Tag: automation
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AI SOC Platforms Face Test of Predictive Power
Meet Mike Shannon, Guardant Health's Director of Security Engineering, who's ditched manual queries for Exabot - a game-changing AI solution that's revolutionizing the way security teams operate. By harnessing the power of AI SOC platforms, organizations can now automate core security tasks, freeing up teams to focus on high-stakes threats.
Autonomy Shapes Future of Battlefield Drones
As battlefield drones become more prevalent, the line between automation and autonomy is drawing a lot of attention, with experts like Palladyne AI's Ben Wolff insisting that true autonomy requires artificial intelligence that can respond in real-time without human intervention. Automation may be just table stakes, but autonomy is what will truly shape the future of these drones.
AI-Fueled Attacks Prompt Enterprises to Overhaul Security Architecture
Enterprises in APAC are scrambling to revamp their security architecture as AI-fueled attacks exploit new vulnerabilities at lightning-fast speed, making rapid containment more crucial than ever. Automation is now a vital defense against these accelerated threats.
States Adopt Effective Paid Family Leave Programs
When state governments combine paid family and medical leave programs with the right technology, everyone benefits - workers, employers, and state budgets alike. By leveraging purpose-built tech, states can deliver measurable results and make these programs affordable and sustainable.
AI Transforms SOCs, But Human Analysts Remain Vital
AI is revolutionizing Security Operations Centers, but not by replacing human analysts - instead, it's freeing them from tedious tasks to focus on high-stakes decision-making. By automating routine work, AI is augmenting human capabilities, not replacing them.
Agentic AI Tames Network Detection's Alert Firehose
Imagine sifting through 847 network anomalies daily - that's like trying to find a needle in a haystack! With agentic AI triage, that overwhelming number is dramatically reduced to just 4 prioritized detections, complete with the evidence and suggested actions analysts need to take swift and effective action.
Cloudflare and Arctic Wolf Slash Staff Amid AI-Driven Overhaul
Cloudflare and Arctic Wolf are shaking things up with a major AI-driven overhaul, cutting staff to make way for a world-class, high-growth operation that's harnessing the power of artificial intelligence. This move isn't about cost-cutting, but about revolutionizing how these companies create value in the agentic AI era.
AI Researchers Tackle SIEM Migration Bottleneck with Automation Tool
Researchers have made a breakthrough in streamlining SIEM migration with an innovative automation tool called ARuleCon, which can slash months of manual rule rewrites into mere batch operations. This game-changing system uses a three-stage conversion pipeline and large language models to rapidly translate complex rules, cutting conversion time to just 140 seconds.
Google Deploys AI Security Agents to Counter Emerging Threats
Google is ramping up its cybersecurity game by deploying AI-powered security agents that can detect and fix threats at lightning-fast speeds, with human oversight to ensure these digital defenders stay on track. By leveraging its full AI stack, Google aims to stay ahead of emerging threats and revolutionize its defense strategy.
Cybersecurity Scrambles to Counter AI-Driven Vulnerability Flood
The urgent question on every cybersecurity pro's mind: how can defenders keep up when machines can spot vulnerabilities faster than humans can fix them? With AI-driven tools like Anthropic's Claude Mythos now accelerating flaw discovery, security programs must be built to scale, automate, and respond at lightning speed.
AI-Powered SOCs Fall Short on Automation
Despite the promise of AI-powered SOCs to revolutionize security operations, many teams are still drowning in work, with automation tools mainly speeding up triage rather than reducing their actual workload. The result? Faster summaries, not fewer tasks, leaving analysts to wonder if AI is truly a solution or just a speed boost.
Linx Security Bolsters Identity Governance with $50M Funding
Linx Security just secured $50 million to revolutionize identity governance with an AI-native approach, closing gaps that leave organizations vulnerable to attack. With this funding, they'll scale their cutting-edge platform to automate identity management and safeguard enterprises.
States Leverage AI to Optimize Paid Family Leave Programs
As states roll out paid family and medical leave programs, they're turning to AI and automation to deliver this complex social benefit fairly and efficiently, despite limited staff and legacy systems. By leveraging technology, state agencies can streamline PFML administration and meet rising public expectations.
Federal Financial Agencies: Exclusive Effortless Automation
Federal financial agencies are at a crossroads—rush into brittle, all-or-nothing automation or move slowly and risk obsolescence. The smarter path, as Gabrielle Rivera says, is outcome-driven modernization that weaves seamless workflows, hardened security, and measurable results together.
WhatsApp Web automation: Risky Must-Have Threat
What looked like handy WhatsApp Web productivity add-ons were actually 131 cloned Chrome extensions hijacked to blast spam across Brazil, reaching about 20,900 users before takedown. Socket’s investigation is a wake-up call—check extension reputations, limit permissions, and treat browser add-ons with the same caution you’d give any app that touches your messages.
digital identity: Must-Have Defenses to Stop Risky Breaches
Now more than ever, digital identity—the credentials, attributes and policies for people, devices and AI agents—is the first and last line of defense; treat service accounts, API keys and tokens with the same rigor as human credentials to stop one misconfiguration or stolen token from triggering a catastrophic breach.
AI in public life: Must-Have Guide to Best Safeguards
Bruce Schneier warns that AI is already reshaping politics, institutions, and what it means to be a citizen — and his new book urges everyone to join the conversation before these systems write the rules for us. Dive into the early chapters, share your thoughts, and help steer whether AI rewires democracy for the public good or for powerful interests.
staff burnout: Must-Have Fixes to Protect Best Defenses
Staff burnout is now the top threat to organizational security—teams are exhausted, turnover is rising, and defenders can’t keep up with smarter attacks. Fixing it means investing in people, smarter processes, and better tooling before stretched teams become the weakest link.
staff burnout: Risky Crisis, Must-Have Fixes
When the people charged with defending systems are exhausted, response slows and risk balloons — a new Security magazine-backed report finds burnout now tops leaders’ threat lists. Treating burnout as a strategic vulnerability, not an HR problem, means investing in humane workflows, smarter automation, and retention before talent drains create gaps attackers can exploit.
threat actors are evolving: Must-Have Best Defenses
Imagine attackers rebuilding siege engines overnight—60% of security leaders say threat actors are evolving too fast, forcing teams into constant catch-up. Learn how automation, AI, and supply‑chain exploits are redefining risk and which practical steps can help organizations move from reactive defense to resilient security.
threat actors are evolving: Risky, Must-Have Defenses
Sixty percent of security leaders say attackers are evolving faster than defenses — a wake-up call for boards, CISOs and everyday users to prioritize automation, zero‑trust, better telemetry and talent. Act now to stop small weaknesses from becoming systemic disasters.
Critical infrastructure: Must-Have Best Defenses
When budgets fall short but threats keep coming, operators must spend smart—prioritize asset visibility, segmentation, access controls and practiced response to get the biggest risk reduction per dollar. With focused basics, shared services and available grants, even small utilities can dramatically shrink their attack surface and speed recovery.
integrated incident response: Must-Have Best Practices
When alarms won’t stop, what counts is not the noise but how quickly your teams move from scattered alerts to coordinated action. Unifying IT, security and continuity — with shared telemetry, playbooks and rehearsed handoffs — speeds recovery, protects people and keeps trust intact.
AI in security: Must-Have Best Practices for Resilience
AI can supercharge defenses — but only if we secure the AI stack; discover practical best practices to protect data, harden models, and keep automation from becoming a single point of failure.