Cyber attackers continue to advance their methods – acting faster with far greater frequency. The front-line defenders – security analysts – need to be proactive and stay on the front foot to enact an effective threat detection and response. The solution is automation. An automated workflow results in higher productivity, accelerated response time, and less burnout. Automation reduces alert fatigue and streamlines a better and faster response. Here are 3 compelling reasons why you should adopt automation in threat detection and response.
1. Save time by automating manual tasks
Manual, repetitive tasks, prevent security analysts from taking quick action on high-risk threats. By automating repetitive tasks, analysts gain time to be lazer-focused on in-depth threat investigation.
If analysts place their attention on tedious, repetitive tasks, instead of focusing on investigating the critical threats, they may miss critical incidents. Automation frees up time so analysts can catch all potential incidents. The result is higher productivity and reduced burnout as the workload becomes more manageable.
2. Minimize errors with better decision-making
Humans are naturally prone to errors. But by automating the manual tasks required in threat detection and incident response, you can reduce errors in decision-making.
Automation provides a fast and efficient way to analyze the data needed for accurate decision-making. Automate the process of alert enrichment to gain more context to your alerts and reduce errors in threat detection and response.
Automation increases analysts’ ability to handle large amounts of data – a critical capability needed in threat detection and response. Analysts can be confident that they are prioritizing the right threats so that they don’t miss any important incidents. Implement effective threat detection and response with automation.
3. Automation lowers your costs
Automation lowers your costs because it reduces the resources needed to tackle complex threats. Often, large, specialized teams are required to process big data for effective threat detection and response. Given how expensive this endeavor is, most organizations opt for an automated solution to reduce their costs. Instead of wasting time separating false positives from actual threats, analysts can instead spend their time responding to high-risk threats. Time and resources are saved.
Conclusion
The benefits of automating the mundane tasks of threat detection and response cannot be overstated. Automation provides more time, minimizes errors in decision-making, and lowers costs. By utilizing automated tools, you can be sure to accurately pinpoint all threats and have the time and resources for effective threat detection and response.
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Seculyze functions as an add-on to Microsoft Sentinel and provides automated alert Enrichment, Tuning, and Health Check so that you can save time, respond faster to threats with greater accuracy, and lower your costs. Find out more here: https://seculyze.com/products/
