At Sumo Logic, we always pride ourselves on our dedication to make Cloud SOAR as user-friendly as possible. Now, we’re going to show you in practice how we make that happen. Cloud SOAR’s Incident Search Query Bar is easily configurable and allows users to customize their viewing perspective and choose which data they want to see.

We all witnessed how merciless 2020 was for a wide range of organizations. Even the mightiest, most prestigious companies and enterprises are not exempt from the deadly grasp of sophisticated cyber attacks. What this means for security professionals is that they should take a proactive, rather than a reactive stance. But how do you anticipate the unknown? Many security professionals would wonder.

The COVID-19 crisis prompted a spike in ransomware attacks, which was expected, to say at least. In fact, Checkpoint research shows that in Q3 2020, there was a 50% increase in ransomware attacks compared to earlier periods of this year. And while this wave of ransomware attacks was anticipated, not all organizations were reinforced enough to repel these attacks with proper resources and technologies.

2021 is only a month away, and given the turbulent landscape we had in 2020, we can’t help but wonder what the cybersecurity conditions will look like for companies and enterprises in the upcoming year. Year after year, the cybersecurity industry faces new challenges and obstacles, and 2021 will be no different. 2020 proved to be one of the most challenging years, cybersecurity-wise, especially for those companies whose employees suddenly had to switch to remote working.

After a couple of hard-working months full of exciting strategic discussions following the acquisition of DFLabs by Sumo Logic that was concluded this May, we are surely moving forward and laying the groundwork for the future of our Cloud SOAR as a part of Sumo Logic’s Modern SOC Strategy.

When it first burst onto the cyber security scene back in 2015, SOAR was dubbed by Gartner as a ground-breaking, revolutionary technology in the cyber security industry. Fast-forward 6 years, Security Orchestration, Automation and Response has lived up to those expectations and is rapidly growing its presence rapidly, with the SOAR market estimated to exceed $550 million by 2023 .

If you haven’t heard the news, Splunk Phantom is now Splunk SOAR – available both on-prem and in the cloud. What does this mean to you? You can deploy SOAR in the way that best supports your business needs. No matter what deployment you choose, you can automate from anywhere, and truly “SOAR your own way!” Hot on the heels of our cloud release is another exciting announcement: Splunk SOAR’s new Visual Playbook Editor.

Those who don’t move forward are moving backward. This saying particularly holds true in the cyber security world, as the constantly evolving threat landscape puts enormous pressure on traditional SOC teams. Most traditional SOC teams are understaffed, lack specific skills and are overworked.

Earlier this year, Gartner published its latest research on the Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) market in a report entitled, “Is Your Organization Mature Enough for SOAR?”. We’ve been talking to clients about this very subject and agree with Gartner that SOAR tools can increase SecOps efficiency and consistency, provided organizations have laid the proper groundwork.

Sometimes the hardest part of any project is getting started. But when it comes to strengthening your security operations program, the escalation of cyberattacks over the last few months have shown us there’s no time to waste. You need to make sure you’re leveraging threat intelligence throughout your security operations to understand your adversaries, strengthen defenses, and accelerate detection and response.