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According to a global security automation survey, 33.9 percent of surveyed organizations reported a high level of automation in 2021, a significant increase from the 2020 level of nine percent. The share of organizations reporting medium level of security automation also increased.
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What is the current level overall of security automation within your organization?
Characteristic
2019
2020
2021
High (extensive automation of key security and IR processes)
5.1%
9%
33.9%
Medium (particial automation of key security and IR processes)
33.9%
38.3%
48%
Low (minimal automation of key security and IR processes)
46.3%
44.2%
15.9%
None (no automation of key security and IR processes)
12.4%
5%
1.4%
Unknown
2.3%
3.5%
0.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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SANS Institute, & D3 Security. (August 18, 2021). What is the current level overall of security automation within your organization? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168623/level-of-security-automation-organizations/
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