In this guide, you’ll learn how to integrate Slack with SecurityCoach. You can use Slack to send real-time coaching notifications to your users when risky activity is detected on their devices.

For general information about SecurityCoach, see our SecurityCoach Product Manual.

Adding SecurityCoach to Slack

Before you can begin coaching your users in Slack, you must add SecurityCoach to your Slack workspace. To add SecurityCoach to Slack, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your KSAT console and navigate to SecurityCoach > Setup.
2. From the menu on the left side of the page, select Delivery Setup, then click Slack.
3. Click the + Add to Slack button to open the Slack OAuth screen.
4. Click Allow to grant SecurityCoach the needed permissions to view information and perform actions in Slack.
   
   The following Slack permission scopes are needed for the integration with SecurityCoach:
   • "chat:write"
   • "team:read"
   • "users:read"
   • "users:read.email”
   • "links.embed:write"
   • “links:write"
   • "links:read"
5. Verify that the KB4-Security Awareness bot is now showing in your Slack Apps. To verify, log in to your Slack account, click Home from the sidebar on the left side of the page, then scroll down to the Apps section.
   

Syncing Slack Users with SecurityCoach

After you add SecurityCoach to Slack, your Slack team members will automatically be synced with SecurityCoach. The initial sync may take a few minutes to complete. After the initial sync, your Slack team members will be synced with SecurityCoach on a daily basis.

Sending Real-Time Coaching Notifications Using Slack

To coach your users in Slack, we recommend setting up a real-time coaching campaign. For more information, see our Real-Time Coaching Campaigns Guide.

Deleting a Slack Workspace Integration

To delete a Slack workspace integration from your SecurityCoach console, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your KSAT console and navigate to SecurityCoach > Setup.
2. From the menu on the left side of the page, select Delivery Setup, then click Slack.
3. Click the Delete button for the workspace that you want to delete.
4. Confirm that you want to delete the workspace.
   Note:Deleting the Slack workspace will automatically revoke the authentication token for SecurityCoach.