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title: "About managing alerts"
slug: "define-alert-generation-threshold"
updated: 2025-12-11T09:26:20Z
published: 2025-12-11T09:26:20Z
canonical: "docs.hunters.ai/define-alert-generation-threshold"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Define alert generation threshold

Alerts are created when a lead hits the alert generation threshold, deeming it worthy of your attention. The threshold is measured by the lead's {{glossary.Confidence}} level, so that once the defined confidence level is reached, an alert will be created.

The threshold is different for each lead, depending on its detector settings and the global platform threshold.

## Threshold types

We can separate the alert generation threshold to 3 types:

- **Built-in threshold** - Most detectors have a built-in alert generation threshold defined by Hunters, so that in most cases, you will be able to see alerts in the SOC Queue even without setting up your own threshold.
- **Custom threshold** - If the default threshold is not accurate enough, Hunters allows you to fine-tune these settings and define your own threshold to optimize your SOC Queue so it fits your security team's specific requirements. You can determine when a lead will graduate into an alert on two levels:
  - **Per detector** - For each detector, you can determine from which confidence level the lead will become an alert.
  - **Globally, for all detectors** - You can define the global threshold from which all leads will become alerts. This is relevant only for leads without a detector-specific setting.

## Alert generation per detector

Each detector has its own set of Alert Settings, which include the following parameters:

- **Enabled**: When turned off, this detector will not generate alerts.
- **Confidence Threshold**: This parameter determines the minimum confidence level required for a lead generated by this detector to be considered an Alert. For example, depending on the different enrichments and scoring flows applied, the same detector may generate leads with a confidence level of "Unlikely" as well as leads with a confidence level of "Very Likely". If the Confidence Threshold is set to "Likely", leads with a confidence level of "Unlikely" will not be marked as Alerts, while leads with a confidence level of "Very Likely" will be designated as Alerts.

**To adjust alert generation per detector:**

1. Navigate to **Knowledge Center > Detectors**.
2. Find the specific detector, click to open its settings and click "Edit Detector".
3. Under the **Alert Settings:** section, determine the behavior that you wish to apply.
4. Click **Apply** from the top of the page.

## Global Alerts Threshold

In addition to the per-detector settings, you can configure the Global Alerts Threshold, which allows you to set the default confidence by which any Lead (that doesn't have specific settings) will become an Alert.

❗️Global Setting

This is a global setting, and will update the setting for your entire organization.

**To adjust global alert generation for all detectors without a specific setting:**

1. Navigate to **Knowladge Center > Detectors**.
2. Click **Global Alert Threshold**.
3. Determine the new confidence level for generating alerts and click **Set**.

The lead generation process can be described as follows: ![alert_creation_proces_flowchartNEW](https://cdn.document360.io/5f63f0e0-3c70-4d00-b623-82493be0bde5/Images/Documentation/alert_creation_proces_flowchartNEW.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T18%3A24%3A04Z&se=2026-10-27T19%3A24%3A04Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=U6N%2FjEtgcrVhMAUEVcDZYHfux3o9LObecRHcVRX1Sls%3D)

⚠️ Attention

When alert settings change, the new settings will be applied retroactively:

- If an existing lead is considered an alert due to the new settings, it will appear in the SOC Queue.
- If an existing alert stops being considered an alert due to the new settings, it will disappear from the SOC Queue.