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Data is, arguably, the most valuable commodity on the planet. It is at the core of modern businesses, informing marketing efforts, product design, cybersecurity, and everything in between. But one can have too much of a good thing. The extraordinary amount of data inherent in modern enterprise environments has left security teams overwhelmed, over-fatigued, and over-stretched. This is where SOC automation comes in.
SOC automation is fast becoming a business necessity. Modern SOCs manage a vast number of alerts, tools, and endpoints, and security teams simply cannot keep up. This has a significant impact on organizational security: a 2024 study from IBM found that nearly half of security professionals say the average time to detect and respond to an incident has increased over the past two years.
But how, exactly, can SOC automation improve incident response times? It’s clear that security teams believe automation is necessary – 80% say that manual investigation of threats slows down their overall threat response times – but what does automated incident response look like, and how can SOCs bring it to fruition?
Benefits of SOC Automation for Incident Response
First, let’s explore the benefits of SOC automation for incident response.
Streamlining Incident Triage and Prioritization
Quick and effective incident triage
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