What I Learnt About Automating Security

Explore the challenges and solutions in automating cybersecurity operations in this conference talk from NDC Security 2023. Gain insights into the growing cybersecurity job market and learn strategies to supplement security teams through automation. Discover various aspects of security automation, including infrastructure as code, threat protection products, cloud security access brokers, and data loss prevention. Examine proactive security measures such as Entity Behavior Analytics and Cloud Security Posture Management. Understand how automation can be applied across an organization's IT operations and project lifecycles, covering systems development, infrastructure management, and human factors. Get a comprehensive overview of end-to-end cybersecurity automation for businesses, addressing current practices, successes, and limitations in the field.

Introduction
Agenda
Meet George
What is automation
Inhouse security automation
Infrastructure as code
Threat protection products
Cloud security access broker
Cloud infrastructure
Data loss prevention
Proactive security automation
Entity Behavior Analytics
Cloud Security Posture Management
Cloud Policy
Security Pen Testing