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# Viewing alerts

## Viewing general alert information {#general-info}

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- Security Deck UI {#cloud-sd}

  1. Go to [Yandex Security Deck](https://center.yandex.cloud/security/).
  1. In the left-hand panel, select ![alerts](../../../_assets/security-deck/alerts.svg) **Alerts**.
  1. At the top of the window, select the [workspace](../../concepts/workspace.md).

      The section that opens displays a list of [alerts](../../concepts/alerts.md).

      For each alert, the table displays the following information:

      {% note tip %}
      
      If you need to, you can change the info columns displayed in the table. Do it by clicking ![gear](../../../_assets/console-icons/gear.svg) in the row with the table column headers, selecting the info columns you need, and clicking **Apply**.
      
      {% endnote %}

      * ![traffic-light](../../../_assets/console-icons/traffic-light.svg): Alert criticality level:
          * ![cspm-rule-notice-icon](../../../_assets/security-deck/cspm-rule-notice-icon.svg): Remark
          * ![cspm-low-severity-icon](../../../_assets/security-deck/cspm-low-severity-icon.svg): Low severity
          * ![cspm-moderate-severity-icon](../../../_assets/security-deck/cspm-moderate-severity-icon.svg): Medium severity
          * ![cspm-high-severity-icon](../../../_assets/security-deck/cspm-high-severity-icon.svg): High severity

      * **Alert**: Alert header.
      * **Threat type**: Threat associated with the alert.
      * **Source**: Module which sent the alert.
      * **Status**: Alert status.
      * **Classification**: Activity classification.
      * **Assignee**: User responsible for the alert.
      * **Created by** and **Modified at**: Date and time the alert was created and last modified.
      * **Incident**: Incident associated with the alert.

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## Searching alerts {#search}

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- Security Deck UI {#cloud-sd}

  1. Go to [Yandex Security Deck](https://center.yandex.cloud/security/).
  1. In the left-hand panel, select ![alerts](../../../_assets/security-deck/alerts.svg) **Alerts**.
  1. At the top of the window, select the [workspace](../../concepts/workspace.md) for which you want find the alerts.
  1. Click ![sliders](../../../_assets/console-icons/sliders.svg) **Filters** to expand the filter panel.

      For search and analysis, you can use:

      * Text search by alert headers and descriptions.
      * Visual grouping by alert type.
      * Sorting by date and criticality level.
      * Filters.

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## Viewing detailed alert information {#detailed-info}

{% list tabs group=instructions %}

- Security Deck UI {#cloud-sd}

  1. Go to [Yandex Security Deck](https://center.yandex.cloud/security/).
  1. In the left-hand panel, select ![alerts](../../../_assets/security-deck/alerts.svg) **Alerts**.
  1. At the top of the window, select the [workspace](../../concepts/workspace.md).
  1. To view alert details, click the table row with its name. The detailed info window that opens includes the following tabs:

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      - Overview

        The **Overview** tab contains:
        * Basic information.
        * List of facts.
        * List of affected resources.

      - Details

        The **Details** tab displays information in JSON format, which may vary based on the threat type. For example, resource IDs and the number of detected events categorized by data type.

      - Recommendations

        The **Recommendations** tab contains recommendations for mitigating the threat.

      - Comments

        The **Comments** tab contains a discussion of the alert.

      - History

        The **History** tab contains information about changes made to the alert.

      {% endlist %}

      {% note tip %}

      You can [create an exception](work.md#create-exception) on the KSPM and CSPM alerts page.

      {% endnote %}

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