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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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Network incidents are often detected quickly, but investigations and coordination can delay resolution. Join our webinar tomorrow to learn how automation and AI-assisted workflows can help IT teams accelerate incident response. [...]
Researchers discover an exploit chain combining over-permissioned roles, secrets discovery, and non-human identities that could have compromised a popular automation service.
A five-step flaw chain in the popular automation service, now patched, could have let a single attacker act as any signed-in user across thousands of connected apps. The post Zapier fixes bug chain that researchers say risked widespread account takeover appeared first on CyberScoop.
Many organizations can detect network issues quickly, but investigations and coordination often slow incident resolution. This webinar explores how automation and AI-assisted workflows can help IT teams reduce delays and improve response times. [...]
IT teams often need to jump between monitoring dashboards, infrastructure tools, ticketing systems, and communication platforms during network incidents. This webinar explores how automation and AI-assisted workflows can help reduce manual coordination and improve incident response times. [...]
Supply-Chain Attack Uses Malicious GitHub Actions Workflow File to Steal SecretsMore than 5,000 GitHub repositories fell victim to an automated campaign, codenamed "Megalodon," in which an attacker injected malicious GitHub Actions that executed a script designed to steal development environment secrets, plus a variety of keys, tokens and other credentials, researchers said.
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new automated campaign called Megalodon that has pushed 5,718 malicious commits to 5,561 GitHub repositories within a six-hour window
Modern crypto drainers don't hack wallets. They trick users into approving malicious transactions. Flare explores how the Lucifer DaaS platform scales wallet theft through phishing and automation. [...]
The disguised apps use WebView automation, JavaScript injection, and OTP interception to avoid detection and complete fraudulent subscriptions.
Compromised @antv npm packages deploy the Mini Shai-Hulud payload to steal CI/CD secrets from Linux-based automation environments. The malware executes during npm install and targets credentials across GitHub, AWS, Kubernetes, Vault, npm, and 1Password platforms. The post Mini Shai Hulud: Compromised @antv npm packages enable CI/CD credential theft appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Axonius Wants Enterprises to Spot Assets and Automate Remediation From One PlatformNew Axonius CEO Joe Diamond said the New York-based company is evolving from asset management to asset intelligence by combining visibility, contextual correlation and automated remediation across IT, IoT, OT and emerging AI agent environments. Diamond takes over from founding CEO Dean Sysman.
IT teams are increasingly overwhelmed by alerts from disconnected systems, forcing responders to manually coordinate investigations during network incidents. This webinar explores how automation and AI-assisted workflows can help reduce response delays and improve operational coordination. [...]
In the latest evolution of automated cyberattacks, threat actors heavily leveraged AI agents to support campaigns against entities in Mexico and Brazil.
IT teams often struggle to quickly coordinate responses across disparate systems during network incidents. This upcoming webinar explores how automation and AI-assisted workflows can reduce response times and help prevent outages. [...]
System Translates Detection Rules Across Security PlatformsResearchers developed an AI framework that converts threat detection rules between major SIEM platforms including Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel and QRadar. The system uses LLMs and automated validation steps to preserve detection logic during migrations that often require months of manual work.
Patching Workflows Built for Weekly Cycles Can't Survive an Era of Hourly ExploitsAI is shrinking the window between vulnerability disclosure and active exploitation from weeks to hours. But remediation workflows haven't kept pace. Security teams need real-time intelligence, unified IT and security operations, and automated remediation to close the gap before attackers do.
Cyber adversaries have long used AI, but now attackers are using large language models to develop exploits and orchestrate complex attacks.
AI-Driven Attacks Compress Breakout Times, Forcing Defenders to Rely on Context NowAI has lowered the cost and speed of cyberattacks, enabling adversaries to exploit vulnerabilities within minutes. As breakout times collapse, security teams must respond faster by using context-driven intelligence and automation to detect, prioritize and stop threats in real time.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency officials said it’s proven a boon in numerous areas, but there are some hurdles to adoption, still. The post CISA boasts AI automation improvements to threat analysis, mission support appeared first on CyberScoop.
Every AI tool, workflow automation, and productivity app your employees connected to Google or Microsoft this year left something behind: a persistent OAuth token with no expiration date, no automatic cleanup, and in most organizations, no one watching it. Your perimeter controls don't see it. Your MFA doesn't stop it. And when an attacker gets hold of one, they don't need a password