Create Jira Issues for Cloud Security Management Issues

Available for:

CSM Misconfigurations | CSM Identity Risks

Use the Jira integration to create Jira issues for resources that are impacted by a Cloud Security Management (CSM) security issue. Jira for Cloud Security Management is available for CSM Misconfigurations and CSM Identity Risks.

Notes:

  • To create Jira issues, you must have the security_monitoring_findings_write permission. See Role Based Access Control for more information about Datadog’s default roles and granular role-based access control permissions available for CSM.
  • At this time, you can create only one Jira issue per finding.

Configure the Jira integration

To create Jira issues for CSM security issues, you must configure the Jira integration. For detailed instructions, see the Jira integration docs.

Create a Jira issue for impacted resources

To create a Jira issue for one or more resources impacted by a misconfiguration:

  1. On the Misconfigurations Explorer, select a misconfiguration.
  2. Under Resources Impacted, select one or more findings.
  3. On the Actions dropdown menu that appears on top, select Create Jira Issue.
  4. Choose whether to create a single issue or multiple issues (one issue for each resource).
  5. Select a Jira account.
  6. Select the Jira project you want to assign the issue to.
  7. Select the issue type from the available options. Depending on the issue type, you may be required to enter additional information.
  8. Click Create Issue.

You can also create a Jira issue from the standalone issue side panel.

  1. On the Misconfigurations Explorer, set the Group By filter to Resources.
  2. Select a resource.
  3. On the Misconfigurations tab, select a misconfiguration.
  4. Click Create Jira Issue.
  5. Select a Jira account.
  6. Select the Jira project you want to assign the issue to.
  7. Select the issue type from the available options. Depending on the issue type, you may be required to enter additional information.
  8. Click Create Issue.

After you create the issue, a link to the Jira issue is displayed on the side panel.

To create a Jira issue for one or more resources impacted by an identity risk:

  1. On the Identity Risks Explorer, select an identity risk.
  2. Under Resources Impacted, select one or more findings.
  3. On the Actions dropdown menu that appears on top, select Create Jira Issue.
  4. Choose whether to create a single issue or multiple issues (one issue for each resource).
  5. Select a Jira account.
  6. Select the Jira project you want to assign the issue to.
  7. Select the issue type from the available options. Depending on the issue type, you may be required to enter additional information.
  8. Click Create Issue.

You can also create a Jira issue from the standalone issue side panel.

  1. On the Identity Risks Explorer, set the Group By filter to Resources.
  2. Select a resource.
  3. On the Misconfigurations tab, select an identity risk.
  4. Click Create Jira Issue.
  5. Select a Jira account.
  6. Select the Jira project you want to assign the issue to.
  7. Select the issue type from the available options. Depending on the issue type, you may be required to enter additional information.
  8. Click Create Issue.

After you create the issue, a link to the Jira issue is displayed on the side panel.

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