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Playbook
A playbook is a step-by-step guide outlining the actions a cybersecurity team must take to respond to a specific type of security incident, such as a ransomware attack. It ensures a consistent, efficient, and pre-planned reaction to a known threat.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
A cybersecurity incident response (IR) playbook is a formal, documented set of procedures and workflows detailing the technical and communication steps required to detect, contain, eradicate, and recover from a specific security threat or cyberattack. These playbooks are foundational to Security Operations Centers (SOC) and are often automated within Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms to standardize incident handling.
BACKGROUND
Computer security is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It focuses on protecting computer software, systems, and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft, or damage to hardware, software, or data, as well as to the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
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- Runbook
- Incident Response Plan
- IR Workflow
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
- Security Workflow
- Threat Response Guide
USAGE NOTE
Playbooks are often differentiated from broader incident response plans by focusing on a single, specific threat type, like a phishing campaign or a denial-of-service attack.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Playbook.
Developer of Cortex XSOAR, a leading Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform that uses customizable and out-of-the-box playbooks to standardize and automate incident response processes.
Offers Splunk SOAR (formerly Phantom), a platform that helps security teams automate tasks and orchestrate workflows using playbooks. It can automate the entire security operations center (SOC) lifecycle.
Provides IBM Security QRadar SOAR (formerly Resilient), an incident response platform that uses dynamic and codeless playbooks to guide analysts and automate actions in response to complex cyber threats.
Develops Microsoft Sentinel, a cloud-native SIEM and SOAR solution. It uses 'Automation rules' and 'Playbooks' (powered by Azure Logic Apps) to trigger automated, predefined response actions to security alerts.
Offers Falcon Fusion, a workflow automation module within its Falcon XDR platform. It enables security teams to build custom, trigger-based playbooks to automate incident response and other security tasks directly from the Falcon console.
Develops InsightConnect, its SOAR solution designed to accelerate security and IT processes. It allows users to build automated workflows, or playbooks, by connecting tools and defining actions for threat detection and response.
A no-code automation platform built for security teams. Tines' core functionality is enabling the creation of complex, interactive workflows and playbooks to automate any security-related process without needing to write code.
A low-code security automation company that provides a SOAR platform. Swimlane Turbine is centered around creating and managing playbooks to automate responses to security incidents, manage cases, and orchestrate security tools.
Offers FortiSOAR, a security orchestration and automation platform that utilizes playbooks to automate incident lifecycle management, threat intelligence operations, and response actions across an organization's security infrastructure.