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Summary
Whistic's Smart Search plugin makes it easy for you to query your Knowledge Base directly from your browser so you can get answers fast from anywhere!
The Whistic plugin empowers your team to:
- Query your Knowledge Base directly from your browser.
- Scan for questions directly from the webpage.
- Get answers to security questions fast without needing to switch screens!
- Get answers from spreadsheets, PDFs, documents, emails, and online portals.
- Take the burden off infosec by giving your internal teams an easy way to get specific answers to customer questions without needing to ask for help.
- View answer explanations and the sources!
- Using your existing security documentation to quickly respond to third-party security assessments and other audit requests.
🔧 How to download and set up your Whistic Plugin?
- Click HERE to open the Chrome Web Store page and click on "Add to Chrome."
After confirming that the plugin was successfully added to Chrome, we recommend pinning it to your toolbar for easy access. Simply click on Extensions and hit the pin icon next to Whistic Plugin.
- When you launch the plugin, you will be prompted to authenticate to your Whistic account.
Login To Whistic or SSO Customers - If you log in to Whistic, you will be redirected to the website to enter your credentials. This only needs to happen once per session.
- You are now ready to harness the power of Whistic AI with the Knowledge Base plugin!
- Simply copy a question from the browser app and paste it into the plugin, or type a question directly into the Knowledge Base plugin. The plugin will return the results–without needing to switch screens.
- Note that you can filter for Questionnaire and/or Documents when using the plugin. Just click the filter icon on the left-hand side of the search bar.
- If you are looking for information specific to any of your Trust Center(s), you can choose the Trust Centers Search Type and make a selection of Trust Centers you'd want to run Smart Search for.
- Review the answer using the same tools you use in Knowledge Base (AI Confidence, Answer Explanation, View Sources).
- Click the text to copy the answer to the clipboard, and simply paste it into whichever browser app you are using.
- Once you are done, hit the close button to close the plugin.
📄 Scan for Questions
The Scan for Questions feature allows you to automatically identify and answer questions on any webpage. Here's how it works:
- Navigate to a webpage containing security questions (such as a questionnaire, RFP, or assessment form).
- Click the Whistic plugin icon in your Chrome toolbar.
- Click the "Scan for Questions" button.
4. The plugin will then:
- Scan the current web page for text that looks like questions.
- Ask each question of your AI using the filters selected.
- Inject the answers next to the question in the web page with a "Powered By Whistic" label.
This feature saves you significant time by automatically identifying and answering multiple questions on a page without having to copy and paste each individual question.
🌍 Supported Countries
The Chrome Plugin is available and published for use in the following countries:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
FAQ
Why is the Chrome Plugin not opening on particular pages?
The Chrome Plugin will not open on particular pages due to the design on Google's side. For example, on the main Google search page, the Plugin will not open. Simply open another webpage and then open the Chrome Plugin.
There was a fix that went out for the Chrome Plugin, do I need to update the version?
The Chrome Plugin should automatically update you to the new version, if it has not updated please ensure to go to the Chrome Store and see if there is an update available. The most up-to-date Version available is 1.0.19 as of October 15, 2024.