By CIOReview | Tuesday, November 5, 2024

SOAR automates tasks, streamlines numerous tools for better incident response, and improves the efficiency of security operations to respond more promptly to constant changes in cyber threats.

Fremont, CA: The velocity and effectiveness of cybersecurity teams in handling the challenge depend on the ability to deal with the situation. Most organizations, however, need more cybersecurity workers. Manual processes take a lot of time, are error-prone, and are labor-intensive. SOAR security platforms resolve such challenges by streamlining security operations and decreasing response times. Such systems help incorporate security tools, automating routines, and incident responses, which majorly bring several advantages to the organizations that could change and revamp how such issues are handled within organizations facing cyber security issues.

A SOAR (Security Operations Response) platform assists in automating several routine tasks, so the analysts working in security operations centers do not need to handle multiple alerts. A SOAR platform can operate on data gathering activities from various tools, correlating alerts, and executing initial responses. This reduces the analysts' workload and lets the organization handle incidents rapidly while delivering consistent responses against present threats.

SOAR platforms orchestrate security tools and, therefore, do not have to worry about the disparate tools most organizations require. It provides a single interface for communication and data sharing between these tools, thus breaking down silos and improving efficiency in security operations. Furthermore, the SOAR platform supports an overarching analysis of threats by collecting all data sources into a single location for a clearer view of the security landscape. It does not have to correlate and analyze data manually.

SOAR platforms help organizations build on top of an enormous number of security alerts generated from tens of thousands of systems and digital assets. They enable one to create playbooks, which are automated workflows about what should be returned to situations of specific incidents, thus consistently and repeatably applying best practices. This saves one so much time within the container where the threats are mitigated; it's just a matter of minutes instead of a long cyberattack impact chain. SOAR platforms can automatically answer many categories of specific incidents, accelerating response. Automating repetitive tasks and orchestrating security tools also increases efficiency and effectiveness. More time is then freed for analysts to dedicate themselves to more complicated threats or involved investigations. Automated playbooks standardize the processes used in incident response, ensuring a short time before resolution, eliminating most instances of human error, and securing uniform treatment of any incident in the entire organization.

SOAR platforms also come equipped with analytic and reporting capabilities, which are highly critical capabilities and functionality, as security teams can measure the efficiency of their operations. Reporting tools provided through SOAR solutions give insights regarding essential metrics, such as mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to respond (MTTR), which allows organizations to identify bottlenecks in their security processes and areas of improvement. MTTD and MTTR metrics enable security teams to optimize their operations and be prepared for changing threats continuously.