Incident Response Automation (Cortex XSOAR)
Built playbooks to automate repetitive SOC response steps like enrichment, severity routing, notifications, and case workflow for simulated incidents.
Objective
Reduce response time and analyst workload by automating repeatable tasks, while keeping decision points clear and auditable.
Environment
Cortex XSOAR using simulated alerts and incidents. Playbooks include steps for enrichment, tagging, assignment, and notification.
Detection or Task Logic
Designed playbooks around common SOC needs: enrich indicators, categorize incidents, assign ownership, and route high-severity events for faster attention. Used branching logic to handle different incident types.
Investigation or Execution
Tested playbooks with sample incidents to confirm correct branching, consistent outputs, and safe handling. Verified that enrichment steps run in the right order and that notifications trigger only when conditions match.
Outcome
Delivered a repeatable workflow that standardizes incident handling and removes manual copy-paste tasks, allowing analysts to spend more time on investigation.
Improvements
Add approval gates for high-impact actions, expand enrichment sources, and generate a structured case summary automatically for tickets and handoffs.