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A PROACTIVE APPROACH WHY SECURITY AUTOMATION IS A NECESSITY FOR ENTERPRISES TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO CYBER THREATS WITHOUT HUMAN ERROR.
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very company in the Middle East is going through digital transformation, which requires them to rethink their cybersecurity strategies. Automation has emerged as key to boosting efficiency, be it application infrastructure, network, and, most importantly, security. The rapid adoption of digital technologies has expanded the attack surface, making it almost impossible for security professionals to monitor everincreasing threats. The most significant promise of security automation is the fact that CISOs can now focus on what
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matters instead of being overwhelmed by the false positives generated by a multitude of security systems. Nicolai Solling, CTO of Help AG, says increased automation of cybersecurity is a necessity for a couple of reasons. First, the number and complexity of attacks are increasing exponentially. Responding manually to every event would require a parabolic increase in the number of staff needed for effective response, and consequently, an increase in the cost of responding to events. “We are already at the point where the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals far outweighs the supply.”
Ryan Trost, co-founder and CTO, ThreatQuotient, adds: “The single most powerful driver of security automation is the ability for analysts to regain time previously lost tackling low-level repeatable tasks. By unburdening analysts from tedious and often mundane efforts, analysts can re-focus their time on higher priority assignments. It is an important element to help teams streamline and, quite frankly, ensure tasks are uniformly accomplished without analyst bias. Automation speaks directly to the effectiveness and efficiency of security operations.”