Cybersecurity Automation in Countering Cyberattacks

Recent years are characterized by permanent increase of number of cyberattacks, which human-driven response can´t tackle. At the same time, we experience a global shortage of qualified IT personnel with highest skill shortage in the area of cybersecurity. Automation can efficiently assist in countering cyberattacks in many ways, like in automated threat detection, automated response and automated security management. It can also cut costs and lessen the burden on IT professionals. At this article, we look at factors that slow down automation, we look for evidence that cybersecurity automation is a suitable tool to tackle today's challenges in cybersecurity area and we give recommendations on the process of implementation of automation in cybersecurity area.