performing-alert-triage-with-elastic-siem

# Performing Alert Triage with Elastic SIEM ## Overview Alert triage in Elastic Security is the systematic process of reviewing, classifying, and prioritizing security alerts to determine which represent genuine threats. Elastic's AI-driven Attack Discovery feature can triage hundreds of alerts down to discrete attack chains, but skilled analyst triage remains essential. A structured triage workflow typically takes 5-10 minutes per alert cluster using Elastic's built-in tools. ## When to Use - When conducting security assessments that involve performing alert triage with elastic siem - When following incident response procedures for related security events - When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities - When validating security controls through hands-on testing ## Prerequisites - Elastic Security deployed (version 8.x or later) - Elastic Agent or Beats configured for endpoint and network data collection - Detection rules enabled and generating alerts - Elastic Common Schema (ECS) compliance across data sources - Analyst access to Kibana Security app with appropriate privileges ## Alert Triage Workflow ### Step 1: Initial Alert Assessment (2 minutes) When viewing an alert in Elastic Security, review the alert details panel: ``` Alert Details Panel: - Rule Name and Description - Severity and Risk Score - MITRE ATT&CK Mapping - Host and User Context - Process Tree (for endpoint alerts) - Timeline of related events ``` #### Key Fields to Examine ...