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Automation in information security uses software to perform tasks like scanning for vulnerabilities, detecting threats, and enforcing policies without constant human intervention. It enables faster, consistent actions such as blocking malicious IPs or deploying patches based on predefined rules or machine learning models. This reduces manual effort and helps maintain security hygiene at scale.
However, automation can introduce risks if workflows are misconfigured or manipulated. Attackers may exploit automated responses to trigger false positives or disable protections, while errors in automation can propagate rapidly across systems. Security teams must carefully validate and monitor automated processes, balancing efficiency with oversight to prevent unintended consequences and maintain control over security operations.
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.