Incident Response Automation Platform (SOAR)

Why automation is needed

Most of a cybersecurity analyst’s time is spent on repetitive tasks: looking up IP addresses, checking against malware lists, collecting related logs, notifying the parties involved. Machines do these tasks faster than people, without missing anything. SOAR frees analysts to focus on the work that requires judgement.

The limits of automation

Not every decision should be handed to a machine. The practical principle:

• Fully automated — data collection and information enrichment steps, which have no impact
• Automated with approval — containment actions that affect users
• Kept for people — decisions involving critical operational systems

Deployment notes

SOAR only delivers results once incident-handling procedures have been standardised. NST helps review and standardise procedures before encoding them as automated playbooks.