SOAR is useless...
SOAR is useless...
... as a core value of SOC if you do not do your homework properly.
Combining data gathering, security automation, case management, and analytics, SOAR (Security Orchestration Automation and Response) provides the ability to easily implement sophisticated defense-in-depth capabilities based on internal and external resources.
However, it is not enough to just purchase the technology. If you want to build a next-gen SOC
you need to do your homework.
Draft a SOC implementation plan:
1. Identify your organization's security needs
Current status, threats, vulnerabilities
2. Determine resources needed for a SOC
Human and technology
3. SOC scope definition
Areas, Applications, full scope...
4. Set a timeline and a budget
The implementation plan can also be set out as a "strategy".
Design and Creation
1. Define the SOC goals derived from the scope
2. Architecture
2.a) Identify the internal tools
2.b) Establish processes and procedures
3. Build the team
Optional: 4. Build a SOC workspace
Once the SOC is created, you also need to test and validate its functionality.
Final thoughts
SOAR is important to automate and reduce efforts and errors. However, SOAR is worthless, if you do not have a strategy and derived processes.
The following picture perfectly shows how technology, processes, and people are dependent on each other in a modern SOC.
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P.S.: Have you seen companies just trying to implement a new "technology" calling it "SOC"?