SOC automation — GreatCTO autopilot

What is soc automation?

SOC automation is managed-SOC / MDR alert triage automation run end to end by an AI autopilot — a flow of agents and live connectors that handles intake, processing and a recommended decision, then escalates the judgment calls to Certified SOC analyst (incident responder). Tier-1/2 alert triage is endless, repetitive and alert-fatigued — yet a missed signal is a breach and a wrong containment takes production down. The autopilot does the volume; a qualified human signs anything irreversible, with a built-in compliance reviewer and a tamper-evident audit trail. Common questions ↓

The problem

Tier-1/2 alert triage is endless, repetitive and alert-fatigued — yet a missed signal is a breach and a wrong containment takes production down.

What you get

Every alert is enriched, correlated and investigated autonomously with a written verdict; only real incidents and containment decisions reach a certified analyst, who authorizes the response.

The flow

Intake to outcome. 🤖 steps run automatically; 🧑‍⚖️ steps are where a named human signs off the judgment calls.

1

🤖 Ingest the alert and telemetry from the SIEM / EDR

agent intake · SIEM / telemetryEndpoint detection (EDR)
2

🤖 Enrich, correlate and investigate against threat intelligence

agent investigate · Threat intelligence
3

🤖 Score severity, preserve forensic evidence, and stage the response playbook

agent compliance · Response orchestration (SOAR)
4

🧑‍⚖️ A certified SOC analyst authorizes containment / host isolation / breach notification Human checkpoint

Certified SOC analyst (incident responder)
5

🤖 Execute the approved containment and isolate the affected hosts ⚠ Irreversible · high blast

agent respond · Response orchestration (SOAR)Endpoint detection (EDR)
6

🤖 Verify remediation, open the ticket, and log for the SOC 2 audit trail

agent monitor · PSA / ticketing

Agents & tools

SIEM / telemetry stub → Splunk
Endpoint detection (EDR) stub → CrowdStrike
Threat intelligence ● live · VirusTotal
Response orchestration (SOAR) stub → Tines
PSA / ticketing stub → ConnectWise

1 of these run live on real data — keyless by default; the rest are sandbox stubs that flip to the real provider the moment you add credentials.

Human checkpoints

Certified SOC analyst (incident responder) — A certified SOC analyst authorizes containment / host isolation / breach notification

The autopilot escalates the judgment calls to a qualified human — the rest is straight-through.

Why it's safe to let it run

Every autonomous decision is logged — who · what · confidence. Signed human checkpoints and a built-in compliance reviewer enforce the rails, so the outcome holds up to an audit, not just a demo. Every irreversible action runs only after a human signs — the autopilot does the volume, never the point of no return on its own.

🧑 Accountable owner: Lead SOC analyst / incident commander — one person answers for what this autopilot does.

SOC automation — frequently asked

What is soc automation?

SOC automation uses AI agents plus live connectors to run managed-SOC / MDR alert triage automation end to end — intake, processing and a recommended decision. Tier-1/2 alert triage is endless, repetitive and alert-fatigued — yet a missed signal is a breach and a wrong containment takes production down. The autopilot does the volume; Certified SOC analyst (incident responder) signs the judgment calls.

How does soc automation work?

GreatCTO's soc autopilot runs a flow of 6 steps — intake → process → decide → deliver. Every irreversible action pauses at a human checkpoint where Certified SOC analyst (incident responder) signs; nothing irreversible runs autonomously. Every decision is logged with who, what, evidence and confidence.

Does the AI replace Certified SOC analyst (incident responder)?

No. The autopilot automates the high-volume, reversible work and escalates the calls that carry liability to Certified SOC analyst (incident responder), who signs each one. It is human-in-the-loop by construction, not full autonomy — built for the compliance the function requires.

What does soc automation cost?

GreatCTO is open source (MIT) and self-hosted — there is no GreatCTO licence fee. You bring your own LLM key and pay cents per outcome against a human baseline that is 50–100× more. The soc market is $4–6B.