilities loop in People Ops)
• Estimated remediation cost (Over $10k? CFO gets a vote)

Who Cares: Publicly traded companies needing SOX-compliant audit trails for every risk acceptance decision.

2. Unexpected Open Ports → Cross-Department Validation

The Problem: DevOps spun up a new environment with port 22 open. Is this an engineering shortcut or a backdoor for attackers?

The Integration: Halo Security detects the port → ApproveThis:

1. Checks if the IP belongs to an approved environment
2. Routes to DevOps lead if unrecognized
3. Escalates to CTO after 24hrs with automated reminders

Who Cares: SaaS companies with microservices architectures where new ports appear faster than DevOps can document them.

3. Shadow IT Tech Detection → Compliance Triage

The Problem: Marketing launched an unauthorized analytics tool. Again. Is this a GDPR time bomb or just another SaaS trial?

The Integration: Halo Security spots the new tech → ApproveThis:

1. Auto-checks against approved vendor list
2. Routes to Legal for compliance review
3. Simultaneously notifies Marketing VP about policy bypass

Who Cares: Healthcare and financial services firms where unvetted tech = regulatory fines.

Setup That Won’t Make You Want to Stab Yourself

1. In Zapier, create a new Zap with Halo Security as the trigger app
2. Choose your trigger event (New Issue/Port/Technology)
3. Connect ApproveThis as the action app
4. Map Halo’s alert details to ApproveThis’ request fields
5. Set approval rules based on severity scores or asset types
6. Test with a non-production security scan

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis’ Calculated Fields to auto-score risks based on Halo’s severity data. Critical issues can bypass middle management approval layers automatically.

Why Your Teams Will Stop Hating Each Other

Security Teams

Finally get documented responses to every alert. No more “I thought you handled it” email chains.

Legal/Compliance

Get automatic paper trails for every risk acceptance decision. Perfect for proving due diligence.

Department Heads

Approve/reject via email without jumping into yet another security portal. Delegation features mean approvals keep moving during vacations.

Executives

See real-time dashboards of open security risks vs. approved mitigations. Budget for actual needs, not theoretical worst cases.

Features You’ll Actually Use

Beyond basic approvals, this integration shines with:

Approval Thresholds: Auto-approve low-risk vulnerabilities if remediation costs exceed $X. Let the system handle trivial decisions.

Vacation Delegation: Critical vulnerability found while CISO is hiking the Andes? Requests automatically reroute to deputy.

Real-Time Tracking: Watch that high-severity issue move from Engineering to Legal to CEO in one dashboard. No status meeting required.

The Quiet Part Out Loud

Most security tools try to lock you into their ecosystem. Halo Security + ApproveThis via Zapier is the opposite – it acknowledges that your SOC team lives in Halo, but your legal department lives in Outlook. This integration meets people where they already work, which is the only way approvals happen at scale.

How to Not Screw This Up

Do:
- Start with one trigger event (e.g., critical issues only)
- Use Approval Groups for multi-department reviews
- Set reminders to escalate after business hours

Don’t:
- Auto-create approvals for every low-risk alert
- Forget to adjust thresholds during audit seasons
- Let HR approve database vulnerabilities (seriously)

Bottom Line for Busy People

If Halo Security is your attack surface watchdog, ApproveThis is the leash that keeps it from dragging you into every rabbit hole. The Zapier integration turns “We found a problem” into “We resolved a problem” without requiring a PhD in workflow automation.

Next Step:
Register for ApproveThis, connect your Halo Security account in 15 minutes, and make your next audit report 73% less embarrassing.