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title: Set up vulnerability alerts
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/vulnerability-management/advanced/set-up-alerts
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Set up alerts through Slack or a Webhook to receive notifications when vulnerabilities of a set severity appear.

On Security RX page, select **Manage security notifications**

![Manage Security Notifications](https://docs.newrelic.com/images/security_screenshot-manage-notifications.webp "Manage Security Notifications")

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### Set up a Slack alert [#slack-alerts]

1.  Select **Add a Slack**.
    ![Slack Rule](https://docs.newrelic.com/images/security_screenshot-slack-rule.webp "Slack Rule")
2.  Under **Slack settings**, select a destination or create one by clicking .
3.  Under **Slack settings**, select a channel to send your notifications to.
4.  Under **Notification rules**, configure rules to receive notifications for vulnerabilities of different severity levels.

### Set up a webhook alert [#webhook-alerts]

1.  Select **Add a Webhook**.
    ![Webhook Rule](https://docs.newrelic.com/images/security_screenshot-webhook-rule.webp "Webhook Rule")
2.  Under **Webhook settings**, select a destination or create one by clicking . Learn more about creating a webhook destination [here](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/alerts-applied-intelligence/notifications/notification-integrations/#webhook).
3.  Under **Webhook settings**, create a channel name.
4.  Under **Notification rules**, configure rules to receive notifications for vulnerabilities of different severity levels.

## What's next?

[Manage vulnerability status](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/vulnerability-management/advanced/manage-vulnerability-status)

Change vulnerability status based on alerts received

[Query security data](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/vulnerability-management/advanced/query-examples)

Build custom NRQL alerts for specific vulnerability patterns

[Understand prioritization](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/vulnerability-management/getting-started/prioritization)

Learn how alert severity aligns with vulnerability priority

[Applications overview](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/vulnerability-management/applications/overview)

Monitor application vulnerabilities with your new alerts