Overview#
Platforms that coordinate alerts, automate workflows, and support incident response. Integrate with SIEM, ticketing, and endpoint tools to reduce mean time to respond.
Core objectives#
- Establish shared definitions of Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response for security, engineering, and leadership teams.
- Connect Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response activities to measurable risk reduction and resilience goals.
- Provide onboarding notes so new team members can quickly understand how Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response works here.
Implementation notes#
- Identify the primary owner for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response, the data sources involved, and the systems affected.
- Document the minimum viable process, tooling, and runbooks that keep Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response healthy.
- Map Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response practices to standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, or CIS Controls.
Operational signals#
- Leading indicators: early warnings that Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response might degrade (e.g., backlog growth, noisy alerts, or missed SLAs).
- Lagging indicators: realized impact that shows Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response failed or needs investment (e.g., incidents, audit findings).
- Feedback loops: retrospectives and metrics reviews that tune Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response continuously.
Related practices#
- Align Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response with defense-in-depth planning, threat modeling, and disaster recovery tests.
- Communicate updates to stakeholders through concise briefs, dashboards, and internal FAQs.
- Pair Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response improvements with tabletop exercises to validate expectations.