Forrester: Autonomous âset and forget securityâ is âa pipe dreamâ>
IT Pro – Rory Bathgate
According to Allie Mellen, senior analyst at Forrester, security vendors are all searching to build an all-in-one product that could entirely automate the many functions of a security team but the idea would be almost impossible to implement due to technical and logistical limitations.

Security oversight still demands escalation to human workers and always will, Mellen added, especially with complex environments in which automated systems could âgo off the rails”.

Theoretical upsides to fully automated SOCs and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) solutions include the reduced impact of cyber skills shortages on organisations and fewer data protection weak points among employees, but human decision-making is still required for the best protection.
Link: https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/369412/forrester-autonomous-set-it-and-forget-it-security-is-a-pipe-dream