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Automation
Automation in cybersecurity incident response involves using technology to automatically perform routine tasks, such as detecting threats, gathering information, or blocking malicious activity. This helps security teams respond much faster and more consistently to cyberattacks without manual intervention for every step.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
In cybersecurity incident response, automation leverages predefined playbooks and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms to programmatically execute tasks like threat detection, alert triage, data enrichment, containment, and remediation actions. This significantly enhances operational efficiency, reduces human-centric response times (MTTD/MTTR), and improves the scalability and consistency of defensive operations against cyber threats.
BACKGROUND
Rockwell Automation, Inc. is an American provider of industrial automation and digital transformation technologies headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its brands include Allen-Bradley, FactoryTalk software and LifecycleIQ Services. Rockwell Automation employs approximately 27,000 people and has customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.
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- Orchestration
- Automated response
- Playbook execution
- Security automation
- Scripting
- Automated threat response
USAGE NOTE
Automation is increasingly vital for scaling incident response capabilities, but requires well-defined playbooks and careful configuration to be effective and avoid unintended consequences.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Automation.
Develops Cortex XSOAR, a Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform that helps security teams automate and streamline security operations.
Offers Splunk SOAR (formerly Phantom), which provides automation capabilities for security operations, incident response, and threat intelligence.
Provides QRadar SOAR, a security orchestration and automation platform designed to help security teams manage and automate incident response processes.
Integrates automation into its security offerings like Microsoft Sentinel (cloud-native SIEM) and Microsoft Defender XDR, enabling automated threat detection, investigation, and response workflows.
Their Falcon platform includes robust automation features for endpoint protection, threat hunting, and extended detection and response (XDR), automating remediation actions.
Offers FortiSOAR, a comprehensive SOAR solution that automates security operations, incident response, and vulnerability management across various security tools.
Develops InsightConnect, a SOAR platform that automates security workflows, incident response, and vulnerability management to reduce manual effort and improve response times.
A dedicated security automation company offering a low-code SOAR platform that helps organizations automate complex security operations and workflows.
While broader in IT, its Security Operations product suite extensively uses automation for incident response, vulnerability management, and security compliance.