Maximising your investments through security automation>
Security Brief – Australia – Anthony Stitt
A new report discusses how the global pandemic forced many organisations to accelerate their automation plans, where they prioritise their investments and the plans they have for the future. The survey spanned companies of all sizes, representing a diverse blend of industries and operations in North American, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. Some of the key findings include: Nearly one-third of organisations indicated that their plans for automation accelerated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 80% of organisations have at least partial automation of key security and IR processes, up from 47% in 2020. Drilling deeper, IR processes saw the most significant growth in automation â with extensive automation jumping nearly 18%, from 10.5% in 2020 to 28.3% in 2021. Security operations and event or alert processing remain the top area for automation, with 35.5% reporting extensive automation. The future looks bright for security automation, with 85% planning on automating key security and IR processes in the next 12 months alone. two primary use cases in the report, Alert Triage and Incident Response,
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