Understanding Cloud XDR: Automating Incident Response: Lowering MTTR

Traditional incident response procedures often fall short in cloud environments. Security teams should develop cloud-specific playbooks that address the unique aspects of cloud infrastructure. This includes understanding shared responsibility models with cloud providers, identifying which response actions can be taken independently, and which require provider coordination. 

For example, when investigating a potential compromise of a cloud workload, teams need predefined procedures for isolating instances without disrupting the entire application architecture. These procedures should account for auto-scaling groups, load balancers, and other cloud-native components.