Enhancing Incident Response Efficiency in Hybrid Cloud Environments using SOAR: A Review Study

Abstract – This research investigates the efficacy of Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) in mitigating the complexities of hybrid cloud security. As decentralized data across multi-cloud and on-premises systems often results in delayed threat detection, this study evaluates Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) by comparing automated frameworks against traditional manual SOC operations. Drawing on empirical evidence from high-compliance sectors, the analysis reveals that automating incident triage and containment can enhance response efficiency by approximately 50%. The study concludes that SOAR is a fundamental requirement for modern cyber resilience, transitioning security workflows from labor-intensive processes toward a scalable, autonomous architecture capable of securing diverse digital infrastructures. Key Words: SOAR, Incident Response, Hybrid Cloud, MTTR, SOC Automation, Cyber Resilience.