SOAR Platforms: The Noah’s Ark in the Cyber Flood?
Ever since Gartner famously coined the term a few years back, Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response or SOAR solutions have garnered immense popularity around the globe. Simply put, it’s a security software stack integrating disparate security applications, tools, systems, APIs and their functionalities onto a single, universal dashboard. The solution further automates security management workflows associated with the integrated solutions including ultra-agile, efficient response actions to any detected threat or mal activity across the IT landscape end-to-end. A study predicts that over 15% of organizations with at least a 5-member security team would be adopting a SOAR platform by 2021. That’s significantly higher than 1% back in 2019.
In a world flooded with evolving threats and subsequent numerous non-synchronous security tools-frameworks, SOAR platforms come as the necessary solution to unify organizational SecOps and threat response.
The global Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) market size is expected to reach USD 2.3 billion by 2027
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The SOAR Map
Security Orchestration
Embeds disparate internal and external security tools, applications, APIs, and systems including vulnerability scanners, endpoint detectors, incident management systems, SIEM platforms, intrusion management tools, Log/Telemetry collection, security analytics solutions, etc onto a common, universally administered SOAR platform
Security Automation
Automates security workflows via process playbooks such as mal checks, mail threats, scanning, auditing, threat hunting, network flow checks, dataflow checks, pattern-based attack monitoring, etc. Integrates advanced Threat Intelligence to read analytical insights, assess vulnerabilities, and initiate threat mitigation protocols
Security Response
Offers immediate, automatic attention to pattern-based, low-level threats. Initiates highly efficient response protocols, delivers advanced insights, and assists SOC teams for advanced threat mitigation. Shares post-mitigation reports with rich, intelligent insights for enhanced threat management in future
Advantages of SOAR Integration
into Organizational SecOps
Faster Threat Detection and Efficient Response
Via integration with cutting-edge threat monitoring, threat hunting, SIEM, and other analytical solutions, SOAR significantly lowers Mean Time to Detection for organizations. Advanced threat intelligence, automated fail-proof response and security process functionalities ensure highly reduced Mean Time to Repair as well.
Advanced Threat Analysis
Usage of in-depth security analytics combined with integration with multiple security monitoring, data collection, log management tools allow more contextual investigation of vulnerabilities.
Data Collection and Security Analytics
SOAR connects with disparate threat discovery, monitoring, investigation, and other SecOps tools to consolidate data, telemetry, and log insights from multiple sources. Embeds next-gen behavioral analytics. This allows SOAR to deliver advanced security analytics to the client’s SOC team
Streamlined Workflow Administration
With all solutions and security tools, workflows available from a single unified SOAR dashboard, the organization’s security operations team can easily centralize all threat management functionalities from a single pane of glass
Alert Fatigue Management
Automated security processes such as alert responses allow the SOAR platform to address all low-level threats with ease. Only the advanced attacks and significant insights are reserved for the SOC team, thereby significantly assisting in managing security alerts across the IT landscape.
Reporting and Collaboration
The SOAR platform delivers in-depth security reports such as vulnerability insights, alert management data, attack histories paired with intelligent insight generation. This assists the Security Operations team to make informed decisions for stronger IT security strategies.
Lowered Costs
With all tools and security workflows integrated within the SOAR solution including threat management, response process automation, the costs for security management are significantly reduced. Teams could be streamlined with fewer resources, overviewing centrally administered security operations.
Threat Intelligence
Seamless integration of advanced, AI-driven security monitoring, threat hunting and analysis, and threat response solutions to centrally manage incident management and response functionalities end-to-end. The SOAR platform makes it easy for the SOC team to embed modernized security solutions, compliant-ready new frameworks, and more.
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Faster Threat Detection and Efficient Response
Faster Threat Detection and Efficient Response
Via integration with cutting-edge threat monitoring, threat hunting, SIEM, and other analytical solutions, SOAR significantly lowers Mean Time to Detection for organizations. Advanced threat intelligence, automated fail-proof response and security process functionalities ensure highly reduced Mean Time to Repair as well.
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Advanced Threat Analysis
Advanced Threat Analysis
Usage of in-depth security analytics combined with integration with multiple security monitoring, data collection, log management tools allow more contextual investigation of vulnerabilities.
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Data Collection and Security Analytics
Data Collection and Security Analytics
SOAR connects with disparate threat discovery, monitoring, investigation, and other SecOps tools to consolidate data, telemetry, and log insights from multiple sources. Embeds next-gen behavioral analytics. This allows SOAR to deliver advanced security analytics to the client’s SOC team
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Streamlined Workflow Administration
Streamlined Workflow Administration
With all solutions and security tools, workflows available from a single unified SOAR dashboard, the organization’s security operations team can easily centralize all threat management functionalities from a single pane of glass
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Alert Fatigue Management
Alert Fatigue Management
Automated security processes such as alert responses allow the SOAR platform to address all low-level threats with ease. Only the advanced attacks and significant insights are reserved for the SOC team, thereby significantly assisting in managing security alerts across the IT landscape.
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Reporting and Collaboration
Reporting and Collaboration
The SOAR platform delivers in-depth security reports such as vulnerability insights, alert management data, attack histories paired with intelligent insight generation. This assists the Security Operations team to make informed decisions for stronger IT security strategies.
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Lowered Costs
Lowered Costs
With all tools and security workflows integrated within the SOAR solution including threat management, response process automation, the costs for security management are significantly reduced. Teams could be streamlined with fewer resources, overviewing centrally administered security operations.
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Threat Intelligence
Threat Intelligence
Seamless integration of advanced, AI-driven security monitoring, threat hunting and analysis, and threat response solutions to centrally manage incident management and response functionalities end-to-end. The SOAR platform makes it easy for the SOC team to embed modernized security solutions, compliant-ready new frameworks, and more.
Connect with our Managed SOAR Experts
Cloud4C End-to-end Managed Security Orchestration
Automation and Response (SOAR) Offerings
Conducts complete review, assessment, and integration of all diverse security tools, security technologies, systems, apps, and APIs deployed across the organization’s IT landscape into the newly implemented SOAR platform. Ensures complete visibility of the organization’s risk posture via a single pane of glass.
Deploys, administers, and consults on the creation of custom automated playbooks or workbooks to automate common security workflows: log collection, event checks, breach audits, threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, phishing attacks or any other mal activity audits, monitoring, alerts management, etc. With all repetitive security workflows and operations fully automated including automated responses, the client SOC team and security teams can channel greater attention into more advanced and strategic activities.
Ensures complete overview and administration of a SOC platform’s incident response activities. SOAR systems automatically trigger highly efficient incident response actions via pre-saved playbooks. This includes common threats, historical pattern-based attacks, low and mid-level suspicious activities. Analyzes, filters, and sends generated alerts (Via SIEM or other deployed security solutions) for advanced threat remediation actions. Collaborates with client security teams to deliver threat response statuses and reports, actionable insights for end-to-end vulnerability management, and strategic inputs to bolster security threats response functionalities in the future.
The SOAR platform and SOAR tools integrate with advanced, intelligent threat hunting solutions to generate, administer, and automatically respond to deep-level detected threats. The former could also be aligned with cloud-native threat detection and monitoring solutions via simplified connectors. This allows the SOAR platform to rapidly detect threats across all diverse IT landscapes in the organization and initiate immediate threat analysis, response actions.
With SOAR connected to the organization’s SIEM platform, avail real-time, 24/7 incident management including threat monitoring, detection, analysis, and response management. Gain ultra-level visibility to all risks and threat possibilities across the entire IT landscape: data, applications, networks, computing infra, datacenter assets, databases, middleware-OS-platforms-architectures, cloud environments, third-party integrations, and more. Integrate advanced analytics and intelligent cybersecurity solutions to predict risks, ensure end-to-end health monitoring, bolster system security standards, and agile threat remediation.
Consolidates data, telemetry, and log information from multiple sources via integration with advanced SIEM platforms, monitoring tools, event management, and correlation applications, security solutions, etc. SOAR platforms apply cutting-edge AI, ML, Behaviour Analytics, and other advanced analytical frameworks to deliver in-depth risk analysis, security event insights, and strategic recommendations to the in-house security team.
The SOAR suite seamlessly blends with an organization’s SOC operations. As a managed SOAR and SOC (Security Operations Center) services provider, Cloud4C acts as an extended Cybersecurity Incident and Response Team (CSIRT) to your security management, delivers the entire monitoring and threat management work with ease, and assists your organization in the adoption of breakthrough cybersecurity frameworks, methodologies, and intelligent solutions for up-to-date security management.
Leverage the SOAR’s integrated solutions and automated analysis processes to perform deep level Security Operations analysis and auditing. Compliance-related complications often result in major loopholes in an organization’s IT workflows. This might be an inviting proposition to cybercriminals. Cloud4C’s compliant-ready offerings ensure client facilities are duly compliant with data localization-residency laws, national regulations, local compliances, and international certifications. Compliance adherences, not limited to are:
- IRAP
- Bank Negara
- Central Bank of Oman
- SAMA
- FINMA
- UAE Compliances
- RBI
- MAS
- OJK
- GDPR
- CSA
- PCI-DSS
- HIPAA
- GXP
- International Standards: ISO-27001, ISO-27017, ISO-27018, ISO-22301, ISO-20000, AICPA SOC, AICPA SOC2
Sync up the embraced SOAR solution with private, public, hybrid, and multicloud environments for leading cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, IBM Cloud, etc. Shield your SaaS applications, PaaS architectures, or IaaS workflows with the adopted SOAR platform to gain unflinching threat/incident investigation, monitoring, analysis, and response functionalities for cloud workloads. Connect SOAR with cloud log management portals, monitoring, and native security tools to achieve a more agile, end-to-end, and advanced cloud security solution.
Amp up intelligent cybersecurity management capabilities with the adopted SOAR solution, especially in threat detection, analysis, and response functionalities. Consolidate cybersecurity management for IP/Domain Reputation, File Reputation, CWPP, CSPM, CASB, Phishing-malware-ransomware feeds, IT assets. Achieve seamless, smart workflow automation for security operations. Avail the proprietary Self Healing or Preventive Maintenance Platform to not only reduce Meantime to Detect and Meantime to Repair but do away with threats via advanced risk prediction and automated risk healing processes. Modernize cybersecurity administration with advanced AI-driven platforms under the supervision of a world-class SOC team.
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Managed Security Orchestration
Conducts complete review, assessment, and integration of all diverse security tools, security technologies, systems, apps, and APIs deployed across the organization’s IT landscape into the newly implemented SOAR platform. Ensures complete visibility of the organization’s risk posture via a single pane of glass.
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Security Operations Automation
Deploys, administers, and consults on the creation of custom automated playbooks or workbooks to automate common security workflows: log collection, event checks, breach audits, threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, phishing attacks or any other mal activity audits, monitoring, alerts management, etc. With all repetitive security workflows and operations fully automated including automated responses, the client SOC team and security teams can channel greater attention into more advanced and strategic activities.
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Managed Security and Incident Response Management
Ensures complete overview and administration of a SOC platform’s incident response activities. SOAR systems automatically trigger highly efficient incident response actions via pre-saved playbooks. This includes common threats, historical pattern-based attacks, low and mid-level suspicious activities. Analyzes, filters, and sends generated alerts (Via SIEM or other deployed security solutions) for advanced threat remediation actions. Collaborates with client security teams to deliver threat response statuses and reports, actionable insights for end-to-end vulnerability management, and strategic inputs to bolster security threats response functionalities in the future.
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Deep Threat Detection
The SOAR platform and SOAR tools integrate with advanced, intelligent threat hunting solutions to generate, administer, and automatically respond to deep-level detected threats. The former could also be aligned with cloud-native threat detection and monitoring solutions via simplified connectors. This allows the SOAR platform to rapidly detect threats across all diverse IT landscapes in the organization and initiate immediate threat analysis, response actions.
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SIEM Integration
With SOAR connected to the organization’s SIEM platform, avail real-time, 24/7 incident management including threat monitoring, detection, analysis, and response management. Gain ultra-level visibility to all risks and threat possibilities across the entire IT landscape: data, applications, networks, computing infra, datacenter assets, databases, middleware-OS-platforms-architectures, cloud environments, third-party integrations, and more. Integrate advanced analytics and intelligent cybersecurity solutions to predict risks, ensure end-to-end health monitoring, bolster system security standards, and agile threat remediation.
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Data Ingestion and Security Analytics
Consolidates data, telemetry, and log information from multiple sources via integration with advanced SIEM platforms, monitoring tools, event management, and correlation applications, security solutions, etc. SOAR platforms apply cutting-edge AI, ML, Behaviour Analytics, and other advanced analytical frameworks to deliver in-depth risk analysis, security event insights, and strategic recommendations to the in-house security team.
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SOC Collaboration
The SOAR suite seamlessly blends with an organization’s SOC operations. As a managed SOAR and SOC (Security Operations Center) services provider, Cloud4C acts as an extended Cybersecurity Incident and Response Team (CSIRT) to your security management, delivers the entire monitoring and threat management work with ease, and assists your organization in the adoption of breakthrough cybersecurity frameworks, methodologies, and intelligent solutions for up-to-date security management.
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Compliance Management
Leverage the SOAR’s integrated solutions and automated analysis processes to perform deep level Security Operations analysis and auditing. Compliance-related complications often result in major loopholes in an organization’s IT workflows. This might be an inviting proposition to cybercriminals. Cloud4C’s compliant-ready offerings ensure client facilities are duly compliant with data localization-residency laws, national regulations, local compliances, and international certifications. Compliance adherences, not limited to are:
- IRAP
- Bank Negara
- Central Bank of Oman
- SAMA
- FINMA
- UAE Compliances
- RBI
- MAS
- OJK
- GDPR
- CSA
- PCI-DSS
- HIPAA
- GXP
- International Standards: ISO-27001, ISO-27017, ISO-27018, ISO-22301, ISO-20000, AICPA SOC, AICPA SOC2
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Cloud Incident Management
Sync up the embraced SOAR solution with private, public, hybrid, and multicloud environments for leading cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, IBM Cloud, etc. Shield your SaaS applications, PaaS architectures, or IaaS workflows with the adopted SOAR platform to gain unflinching threat/incident investigation, monitoring, analysis, and response functionalities for cloud workloads. Connect SOAR with cloud log management portals, monitoring, and native security tools to achieve a more agile, end-to-end, and advanced cloud security solution.
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Threat Intelligence
Amp up intelligent cybersecurity management capabilities with the adopted SOAR solution, especially in threat detection, analysis, and response functionalities. Consolidate cybersecurity management for IP/Domain Reputation, File Reputation, CWPP, CSPM, CASB, Phishing-malware-ransomware feeds, IT assets. Achieve seamless, smart workflow automation for security operations. Avail the proprietary Self Healing or Preventive Maintenance Platform to not only reduce Meantime to Detect and Meantime to Repair but do away with threats via advanced risk prediction and automated risk healing processes. Modernize cybersecurity administration with advanced AI-driven platforms under the supervision of a world-class SOC team.
Connect with our Managed SOAR Experts
Microsoft Azure Sentinel: Cloud-native Intelligent SIEM-SOAR Solution for end-to-end Threat Management
Azure Sentinel embellishes the crown of Microsoft’s advanced cloud security solutions in addition to Windows Defender, Microsoft Cloud App Security, and more. Microsoft Azure Sentinel is a cloud-native, intelligent Security Information Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration Automation Response (SOAR) solution for end-to-end IT security administration.
The platform extends a universal security monitoring, threat/alert detection and proactive remediation, and intelligent security analytics solution applicable to all IT assets and resources: computing assets, devices, servers, databases, datacenters, platforms, architectures, applications, networks, Edge-IoT environments, and more.
Integrating with a full stack of security solutions, Azure Sentinel seamlessly connects to other security tools such as Windows Defender, Azure Cloud Apps Security, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Logic Apps, Azure AD, MITRE Frameworks for powerful threat hunting, automation tools, third-party enterprise applications, and more.
Features of Azure Sentinel
Data Collection
Seamless collection of data from IT devices and resources including users, applications, infra, networks both on-premises and multiple other cloud platforms connected to Azure. Integrate Azure-native and non-Microsoft security solutions with ease to establish a greater IT security ecosystem powered by Sentinel.
Universal Visibility and Analytics
Extend real-time, cutting-edge security visibility and analytics over the entire IT landscape. Correlate alerts into incidents to kickstart automated actions, adopt Machine Learning-based Anomaly Detection, map network and user behavior information, and make informed cybersecurity management decisions.
Advanced Threat Investigation and Threat Hunting
Gain interactive, intuitive, and deep threat investigation capabilities across all IT resources and multiple clouds, edge, IoT environments. Prepare custom alert rules, detect risk alerts and threats previously missed, go into advanced threat hunting mode with the Artificial Intelligence capabilities of Azure Sentinel. Utilize Azure Sentinel’s powerful hunting search and query tools backed on the MITRE framework to proactively look for threats within the organization’s IT landscape.
Threat Remediation with Security Automation and Orchestration
Built-in intelligent security automation and orchestration capabilities of Azure Sentinel digitizes common threat management functions across the organization. Integrate Sentinel with Logic Apps, Logic Analytics, Azure Functions, 200+ connectors for other Azure services, and adopted enterprise tools such as Jira, Zendesk, Slack, Microsoft Teams, etc unleash end-to-end automated security management.
Cloud4C Azure Sentinel Managed Services
Azure Sentinel Deployment
Perform a full investigation of the client’s IT landscape, process, and dataflows, including customizations and alerts
Gather client requirements and provide upfront cost savings of embracing Sentinel
Use Case development to optimize client’s visibility into the cloud environment
Review log types and devices, both on-premises and in Cloud, and identify the right data sources necessary to support use cases and to move to the cloud
Assist with the log onboarding activities
Creating and Configuring Sentinel and onboarding of log data using both native and custom Sentinel connectors
Setting up dashboards and alerts
Development of Threat Hunting templates and alerting scenarios
Creation of playbooks that execute automatically when an alert is triggered
Knowledge transfer, detection and response training, and creation of documents for customers’ use.
Azure Sentinel Management
Continuous Fine-tuning of complete ATT&CK based rules specific to Infrastructure and compliance policies
Perform Incident management with detailed Root cause analysis and Mitigation.
Provide weekly and monthly walkthroughs on Security posture and developments with actionable intelligence to improvise security posture.
Dedicated Technical account manager from SOC with a complete understanding of client infrastructure. Incident Auto remediation in minutes without human intervention saves overall manpower cost and reduces incident response SLA.
Detailed forensics offered an on-demand Team of cyber Threat intelligence experts performing threat hunting.
Threat modeling-based recommendations with a complete understanding of infra. Custom data collection even for the applications which cannot forward logs. Developing custom parsers even for unstructured logs.
Continuous discovery of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in tandem with real-time business processes and functionalities
Detection and Response (EDR) alerts to expose overall breach insights. Correlation of vulnerabilities with Endpoint assets
Identify the Machine-level vulnerabilities during in-depth incident investigations
Prioritize remediation based on the business context & the ever-evolving threat landscape. Built-in remediation processes through a unique integration with Microsoft Intune and Microsoft
An Impact with Difference: Why Deploy Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) with Cloud4C?
World’s largest application-focused managed service provider with dedicated Managed Security Services and advanced managed SOAR (Security Orchestration Automation and Response) Offerings
10+ years expertise, 4000 transformation stories across 25+ nations
800,000 EPS, 1400 HBS, 1200 UTMs, 7 Reg-tech Frameworks, 40+ Security Controls
2000+ cloud experts with industry-leading certifications: Hyperscaler Security, Hyperscaler Platform, CISSP, OSCP, CEH, CHFI, Comp TIA Security
Proprietary, intelligent automation powered cybersecurity tools such as the Cloud4C Self Healing Operations Platform
Specialized SOC audit, compliance management expertise ensuring stringent, fail-proof governance and compliance with local, national, and international regulations
Integration of updated Security frameworks and tools utilizing the MITRE ATT&CK, CIS Critical Security Controls, and more.
Comprehensive 24/7 threat monitoring and managed security (Managed Security Orchestration, Security Automation, and Security Response) across the entire IT and cloud stack.
Delivers and breaks down detailed analytical security reporting and intuitive reports automatically generated from the deployed SOAR solution for informed decision-making.
Dedicated Cyber Security Incident Response Team along with SOAR (Security Orchestration Automation and Response) experts for any time, anywhere support and issue solving
Threat Intelligence powered by industry-leading platforms such as Microsoft, OSINT, STIX&TAXI, MISP, etc
Specialized expertise in deploying robust SIEM-SOAR for proactive threat monitoring, risk prediction, logs management, vulnerability assessment, intelligent threat analysis, and automated-accelerated incident response
SOAR integrated with the public, private, hybrid, multicloud native security tools, and IaaS, PaaS, SaaS workflows for leading cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, IBM Cloud, etc
Dedicated expertise with compliance auditing, consulting, and management for end-to-end IT stack
Managed Security Orchestration Automation and Response - FAQs
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What is SOAR and how it works?
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SOAR stands for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response. As the name suggests, SOAR is a centralized security management platform concerned with three basic functionalities. The solution seamlessly connects with existing security solutions such as SIEM and cloud-native tools, adopted third-party security products, and more to deliver a unified security control to organizations. The platform also automates common security workflows such as assessments, monitoring, auditing, routine threat checks, etc. Third, the solution initiates immediate threat responses in case of breaches.
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What is security orchestration?
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Security Orchestration by SOAR enables seamless connectivity to an enterprise's existing security solutions, systems, frameworks, platforms, and cloud-native risk monitoring-management tools with the SOAR platform. It's one of the biggest USPs of deploying a SOAR solution, ensuring single panel supervision across all landscapes.
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What is SOAR vs SIEM?
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SIEM stands for Security Incident and Event Management. A SIEM platform ensures deep-level threat hunting and monitoring, cutting-edge security analytics, and instant security alerting. SOAR solution integrates with the SIEM platform to ensure end-to-end threat management with rapid threat mediation actions
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Who needs SOAR?
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SOAR is advanced threat management and threat response platform that is best fit for organizations at least 10+ employees in size or having a security team of more than 5+ people. It's highly beneficial for security analysts, engineers, threat supervisors, SOC team, and more.
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