Cyber Magazine September 2023 | Page 17

Swimlane Security Automation , Explained | Cody Cornell , Swimlane Co-Founder & CSO

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This enables security teams to become more proactive and strategic in their approach to threats , ensuring the organisation can address every alert and ultimately reducing the risk exposure .”
2 . Simplifying threat management strategies “ Security teams are required to protect complex business environments across multiple departments ,” Cornell adds . “ Each department within an organisation requires its own software , tools and secure credentials to conduct business , opening up each group to exploitation for access to the entire network . Staff and skill shortages can make it exceptionally difficult to navigate these increasingly complex environments .
“ Through the automation of threat management processes and systems , organisations can connect and integrate what was once a list of disjointed tools , enabling IT teams to reduce the complexity of security environments and defend the entire enterprise without sacrificing sophistication . This allows for less time to filter , sort and visualise data across security tools while creating a centralised system of record for all security operations with a more holistic view across distributed , complex environments .” cybermagazine . com 17