How Splunk SOAR Improves Phishing Response?

Phishing attacks require fast detection and response. Manual investigation delays can be eliminated using Splunk SOAR automation.

????Why Use Playbooks for Automated Email Triage? (Answer B)✅Extracts email headers and attachments for analysis✅Checks links & attachments against threat intelligence feeds✅Automatically quarantines or deletes malicious emails✅Escalates high-risk cases to SOC analysts

????Example Playbook Workflow in Splunk SOAR:????Scenario: A suspicious email is reported.✅Splunk SOAR playbook automatically:

Extracts sender details & checks against threat intelligence

Analyzes URLs & attachments using VirusTotal/Sandboxing

Tags the email as "Malicious" or "Safe"

Quarantines the email & alerts SOC analysts

Why Not the Other Options?

❌A. Prioritizing phishing cases manually – Still requires manual effort, leading to delays.❌C. Assigning cases to analysts in real-time – Doesn’t solve the issue of slow manual investigations.❌D. Increasing the indexing frequency of email logs – Helps with log retrieval but doesn’t automate phishing response.

References & Learning Resources

????Splunk SOAR Phishing Playbook Guide: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SOAR ????Phishing Detection Automation in Splunk: https://splunkbase.splunk.com ????Email Threat Intelligence with SOAR: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security