> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.material.security/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.material.security/getting-started/fundamentals.md).

# Fundamentals

New to Material Security or need a refresher? Use this section to walk through the Material workflow and learn more about how we detect threats, how you can analyze those threats, then how to take and automation action with fixes.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Detect</strong></td><td>Learn about the rules designed to identify important events or conditions, later surfaced as issues.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/iAXbqBgtoXW0IuTgdxpx">/pages/iAXbqBgtoXW0IuTgdxpx</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Investigate</strong></td><td>Use the evidence available to analyze and make security strategy choices, all within Material.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/YzhvthXd8qXot5RCAJWA">/pages/YzhvthXd8qXot5RCAJWA</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Respond</strong></td><td>Take action in Material to respond to and stop any detected threats.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/h4STNG4bSMIpxW4SopAd">/pages/h4STNG4bSMIpxW4SopAd</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Explore</strong></td><td>Review groups of potential threats and make bulk changes as needed.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/QAgMkr6xpwG6QRqA1GVA">/pages/QAgMkr6xpwG6QRqA1GVA</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Export</strong></td><td>Set up notifications for different events, including the creation or update of Issues and Detections.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/HEJ7H2GuudA5lcIuowKT">/pages/HEJ7H2GuudA5lcIuowKT</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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