Here are examples of cybersecurity automation use cases.
Cybersecurity Automation Use Cases
Cyber Security automation is very useful in different ways.
1. Automation of network security testing
Network security testing is now possible with automation. For example, automation can:
- Scale network security testing by automatically creating multiple virtual instances of hosts and then test these virtual instances for compliance with security policy
- Automate the entire process from planning, designing, implementation, to security verification
- Reduce the time and effort required to create a secure network to a fraction of what it used to be
- Make the entire process much more efficient and effective.
- Automation can also be used in network security monitoring to discover new anomalies in a network. For example, the discovery of a new host on a network that should not have been there or an unusual amount of traffic leaving or entering a specific port on some hosts.
2. Automation of server hardening
Server hardening is now possible with automation. For example, automation can:
- Help to identify the vulnerability of a server
- Help to fix the vulnerability of a server.
- Automation can also be used in server hardening monitoring to discover new vulnerabilities in a server. For example, the discovery that a patch for a specific vulnerability is missing from a server.
3. Automation of penetration testing
Penetration testing is now possible with automation. For example, automation can:
- Prepare test cases for penetration testing, and then test these test cases against a network or a system
- Automate the entire process from planning, designing, implementation, to security verification
- Reduce the time and effort required to create a secure network to a fraction of what it used to be
- Make the entire process much more efficient and effective.
4. Automation of security compliance
Security compliance is now possible with automation. For example, automation can:
- Identify a new vulnerability in a system and determine what to do about it
- Automate the entire process from planning, designing, implementation, to security verification
- Reduce the time and effort required to create a secure system to a fraction of what it used to be
- Make the entire process much more efficient and effective.
Automation can also be used in compliance monitoring to discover new vulnerabilities in a system. For example, the discovery that a patch for a specific vulnerability is missing from a system.
5. Automation of security configuration management
Security configuration management through automation is now possible. For example, automation can:
- Create a new system, install the desired security software, configure the security software to integrate with other security software already installed on the system, and then install all the needed patches.
- Automate the entire process from planning, designing, implementation, to security verification
- Reduce the time and effort required to create a secure system to a fraction of what it used to be
- Make the entire process much more efficient and effective.
Automation can also be used in configuration management monitoring to discover new vulnerabilities in a system. For example, the discovery that a patch for a specific vulnerability is missing from a system.
