Potential risks in security automation in 2020 and 2021

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Alexandra Borgeaud,
Nov 9, 2024
According to a 2021 global security automation survey, dependency on other IT operations processes and tools that impedes key processes was the leading potential automation risks, with 49 percent of respondents reporting concerns for these.

What do you perceive as potential risks in security automation?

Characteristic20202021
Dependency on other IT operations processes and tools that can impede key processes 50% 48.9%
Lack of internal skills needed to implement A&I not envisioned by tool vendors 42.9% 48%
Lack of openness or access to data from vendor-supplied tools 33.3% 47.7%
Overall market direction and related impacts that can affect investment in automation tools and technologies 12.5% 43.3%
Limited capability of current tools for integration 33.3% 29.3%
Interdepartmental politics 40.5% 23.7%
Competing tools within your environment 22% 16.8%
Budget constraints 38.7% 13.1%
Resource constraints 50% 13.1%
Lack of integration standards across tools (e.g., ability to interface systems, correlate data) 39.3% -
Other 4.2% -
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Release date

August 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Special properties

security professionals

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