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SOAR

What is SOAR?

Security Orchestration, Automation and Response platforms that combine security tool integration, workflow automation, and case management for efficient incident handling.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as soar. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on soar

Requirements naming soar across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

CSF 2.0 outcome: potentially adverse events are analyzed to better understand associated activities. Priority High. R1: use tools such as SIEM and SOAR to monitor log events continuously for known malicious and suspicious activity and report findings.

nist-sp-800-61-rev-3::DE.AE-02 · DE.AE-02 Log events analyzed with SIEM or SOAR tools, current CTI and manual review →

Work with popular SIEM and SOAR providers and selected customers to learn how incident responders use the product's logs, so that log entries tell a correct and complete story during an investigation instead of reflecting only what developers assumed would hel...

secure-by-design-a-guide-for-manufacturers-cisa::P1-PD7 · Test SIEM and SOAR integration →
MITRE D3FEND3 controls

Integrate D3FEND with broader cybersecurity ecosystem and frameworks. ATT&CK-D3FEND bidirectional mappings - each D3FEND defensive technique is mapped to ATT&CK offensive techniques it counters + each ATT&CK offensive technique maps to D3FEND defensive techniq...

MITRE-D3FEND-Integration-Mapping-ATTACK-CWE-CVE-CAPEC-NIST-CSF-CIS-ISO-27001-STIX-OpenC2 · MITRE D3FEND Integration + Mapping + ATT&CK + CWE + CVE + CAPEC + NIST CSF + CIS + ISO 27001 + STIX + OpenC2 →
HKMA TM-G-12 controls

HKMA TM-G-1 Cyber + Audit + Outsourcing + Cloud. (1) SECURITY MONITORING AND SIEM (TM-G-1.7.1) - SIEM + SOC + 24x7 monitoring + log management + correlation + use cases + alert handling + escalation + UEBA + behavior analytics + SOAR automation + threat detect...

HKMA-TMG1-Cyber-Monitoring-Threat-Intel-IR-Audit-Outsource-Cloud · TM-G-1 Security Monitoring + SIEM + Threat Intel + Cyber IR + Audit + Outsourcing + Cloud Computing Risk →
ISMAP (Japan)1 control

ISMAP Cloud Operations covers the day-to-day security operations of cloud services. (1) Cloud Security Monitoring and Logging: 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) + SIEM Security Information and Event Management + UEBA User and Entity Behaviour Analytics + S...

ISMAP-CloudOperations-Monitoring-Logging-IncidentResponse-NISC-Reporting-Vulnerability-Change-SLA · ISMAP Cloud Operations - Security Monitoring + SIEM + Logging + Incident Response + NISC Reporting + Vulnerability Management + Penetration Testing + Change Management + SLA Management →

Kuwait NCF Detect function. Security Monitoring and Logging: comprehensive logging (Identity + Network + Endpoint + Cloud + Application + Database + Privileged Access + Network Devices + Cloud Trail + Container + IoT/OT) + centralised log management + Security...

KNCF-Detect-Monitoring-SIEM-SOC-Threat-Intel-CTI-MITRE-ATT-CK-EDR-XDR-MDR-24-7-Continuous · Kuwait NCF Detect + Monitoring + SIEM + SOC + Threat Intel + EDR + XDR + 24/7 →

Questions people ask about soar

What is SOAR?
Security Orchestration, Automation and Response platforms that combine security tool integration, workflow automation, and case management for efficient incident handling.
Why is SOAR important for compliance?
SOAR is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding soar helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address SOAR?
SOAR appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3, Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA), MITRE D3FEND, HKMA TM-G-1, ISMAP (Japan). Across these standards we have identified 11 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about SOAR?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how soar applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how SOAR applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.