Automation Strategies by Incident Phase

1. Detection and Triage Automation

Automated Alert Correlation

Multi-Source Data Fusion

• Combine alerts from SIEM, EDR, NDR, and other security tools
• Apply correlation rules to identify related events
• Reduce alert noise through deduplication
• Prioritize alerts based on risk scores and business impact

Threat Intelligence Enrichment

• Automatically enrich IOCs with threat intelligence
• Perform reputation checks on IPs, domains, and file hashes
• Correlate with known attack campaigns and threat actors
• Provide context for analyst decision-making

Automated Initial Assessment

Risk Scoring Algorithms

• Calculate risk scores based on multiple factors
• Consider asset criticality and business impact
• Incorporate threat intelligence and historical data
• Dynamically adjust scores based on new information

Automated Evidence Collection

• Gather relevant logs, network traffic, and system information
• Preserve volatile data before it’s overwritten
• Create forensic images and memory dumps
• Collect configuration and system state information

2. Investigation and Analysis Automation

Automated Forensic Analysis

Digital Forensics Automation

• Automated disk and memory analysis
• File carving and recovery processes
• Timeline analysis and event reconstruction
• Malware analysis and reverse engineering support

Network Traffic Analysis

• Automated packet capture and analysis
• Protocol analysis and anomaly detection
• Communication pattern analysis
• Data exfiltration detection

Threat Hunting Automation

Hypothesis-Driven Searches

• Automated execution of threat hunting queries
• Statistical analysis of search results
• Pattern recognition and anomaly detection
• Integration with threat intelligence feeds

Behavioral Analysis

• User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA)
• Baseline establishment and deviation detection
• Machine learning-enhanced analysis
• Risk scoring and prioritization

3. Containment and Mitigation Automation

Automated Containment Actions

Network-Level Containment

• Automated firewall rule updates
• Network segmentation and isolation
• DNS blocking and redirection
• VPN and remote access termination

Endpoint Containment

• Automated endpoint isolation
• Process termination and quarantine
• File deletion and quarantine
• Registry modification and remediation

Automated Threat Removal

Malware Removal

• Automated scanning and cleaning procedures
• System restoration from clean backups
• Registry and file system remediation
• Service and process restoration

Account and Credential Management

• Automated password resets
• Account disabling and access revocation
• Certificate revocation and replacement
• Multi-factor authentication enforcement

4. Recovery and Restoration Automation

Automated System Recovery

Backup and Restore Procedures

• Automated backup validation and restoration
• System configuration restoration
• Data integrity verification
• Service startup and validation

Infrastructure Rebuilding

• Automated infrastructure provisioning
• Configuration management and deployment
• Security hardening and validation
• Monitoring and alerting restoration