The benefits and challenges automation brings to data security

November 12th, 2018, By Jen Andre
 
As more vulnerabilities and threats plague today’s security professionals, many organizations are turning to automation as a necessary component in their cybersecurity programs.
 
Automation works best when applied strategically, but this creates an additional challenge for security teams as they must evaluate resources and align skill sets to create, implement and maintain the automation needed for their business processes.
 
Often, when security teams think about applying automation to their workflows, coding capabilities are a top concern. Not every security team has embedded programming expertise.
 
To fill this void, teams might pool internal company resources, pulling from IT teams or engineering departments. However, their team’s automation needs may take a backseat to other revenue-generating projects.
 
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