3 minutes, 36 seconds
-13 Views 0 Comments 0 Likes 0 Reviews
Here’s a comprehensive guide to the capabilities of Incident Response (IR) tools, covering what they do, how they help, and where each tool fits into the IR lifecycle.
Incident Response tools are designed to detect, analyze, contain, remediate, and recover from security incidents. The best tools automate and streamline parts of the IR process to reduce downtime, data loss, and risk.
Tools monitor for suspicious activity and trigger alerts.
Capabilities:
Real-time threat detection (anomalies, indicators of compromise)
Behavioral analytics & baselining
Integration with logs, endpoints, network data, and cloud workloads
Threat intelligence correlation (TI feeds, MITRE ATT&CK mapping)
Examples:
SIEM (Splunk, IBM QRadar, Sumo Logic)
NDR (NetWitness, Darktrace, Vectra AI)
EDR (NetWitness, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne)
These tools help incident response teams determine the scope, impact, and origin of an incident.
Capabilities:
Incident timeline creation
Correlation of events across multiple systems
Root cause analysis
Enriched context (e.g., user activity, file behavior, geolocation)
Examples:
XDR platforms (Microsoft Defender XDR, Palo Alto Cortex XDR)
Digital forensics tools (FTK, EnCase)
Threat investigation consoles in EDR/NDR/SIEM
Collect and preserve evidence for compliance, legal action, and deeper analysis.
Capabilities:
Full packet capture (PCAP)
Endpoint forensic snapshots (memory, disk, registry, artifacts)
Chain of custody tracking
Metadata extraction from files, processes, and network traffic
Examples:
Velociraptor
Magnet AXIOM
Wireshark (for PCAP analysis)
Tools that help stop the attack and prevent it from spreading.
Capabilities:
Host/network isolation (quarantine)
Blocking malicious domains, IPs, and hash values
Killing malicious processes
Rolling back infected systems (EDR rollback)
Examples:
SOAR (Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR)
EDR platforms with active response
Firewalls/NGFWs with automated rules
SOAR platforms streamline repetitive incident response tools tasks and enforce consistent playbooks.
Capabilities:
Automated triage and enrichment (e.g., VirusTotal lookups)
Playbook execution for containment or ticketing
Integration with EDR, SIEM, threat intel platforms
Workflow management and analyst collaboration
Examples:
Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR
Splunk SOAR (Phantom)
IBM Resilient
Generate clear reports for technical and executive audiences.
Capabilities:
Real-time dashboards
Incident summary and timeline reports
Executive briefings and KPIs (e.g., MTTD, MTTR)
Compliance and audit-ready documentation
Examples:
IR platforms with case management features
Built-in reporting in SIEM/SOAR/EDR tools
Support continuous improvement and future prevention.
Capabilities:
Root cause & gap analysis
Detection tuning recommendations
Playbook refinement
Incident trend tracking
Examples:
Jira/ServiceNow (for post-incident reviews)
Custom dashboards in SIEM/SOAR
Visit NetWitness to learn know more about unmatched incident response services.
incident response incident response services incident response tools