Peris.ai Playbooks: The New First Responder in Cyber Defense

In cybersecurity, time is everything.

A few minutes can be the difference between containing an incident and enduring a full-scale breach. Yet most organizations still rely on outdated playbooks stored in PDFs, tribal knowledge, or fragmented ticketing tools. These “playbooks” don’t act—they wait. And in today’s landscape, that’s a problem.

With threat actors automating their attack chains—from initial compromise to lateral movement—your defense must be equally fast, if not faster. Peris.ai’s AI-powered Playbooks, built into its hyperautomated BrahmaFusion platform, transform static checklists into dynamic responders. They don’t just tell you what to do—they do it.

This article explores how Peris.ai Playbooks are redefining cyber defense by becoming the first responder, not the last resort.

The Pain of Traditional Incident Response

Despite advances in cybersecurity tooling, incident response remains a weak point for many organizations. Here’s why:

1. Delayed Detection and Response

Manual alert triage, siloed teams, and long decision chains often delay containment and remediation—giving attackers more time to move laterally.

2. Static Documentation

Most IR plans live in static documents, PDFs, or outdated wikis. When an incident hits, teams scramble to find the right step or person.

3. Disjointed Toolsets

Organizations rely on a mix of SIEMs, firewalls, endpoint agents, email scanners, and cloud security tools—often with minimal integration. Response actions must be manually stitched together.

4. Human Dependency

Highly skilled analysts are expected to detect, investigate, and respond under pressure—leading to burnout, inconsistency, and human error.

5. Repetitive, Non-Scalable Tasks

Blocking IPs, isolating hosts, revoking credentials—these are repeatable tasks that waste analyst time if done manually.

Enter Peris.ai Playbooks—Your Cyber First Responder

Built within BrahmaFusion, Peris.ai Playbooks automate incident response actions across the entire lifecycle—from triage to remediation. Designed with AI and integrated context, they orchestrate fast, consistent, and scalable defenses.

What Makes Peris.ai Playbooks Different?

Feature: Format

• Traditional IR Playbooks: PDF, Confluence Page
• Peris.ai AI Playbooks: Live, Executable Logic

Feature: Execution

• Traditional IR Playbooks: Manual
• Peris.ai AI Playbooks: Automated or Semi-Automated

Feature: Context

• Traditional IR Playbooks: Static
• Peris.ai AI Playbooks: Dynamic via Threat Intelligence & ASM

Feature: Adaptability

• Traditional IR Playbooks: Requires Manual Updates
• Peris.ai AI Playbooks: AI-Supported Suggestions

Feature: Team Integration

• Traditional IR Playbooks: Email/Slack ping
• Peris.ai AI Playbooks: Native Multi-Tool Orchestration

The Lifecycle of an Automated Playbook

Let’s break down how Peris.ai Playbooks operate across the incident response lifecycle.

1. Detection & Triage

• Suspicious event is flagged via EDR, SIEM, or NVM
• Brahma Fusion uses AI to assess severity, context, and history
• If criteria match, a Playbook is triggered (automatically or via analyst approval)

Example Trigger:

• High number of failed logins + unusual geolocation + endpoint anomaly → “Credential Stuffing Response” playbook auto-executes

2. Investigation

• Automatically enriches alert with threat intel from IndraCTI
• Pulls asset risk scores from BimaRed (ASM)
• Correlates with previous incidents to assess scope

Playbook Action:

• Cross-reference IOC with dark web listings
• Flag all impacted endpoints
• Notify SOC lead via Slack with summary

3. Containment

• Isolate affected endpoint
• Block C2 IP on firewall
• Disable compromised credentials via IAM

Playbook Action: “Endpoint Isolation + Firewall Rule Injection” executes with pre-approved parameters, ensuring minimal downtime.

4. Remediation

• Delete malicious files
• Patch exploited vulnerability
• Reimage or restore from backup

Playbook Action: “Cloud Workload Cleanup” kicks in, connecting with backup service and confirming snapshot restore.

5. Documentation & Reporting

• Ticket updated with timeline, actions, and outcome
• Playbook logs mapped to compliance framework (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001)
• Summary report auto-generated for audit trail

Bonus: Integrate with Peris.ai’s Compliance Automation tools to auto-map evidence.

Top Playbooks Every Organization Needs

Peris.ai includes dozens of pre-built, customizable playbooks aligned with real-world threats.

AI-Powered Suggestions

Brahma Fusion recommends playbooks based on your tech stack, threat landscape, and past incidents.

Here are a few high-impact examples:

Threat Type: Phishing

• Recommended Playbook: Email Containment & Credential Reset
• Action Highlights: Email quarantine, user notification, AD reset

Threat Type: Ransomware

• Recommended Playbook: Endpoint Isolation & IOC Sweep
• Action Highlights: Quarantine, snapshot, lateral movement detection

Threat Type: Insider Threat

• Recommended Playbook: Privilege Audit & Access Revocation
• Action Highlights: Monitor unusual access, trigger HR alert

Threat Type: Cloud Misconfig

• Recommended Playbook: Auto-Remediation in AWS/GCP
• Action Highlights: Disable public S3, restrict IAM roles

Threat Type: Supply Chain Compromise

• Recommended Playbook: Vendor Risk Playbook
• Action Highlights: Integrate BimaRed, revoke access, threat hunt

Business Benefits of Playbook Automation

1. Faster MTTR

Organizations using Peris.ai report a 44–62% reduction in Mean Time to Respond thanks to AI-led triage and playbook execution.

2. Reduced Analyst Burnout

Playbooks handle repetitive tasks, freeing human talent to focus on complex analysis and strategic decisions.

3. Higher Consistency

Every response is logged, repeatable, and auditable—reducing variance and compliance risk.

4. Scalable Across Teams

Playbooks can be triggered by SOC analysts, cloud teams, or compliance officers—creating a shared security language.

5. Built-in Compliance

Playbooks are mapped to security frameworks and compliance needs. Every action is logged and report-ready.

Customizing and Evolving Playbooks

Peris.ai Playbooks aren’t rigid.

Teams can:

• Clone and modify templates
• Add human approval stages
• Integrate with custom scripts or APIs
• Use the AI Builder to validate logic before publishing

Versioning, rollback, and audit logs are built-in—ensuring you stay compliant while adapting to new threats.

Why Peris.ai Playbooks Are the Future of Cyber Defense

In a world where threats move at machine speed, your defense must do the same. Peris.ai Playbooks:

• Bridge security and operations
• Integrate deeply with your infrastructure
• Learn and evolve with your environment
• Reduce cost, risk, and response time

This is not just automation. This is resilient, intelligent, first-response security at scale.

Ready to Let Your Defense Respond First?

If your security team still scrambles to find incident response checklists or waits for manual approvals while attackers move in seconds—it’s time to modernize.

With Peris.ai Playbooks, you gain:

• Speed without sacrificing control
• Consistency without reducing context
• Security that scales as fast as your business does

🛡️ Explore Brahma Fusion and Playbooks at www.peris.ai or schedule a demo: [email protected]