The Need for SOAR in Modern SOC Operations
In today's cybersecurity landscape, incident response requires a shift towards automation-first strategies. This shift is crucial as putting humans at the frontlines of incident response is no longer sustainable. Modern Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are leveraging automation to enhance operational efficiencies. By incorporating automation into incident response workflows, SOC teams can reduce alert noise, eliminate repetitive tasks, facilitate analyst investigations, collaborate effectively, and map external threats to SOC incidents.
How Cortex XSOAR Leads the Way
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR is a leader in Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), as recognized by KuppingerCole. It enables SOCs to supercharge their incident response by reducing time spent on incidents significantly. With reported time savings from aggregated customer use cases, including Palo Alto Networks SOC, Cortex XSOAR eliminates busywork with automation content packs covering a wide range of use cases. This automation not only reduces noise but also speeds up investigations, enabling security teams to focus on critical tasks.
Empowering Security Analysts with XSOAR
Cortex XSOAR offers over 900 prebuilt integrations and automation packs, along with visual playbook editors for code-free automation. Security analysts can speed up incident investigations, act on threat intel, and deploy XSOAR across their security stack seamlessly. By providing a holistic approach that centralizes incident response, XSOAR enables efficient orchestration of teams, processes, and technologies in the SOC environment.
Real-World Success Story: NDIT's Future-Proof SOC
The State of North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) leveraged Cortex XSOAR to build a next-generation SOC, supporting state government, education, and local communities. By automating workflows with XSOAR, NDIT achieved efficiencies akin to adding eight to ten SOC analysts while closing over 60% of incidents with 196 playbooks. This success story showcases how XSOAR can enhance security operations and streamline operational workflows effectively.
Maximizing ROI and Operational Efficiency with Cortex XSOAR
Organizations can enrich data, improve alert triage, and automate repetitive tasks using Cortex XSOAR, leading to significant reductions in remediation time, investigation efforts, and incidents requiring manual interaction. By calculating potential ROI and operational efficiency gains tailored to each organization, XSOAR demonstrates tangible benefits for security automation initiatives.
The Power of Integration with the Cortex Platform
Cortex XSOAR seamlessly integrates with the Cortex platform, offering users a unified experience and seamless deployment capabilities. By orchestrating incident response and automating workflows across Palo Alto Networks' portfolio, Cortex XSOAR enhances the value extracted from security investments. Integration with XDR, Xpanse, Prisma Cloud, Prisma Access, NGFW, Unit 42, and other Palo Alto Networks products further extends XSOAR's capabilities, providing comprehensive security automation solutions.
Elevate Your Security Operations with Professional Support
Palo Alto Networks' Cortex Customer Success and Professional Services teams offer onboarding assistance, journey kickoff, service configuration, use case assistance, training, documentation, workshops, and ongoing support for Cortex XSOAR users. Leveraging these services ensures organizations can optimize their deployment and fully realize the potential of their security automation investments.