Security Operations 4.7

Question 1

Scripting

Answer 1

Automate - no need to be there
The script is fast, does not have typing delays. No human error.

Automate mundane tasks

Question 2

Scripting benefits.

Answer 2

Saves time and can run multiple times over and over.

Enforce baselines - provide upgrade so important security patches wont be breached.

Standard infrastructure configurations. Use a script to build a default router configuration. Add firewall rules to a new security appliance.

Question 3

Automation benefits

Answer 3

Secure scaling - Orchestrate cloud resources. Quickly scale up and down. Automation ensures proper security also scales.

Employee retention - Ease the workload and minimise mundane tasks.

Question 4

Cases for automation

Answer 4

Guard Rails, a set of automated validations, limit behaviours of responses. Constantly check to ensure proper implementation. Reduce errors.

Security groups - automatically create group access

Ticket creation - automatically identify issues via email submission and create a ticket.

Controlling services and access. Enable and disabled services.

Integrations and applications programming interfaces. Interact with third party devices and services.