[IT Trend] 2026 K-Security Market Growth of 17.1% and the Complete Guide to SOAR

🔐 Security World SOAR Special Feature, Reinterpreted from SecuLayer's Perspective!

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✅ What if security alerts pile up, but actual responses are less than 10%?

There is a somewhat shocking statistic.

According to a survey conducted by Security News and Security World in August 2026, targeting 1,032 domestic security experts,
the percentage of actual responses or actions taken on daily security alerts is less than 10%, with a staggering 39.6% of respondents indicating this.

In other words, more than 9 out of 10 security alerts are simply ignored.

This is not a problem with the system itself. It is a limitation of the structure where humans have to check and assess each alert individually.
To address this issue, SOAR has emerged.

SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) is a security platform that orchestrates different security solutions into one,
automating the process from threat detection to response.

To put it simply, it works like this.

• SIEM collects logs from various security devices and raises alerts by indicating "there is an anomaly."

• SOAR receives that alert and automatically executes actions according to a playbook, determining "what actions to take on which device."

SOAR has rapidly evolved since Gartner first introduced the concept in 2015, adapting to market demands.
And now, in 2026, it is reaching a significant turning point in South Korea.

Data from global market research firms shows just how steep the growth rate of the SOAR market is.

• Global SOAR Market: $1.6 billion in 2023 → $5.7 billion in 2032 (15% annual growth)

• Korean SOAR Market: Approximately 53.6 billion KRW in 2024 → Approximately 137.7 billion KRW in 2030 (annual growth of 17.1%)

Notably, the growth rate in the Korean market exceeds the global average.
This is due to the interplay between domestic security regulatory environments and demand in the public and financial sectors, creating stronger growth momentum.

SecuLayer has diagnosed the current market situation in this special feature article.

"The market has completely settled into a 'necessary integrated monitoring platform' beyond just the 'interest stage,' and there is an increasing demand for integrated security operation platforms that combine SIEM and SOAR. While past implementations were primarily focused on large public institutions or enterprises,
the adoption base is now expanding to include finance, defense, local governments, and private companies."

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In September 2025, the National Intelligence Service published the 'National Network Security Framework (N2SF) Security Guidelines Commentary', which officially mentioned SOAR.

The commentary states that it is necessary to "implement real-time responses to security events in conjunction with SIEM, UEBA, SOAR, etc."

Why is this important?

N2SF is a system that classifies information into C (Confidential), S (Sensitive), and O (Open) grades for differential control, increasing the number of security control items from the existing 176 to over 260. It has become essential to handle different response procedures by grade in a consistent and automated manner.

The national-level guidelines are making SOAR a de facto essential component rather than just a recommendation.

SecuLayer has accurately identified the core of this change. ​

"The fact that SOAR integrates and controls existing security assets via APIs without replacing them is garnering high interest from public institutions.
The market demand is shifting from the introduction of a single SOAR to inquiries about large-scale advancement projects that integrate SIEM + UEBA + SOAR into a single layer or an entire security operation platform for the institution."

✅ The Real Reasons for Implementing SOAR on the Ground

In this survey, the reasons respondents gave for adopting or considering SOAR (multiple responses allowed) reflect the urgency on the ground.

▲SOAR Solution User Survey [Source: Security News·Security World]

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Ultimately, security personnel hope that "machines will handle the overwhelming amount of alerts that humans cannot manage."
And this demand is directly impacting budgets.

✅ What Are the Challenges of Implementing SOAR?

There are also practical difficulties. The biggest challenges in building SOAR identified by survey respondents are as follows.

▲SOAR Solution User Survey [Source: Security News·Security World]

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Among these, the issue of Korean-style playbooks is particularly noteworthy.
Simply adopting overseas standard procedures does not work.
This is because each domestic organization has different combinations of equipment, log fields, approval structures, personal information policies, and network separation environments.

SecuLayer understands this better than anyone.

"Understanding and coordinating with Korean security monitoring administration, such as approval waiting, automatic notification to related agencies, and user clarification procedures, is necessary."

The operational experience accumulated in thousands of sites is the source of this 'Korean-style know-how.'

The evolution of SOAR does not stop here. AI is elevating the possibilities of SOAR to a new level.

Existing rule-based playbooks are strong against known threats, but they require manual updates every time new or variant attacks emerge.
When generative AI and LLM technology are combined, the following becomes possible.

• AI automatically summarizes and organizes large-scale security events

• AI analyzes correlations between complex logs

• Recommends action plans based on historical data

• Reduces analyst workload through natural language Q&A

SecuLayer is also providing clear answers in this direction.
By advancing into an integrated security operation platform that combines SIEM, UEBA, and SOAR,
it focuses on connecting the entire flow from collection, normalization, and correlation analysis to tickets, playbooks, and actual device actions.

It is a natural progression for SecuLayer eyeCloudXOAR to be featured in this Security News·Security World SOAR special article.

eyeCloudXOAR is, as the name suggests, eXtended SOAR, meaning it is an extended SOAR.
It is the representative K-SOAR that fully integrates SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, and AI into a single platform according to business processes.

In particular, the advanced version of eyeCloudXOAR has officially integrated UEBA, extending monitoring targets from devices and IPs to people (Entities).
Incorporating Korean-style security monitoring administrative procedures such as approval, notification to related agencies, and user clarification into the playbook flow is also
one of the unique strengths of eyeCloudXOAR.

• Operational experience verified in over 5,000 sites in Korea

• Ranked first in integrated security management market share for four consecutive years

• Holds 74 patents
  
  All of this indicates that eyeCloudXOAR is not just a product but a platform that has evolved alongside the domestic security field.

✅ In Conclusion — From Event Processing Organization to Threat Response Organization

The Security News article concludes like this.

"Ultimately, SOAR is about handing repetitive tasks over to machines so that humans can focus on tasks that require judgment.
This is a great opportunity for domestic security monitoring to transform from an 'event processing organization' to a 'threat response organization.'

SecuLayer will continue to provide ongoing security services to our customers at the center of this transformation with eyeCloudXOAR.

Moving away from being overwhelmed by alerts, we aim to create an environment where we can focus on real threats, and that is the future of security that eyeCloudXOAR is building.

Learn more about eyeCloudXOAR → https://www.seculayer.com/ko/product/security

View the original article -> Security News [2026 SOAR Solution Report]​

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