According to a 2020 global survey on IT security automation, most respondents reported the use of intrusion detection in their organizations, making it the most widely implemented security automation technology as of then.
Adoption status of IT security automation measures in global organizations as of 2020
Characteristic
In operation
Implementing
Planning
N/A
Intrusion detection
61.1%
18.9%
13%
5.4%
Vulnerability management
52.4%
22.8%
14.3%
8.2%
Platform health monitoring and support
51.2%
19.9%
14.8%
11.5%
Audit/ Assessment
39.1%
18.7%
19.7%
20.5%
Malware analysis
38.6%
17.1%
18.2%
25.1%
Data protection and monitoring
38.4%
25.3%
24.6%
10%
Asset and inventory management
36.6%
26.9%
22.8%
13%
Compliance support
33%
22.3%
23.5%
19.9%
Forensics/ E-discovery collection
28.6%
17.6%
27.1%
24.3%
Cyber threat integration
28.1%
26.9%
26.3%
17.6%
Initiate and manage IR
27.6%
26.6%
27.9%
15.3%
Threat hunting
25.6%
24.8%
26.1%
22%
Command function (IR/Analysis)
23.5%
29.7%
28.9%
15.1%
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SANS Institute. (May 14, 2020). Adoption status of IT security automation measures in global organizations as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168603/current-and-planned-automation-efforts/
SANS Institute. "Adoption status of IT security automation measures in global organizations as of 2020." Chart. May 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168603/current-and-planned-automation-efforts/
SANS Institute. (2020). Adoption status of IT security automation measures in global organizations as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168603/current-and-planned-automation-efforts/
SANS Institute. "Adoption Status of It Security Automation Measures in Global Organizations as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168603/current-and-planned-automation-efforts/
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Adoption status of IT security automation measures in global organizations as of 2020 [Graph], SANS Institute, May 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168603/current-and-planned-automation-efforts/
