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Automation is the use of technology to perform tasks with reduced human intervention. In the realm of information security, automation involves the deployment of systems and software that can independently execute security processes. These may include continuous monitoring for threats, incident response, security policy enforcement, and vulnerability management.
By implementing automation, organizations can respond to potential security incidents with greater speed and consistency. Automated tools can evaluate vast quantities of data for anomalies or threats, and initiate predefined actions to mitigate risks without requiring manual effort for each incident. This helps in managing the ever-growing scale of data and sophistication of cyber threats. With automation, information security teams can focus on more strategic tasks by offloading repetitive and time-consuming operations to intelligent systems.
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A critical security vulnerability in Weaver (Fanwei) E-cology, an enterprise office automation (OA) and collaboration platform, has come under active exploitation in the wild
Hackers have been exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-22679) in the Weaver E-cology office automation since mid-March to run discovery commands. [...]
Hackers are running a large-scale campaign to steal credentials in an automated way after exploiting React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182) in vulnerable Next.js apps. [...]
A new, critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in the n8n workflow automation platform that, if successfully exploited, could result in the execution of arbitrary system commands
An automated scanner has been released to help security professionals scan environments for devices vulnerable to the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) RCE flaw tracked as CVE-2024-47176. [...]
A security vulnerability in Rockwell Automation's ControlLogix 1756 programmable logic controllers, tracked as CVE-2024-6242, could allow tampering with physical processes at plants.
Jenkins, a popular open-source automation server, was discovered to be affected by a file read vulnerability, CVE-2024-23897.