automating-ioc-enrichment

name	automating-ioc-enrichment
description	Automates the enrichment of raw indicators of compromise with multi-source threat intelligence context using SOAR platforms, Python pipelines, or TIP playbooks to reduce analyst triage time and standardize enrichment outputs. Use when building automated enrichment workflows integrated with SIEM alerts, email submission pipelines, or bulk IOC processing from threat feeds.
domain	cybersecurity
tags	["SOAR","enrichment","IOC","Cortex-XSOAR","Splunk-SOAR","VirusTotal","automation","CTI","NIST-CSF"]
subdomain	threat-intelligence
version	1.0.0
author	oyi77
license	Apache-2.0
nist_csf	["ID.RA-01","ID.RA-05","DE.CM-01","DE.AE-02"]

Automating Ioc Enrichment

Overview

Cybersecurity skill for automating ioc enrichment. Follows industry best practices and security standards.

When to Use

Trigger phrases:

• "automating ioc enrichment"
• "Automates the enrichment of raw indicators of compromise with multi-source threa"

Use this skill when:

• Building a SOAR playbook that automatically enriches SIEM alerts with threat intelligence context before routing to analysts
• Creating a Python pipeline for bulk IOC enrichment from phishing email submissions
• Reducing analyst mean time to triage (MTTT) by pre-populating alert context with VT, Shodan, and MISP data

Do not use this skill for fully automated blocking decisions without human review — enrichment automation should inform decisions, not execute blocks autonomously for high-impact actions.

When NOT to Use

• When you lack proper authorization for testing
• For production systems without change management
• When the task requires legal or compliance expertise beyond technical scope

Prerequisites

• SOAR platform (Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, Tines, or n8n) or Python 3.9+ environment
• API keys: VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB, Shodan, and at minimum one TIP (MISP or OpenCTI)
• SIEM integration endpoint for alert consumption
• Rate limit budgets documented per API (VT: 4/min free, 500/min enterprise)

Workflow

# Example: IOC detection
import re

IOC_PATTERNS = {
    "ip": r"\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b",
    "domain": r"\b[a-z0-9-]+\.[a-z]{2,}\b",
    "hash_md5": r"\b[a-f0-9]{32}\b",
    "hash_sha256": r"\b[a-f0-9]{64}\b",
}

def extract_iocs(text: str) -> dict:
    return {k: re.findall(v, text) for k, v in IOC_PATTERNS.items()}

1. Define Objectives — Clarify the goals and scope for ioc enrichment.