An In-Depth Exploration of ARMOR Level 4: Automated Prevention>
– Joel Wong
Swimlane recognizes the challenges faced by security operations (SecOps) teams in today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape.
They believe that security automation, combined with human expertise, is the key to success in strengthening cybersecurity defenses.
To address the lack of automation frameworks in the cybersecurity industry, Swimlane introduces the Automation Readiness and Maturity of Orchestrated Resources (ARMOR) Framework.
The ARMOR framework offers a readiness assessment and maturity matrix that helps security professionals evaluate their organization’s maturity level in terms of automation readiness.
It consists of five levels:
1) Foundational Visibility: Organizations establish security strategies and gain leadership support.
They focus on filling headcount and developing basic security practices.
2) Enriched Visibility: Organizations effectively address security threats but struggle with a shortage of expertise for advanced security tools and fragmented visibility within SecOps.
3) Automated Response: Organizations demonstrate a high level of maturity by utilizing automation, although with mid-level coding skills.
Swimlane now delves into the next level, Level 4: Automated Prevention.
At this stage, organizations have transitioned from reactive to proactive automation.
They adopt an automation-first approach, possess well-defined processes and policies, and have a security team with mature coding abilities.
However, they may still face challenges such as extending security automation beyond the Security Operations Center (SOC), building use cases from scratch, and fostering a company-wide mindset focused on preventive and predictive processes.
The ARMOR assessment is made available online to evaluate an organization’s automation maturity level based on the ARMOR Framework.
It covers three key categories: people, processes, and technology.
In terms of people, security teams at the Automated Prevention level incorporate experienced professionals into their teams and focus on addressing complex use cases.
Process-wise, well-established processes, policies, and procedures are in place, with an emphasis on efficiency and continuous improvement.
Technology-wise, organizations have implemented carefully selected security tools, integrated automation workflows, and optimized tuning feedback.
Swimlane encourages organizations to participate in the ARMOR Assessment to gain insights into their cybersecurity maturity and take essential steps to strengthen their security defenses.
A complimentary follow-up consultation is also offered to analyze the assessment results in detail.
Link: https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/an-in-depth-exploration-of-armor-level-4-automated-prevention/