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SOC & SIEM · Module 7 of 10

SOAR and automation

Automate repetitive SOC tasks.

📖 Key ideas

  1. SOAR orchestrates tools and automates response playbooks.
  2. Automate enrichment, ticket creation, blocking IPs, disabling accounts (with approvals).
  3. Reduce analyst workload and response time.
  4. Keep humans in the loop for high-impact actions.
  5. Measure automation success and refine playbooks.
💡 Real-life example: SOAR is a robot assistant doing routine paperwork so detectives can focus on solving cases.
SOARSecurity Orchestration, Automation and Response
PlaybookAutomated response workflow
OrchestrationCoordinating multiple tools
Human-in-the-loopHuman approval step