Christopher Ahlberg, Recorded Future CEO

Recorded Future CEO Christopher Ahlberg said automation vendors such as Phantom, Komand (now part of Rapid7) and Demisto have excelled at keeping tabs on the threat surface as it expands due to increased complexity in organizations.

Automation has become even more paramount due to an industrywide shortage of between 1 million and 2 million security professionals, Ahlberg said. It offer the potential to tighten the loop between intelligence and action by driving curation and forming connections, according to Ahlberg.