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Top 10 Security Automation Tools Every Cybersecurity Professional Should Know

Streamline Security Processes with These Must-Have Tools

Karthikeyan Nagaraj
5 min readNov 10, 2024

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In today’s cybersecurity landscape, the sheer number of threats makes it challenging for teams to manually monitor, detect, and respond to every risk. Security automation tools can streamline processes, reduce manual workload, and bolster defenses by handling repetitive tasks, scanning for vulnerabilities, and providing alerts in real-time. Here’s a list of the top 10 security automation tools every cybersecurity professional should consider.

1. Splunk Phantom

Purpose: Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)

Splunk Phantom is a robust SOAR platform that enables teams to automate security workflows and respond to incidents efficiently. It can integrate with a variety of tools and provides playbooks that help manage repetitive tasks. Phantom is particularly useful for automating threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and incident response tasks.

Key Features:

  • Playbook-driven automation
  • Threat intelligence and investigation tools

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Karthikeyan Nagaraj
Karthikeyan Nagaraj

Written by Karthikeyan Nagaraj

Entrepreneur | Writer | Cyber Security Consultant | AI Researcher