Security Automation

  1. Core Use Cases for Security Automation
    1. Incident Response Automation
      1. Alert Triage and Enrichment
        1. Gathering Threat Intelligence
          1. Assessing User and Asset Context
            1. De-duplication of Alerts
              1. Severity Assessment
                1. Initial Classification
                2. Automated Containment Actions
                  1. Isolating an Endpoint
                    1. Blocking an IP Address or Domain
                      1. Disabling a User Account
                        1. Quarantining Files
                          1. Network Segmentation
                            1. Service Isolation
                            2. Evidence Collection and Preservation
                              1. Collecting Forensic Artifacts
                                1. Chain of Custody Management
                                  1. Memory Dumps
                                    1. Log Preservation
                                      1. Screenshot Capture
                                      2. Eradication and Recovery Processes
                                        1. Automated Malware Removal
                                          1. System Restoration
                                            1. Configuration Reset
                                              1. Service Recovery
                                              2. Post-Incident Reporting
                                                1. Automated Report Generation
                                                  1. Metrics and Lessons Learned
                                                    1. Timeline Creation
                                                      1. Impact Assessment
                                                    2. Vulnerability Management Automation
                                                      1. Automated Asset Discovery
                                                        1. Network Scanning
                                                          1. Inventory Management
                                                            1. Asset Classification
                                                              1. Dependency Mapping
                                                              2. Continuous Vulnerability Scanning
                                                                1. Scheduled Scans
                                                                  1. On-demand Scans
                                                                    1. Authenticated Scanning
                                                                      1. Unauthenticated Scanning
                                                                      2. Prioritization of Vulnerabilities
                                                                        1. Risk Scoring
                                                                          1. Business Impact Analysis
                                                                            1. Exploitability Assessment
                                                                              1. Environmental Context
                                                                              2. Automated Patch Management
                                                                                1. Patch Deployment
                                                                                  1. Patch Verification
                                                                                    1. Rollback Procedures
                                                                                      1. Testing Automation
                                                                                      2. Ticketing System Integration
                                                                                        1. Automated Ticket Creation
                                                                                          1. Status Updates and Closure
                                                                                            1. Assignment Rules
                                                                                              1. Escalation Procedures
                                                                                            2. Threat Hunting Automation
                                                                                              1. Automating Hypothesis Testing
                                                                                                1. Searching for Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
                                                                                                  1. Proactive Data Collection
                                                                                                    1. Automated Query Execution
                                                                                                      1. Alerting on Suspicious Patterns
                                                                                                        1. Behavioral Analysis
                                                                                                          1. Anomaly Detection
                                                                                                          2. Compliance and Auditing Automation
                                                                                                            1. Continuous Configuration Monitoring
                                                                                                              1. Baseline Configuration Checks
                                                                                                                1. Drift Detection
                                                                                                                  1. Policy Compliance Verification
                                                                                                                    1. Remediation Actions
                                                                                                                    2. Automated Evidence Gathering
                                                                                                                      1. Log Collection
                                                                                                                        1. Control Validation
                                                                                                                          1. Screenshot Capture
                                                                                                                            1. Configuration Snapshots
                                                                                                                            2. Generating Compliance Reports
                                                                                                                              1. Scheduled Reporting
                                                                                                                                1. On-demand Reporting
                                                                                                                                  1. Executive Dashboards
                                                                                                                                    1. Detailed Audit Trails
                                                                                                                                  2. Identity and Access Management (IAM) Automation
                                                                                                                                    1. User Provisioning and Deprovisioning
                                                                                                                                      1. Automated Account Creation
                                                                                                                                        1. Automated Account Removal
                                                                                                                                          1. Role Assignment
                                                                                                                                            1. Permission Management
                                                                                                                                            2. Access Review and Certification
                                                                                                                                              1. Periodic Access Reviews
                                                                                                                                                1. Automated Approval Workflows
                                                                                                                                                  1. Risk-based Reviews
                                                                                                                                                    1. Attestation Processes
                                                                                                                                                    2. Privileged Access Management (PAM) Workflows
                                                                                                                                                      1. Just-in-Time Access Provisioning
                                                                                                                                                        1. Session Monitoring and Recording
                                                                                                                                                          1. Password Rotation
                                                                                                                                                            1. Privilege Elevation

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                                                                                                                                                        4. Developing and Implementing Automation Workflows

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                                                                                                                                                        6. Integrating Security Automation into the Ecosystem