The State of Automation in Security
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The document discusses the current state of automation in security, highlighting that while organizations recognize the need for more automation, many are only partially automated. Key reasons for this demand include the desire to replace manual tasks, address cyber threats, and handle the skills shortage, with concerns about accuracy and potential business disruption being significant barriers. Overall, respondents believe that increased automation will enhance security posture, reduce errors, and improve compliance.
The State of Automation in Security
- 1. THE STATE OF AUTOMATION IN SECURITY THE CURRENT STATE OF AUTOMATION have some automation but felt it was not enough have little to no automation of organizations are highly automated 15% 52% 33% WHY DO WE NEED AUTOMATION SO... Network operations staff want automation to replace manual tasks Data center architects want automation for cloud and SDN projects Security staff want automation to address cyber threats Cyber threats and the number of alerts Difficulty hiring experienced security staff Too much time spent on manual tasks Cloud and SDN projects Hackers using automated tools, so an automated defense is required 1 2 3 4 5 Lack of knowledge on how to automate processes 5 Concerns about accuracy and false positives 16 Concerns about business disruption Don’t have the time to implement automation 3 2 Difficulty driving organizational changes 4 Lack of automation tools FEARIS HOLDING US BACK Lack of automation tools Business disruption TOP CONCERNS FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES 1 2 WITHOUT AUTOMATION WHAT’S EVERYONE DOING ALL DAY? 1 Ongoing security configuration and change management 5 Monitoring and intrusion prevention Vulnerability analysis and patching 4 Large complex deployment projects 3 6 Auditing and compliance 7 Deploying new security solutions 2 Incident response and/or remediation 2.5/5 2.5 in 5 said it caused AN APPLICATION OUTAGE 2/5 2 in 5 said it caused A NETWORK OUTAGE 1/5 1 in 5 said it caused A SECURITY BREACH WHAT’S THE IMPACT? 2/5 2 in 5 said it caused A DECREASE IN APPLICATION PERFORMANCE THE AVERAGE COST OF A DATA CENTER OUTAGE PONEMON INSTITUTE, 2016 COST OF DATA CENTER OUTAGES REPORT $740,357in 2016 will be >3 working days 1-3 working days 1 working day 3-6 hours <1 hour 1-3 hours 23.4% 35.1% 22.3% 11.7% 4.9% 2.6% HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO FIX A MANUAL ERROR? said that the use of automation needs to increase over the next 3 years EVERYONE WANTS MORE WHICH IS WHY IT'S YES TO SECURITY PROCESS AUTOMATION WHICH IS WHY IT'S YES TO SECURITY PROCESS AUTOMATION 3.25 out of 4 believe it will INCREASE THE OVERALL SECURITY POSTURE OF AN ORGANIZATION 3.25/4 2 out of 4 say it will HELP DEAL WITH THE SKILLS SHORTAGE 2/4 3/4 3 out of 4 say that it will REDUCE ERRORS AND PROCESS SECURITY POLICY CHANGES FASTER 3 out of 4 agree or strongly agree that it will ELIMINATE MISTAKES THAT CREATE ACCESS POINTS FOR HACKERS 3/4 3 out of 4 say it will IMPROVE APPLICATION AVAILABILITY BY REDUCING OUTAGES 3/4 3/4 3 out of 4 say it will REDUCE AUDIT PREPARATION TIME AND IMPROVE COMPLIANCE BROUGHT TO YOU BY: www.algosec.com