Fetch abuse reports for IPs in course uploads
Bring historic abuse reports into view when a newly uploaded course file lists an IP.
Trigger
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Action
Get Abuse Reports
Tool to retrieve a list of abuse reports for a specific ip address. use when you need to fetch historic reports with optional filtering by status, date range, reporter, and pagination.
Why this helps
Checking an IP's past reports can mean losing time switching between course files and threat tools.
- Retrieves historical reports for IPs present in the uploaded file.
- Keeps results associated with the course upload event.
- Lets the instruction request available filters when they are known.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Abuselpdb once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a named automation in Automations, New Automation.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to extract listed IPs from new uploads and retrieve their abuse reports.
- 4Select New Canvas File Upload as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with a real upload containing a listed IP.
Questions about this workflow
Can it inspect any file format?
The event is described as detecting new course file uploads, but supported file contents and formats are not specified. Test with the file type you use.
Can I filter the reports?
The action supports optional status, date range, reporter, and pagination filters. State any desired filters in the instruction.
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