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# Cohesity Helios

## Introduction

By integrating **Cohesity Helios** with **ThreatDefence** via the **Cohesity Helios REST API (Alerts Endpoint)**, you can seamlessly ingest alert and anomaly event data into ThreatDefence for centralized monitoring and response.

This integration enhances visibility into:

* Ransomware and anomaly detection alerts
* Data protection and backup infrastructure health
* Policy violations and configuration drift
* Storage and cluster-level security events

It enables more effective detection of data exfiltration attempts, backup tampering, and compliance violations across your Cohesity environment.

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## Requirements

* Access to your **Cohesity Helios** management console ([helios.cohesity.com](https://helios.cohesity.com))
* An active **Helios** account with minimum **Read-Only/View** permissions to generate **API Key.** The generated key will have sufficient privileges to read alerts
* Network connectivity from ThreatDefence to the Cohesity Helios API endpoint

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## Step 1. Generate a Helios API Key

1. Sign in to your Cohesity Helios dashboard at [helios.cohesity.com](https://helios.cohesity.com).
2. Click your **user profile icon** in the top-right corner and select **API Access**.
3. Click **Generate API Key**.
4. Enter a descriptive name for the key (e.g., `ThreatDefence-Integration`) and confirm.
5. Copy the generated API key and store it securely — it will not be shown again.

For more information on managing API keys, refer to the official Cohesity documentation:\
[Cohesity Helios API Key Management](https://developer.cohesity.com/docs/helios-getting-started)

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### Step 2. Configure ThreatDefence Integration

Provide the following information to your ThreatDefence representative at [**support@threatdefence.com**](mailto:support@threatdefence.com):

* Helios API Key
* Cluster ID(s) to monitor
* Alert severity filter preferences (e.g., Critical, Warning, Info)

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### Support

For questions or assistance, please contact:\
📧 **<support@threatdefence.com>**


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