Introduction
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the identification and timely resolution of vulnerabilities is critical to safeguarding an organization’s assets. Manually verifying and remediating vulnerabilities can be labor-intensive and slow. The Threat Intelligence - Vulnerability Automation playbook from SIRP automates the detection, validation, and patching of vulnerabilities, empowering teams to act faster and more effectively in mitigating risks.
Challenges Faced
Slow Vulnerability Validation: Manual verification of CVEs takes time and delays remediation.
Fragmented Response: Disconnected workflows across departments hinder effective vulnerability resolution.
Limited Patch Management Integration: Without automation, patching efforts are disjointed and prone to errors.
Complex Coordination: Vulnerability remediation often requires coordination among various teams, creating inefficiencies.
How SIRP Solves This
The Vulnerability Automation playbook leverages threat intelligence to streamline the process of identifying, validating, and remediating vulnerabilities.
CVE Details Extraction
The playbook ingests CVE data from any threat intelligence source and automatically retrieves detailed information about the identified vulnerability.
Analyst Validation
The playbook sends a notification to the SOC Analyst asking them to confirm whether the vulnerability exists within the environment.
If the analyst confirms the vulnerability, the playbook creates a case to involve the appropriate teams and departments for remediation.
Automated Patch Management
If the organization has an integrated patch management tool, the playbook can trigger automatic patching to resolve the identified vulnerability without requiring manual intervention.
Efficient Case Management
Once the vulnerability is validated, a case is opened to track the remediation process.
If the analyst determines that the vulnerability does not exist in the environment, the playbook changes the threat intel status to Closed.
Playbook Prerequisites
Threat Intel Source: The playbook requires an active integration to ingest threat intelligence, such as a threat intel feed or vulnerability database.
Playbook Integrations
CVE Search: Automatically retrieves CVE details for the reported vulnerability.
SIRP: For case creation, status updates, and notification management.
Playbook Inputs
CVE: The specific CVE identifier of the reported vulnerability.
Playbook Outputs
Get CVE Details: Detailed information about the CVE, including severity, affected systems, and potential remediation steps.
Send Query to Analyst: Notification to the analyst asking for confirmation of the vulnerability’s presence in the environment.
Open Case: Automatically creates a case if the vulnerability is confirmed, to initiate the patching process.
Change Threat Intel Status: Updates the threat intel status to “Closed” if the vulnerability is not present.
The SIRP Playbook
Key Benefits
Faster Vulnerability Remediation: Automated validation and patching reduce response times, ensuring that vulnerabilities are patched quickly.
Streamlined Workflows: The playbook facilitates coordination across teams and departments, eliminating bottlenecks in vulnerability management.
Improved Efficiency: Automated patching minimizes the risk of human error and ensures that vulnerabilities are addressed in a timely manner.
Enhanced Threat Visibility: With automatic status updates and case tracking, security teams have full visibility into the vulnerability resolution process.