Once upon a time, corporate IT staff, (or channel partner if it was a SMB) would be required to manually review, analyze and sign off on security logs for abnormalities.
Not so anymore, say security experts. And who has that kind of time these days, anyway? With the barrage of tasks that IT professionals are required to undertake to secure their corporate networks, automating as many processes as possible becomes a necessary evil.
"If you don't automate this stuff, if you don't have some sort of tool or set of tools to manage security environment, not only will Joe Bob the IT guy quit, but the next time you find out about a breach is when people have a fraud case on your hands," said Taylor. "What you don't want to do is wait until after you have a breach."
