Fighting Cybercrime with Intelligent Automation
In 2017 took place one of the largest cyberattacks in history, which contaminated at least 141,000 computers worldwide. This attack was caused by a software known as WannaCry and spread through Microsoft Windows computers. The cybercriminals took advantage of a weakness in the company's operating system in order to retain the user's files and request a ransom in bitcoins for their return. It is estimated that a company attacked by similar malware would have all its servers and networks contaminated in just 10 minutes. The question remains : How many companies are really prepared for such an attack? How quickly could they react?
Jim Noble, a cybersecurity expert who published through The Institute for Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence (IRPA AI), points out that the first problem organizations must face in the face of cybersecurity is keeping up with complexity. In this way, today's companies have three goals to meet:
Cover conventional defenses .
Be able to react in real time to cyberattacks.
Train your staff in the field of cybersecurity measures.
What can organizations do to achieve these three goals in the most efficient, effective and successful manner possible?
The solution is much simpler than you might think: the Intelligent Automation through RPA. The Robotic Process Automation helps automate administrative tasks performed by humans, through the use of software robots. It uses rule-based software to perform business process activities in high volume, freeing up human resources to prioritize more complex tasks. Today, companies could combine human labor with digital power to increase and ensure the safety and security of their data. Automated solutions using RPA automation technology can significantly help secure processes.
Five aspects of security risk management that can be controlled from RPA Automation:
Assign roles and profiles: Automating processes using RPA technology involves separating access to data based on the assignment of different roles in an RPA team. This is one of the first requirements of any security scheme.
Monitoring and control of activities: By integrating Microsoft Active Directory when creating profiles and application accesses, it is possible to centralize the team's credentials and provide a unified means of control for credentials, login, and tracking of activities performed by robotic processes. This makes it easier to monitor unusual activities.
Data Encryption: If the data used by RPA tools is encrypted, a secure means for data use is guaranteed.
Zero Contact: The implementation of RPA technology creates the ideal conditions for a zero-contact environment, where humans do not have access to the data that is processed by RPA. By eliminating manual work, automation minimizes safety risks. Because of this, RPA technology ensures work with less risk and reliable data.
Reduce social engineering risks: By eliminating access to information by humans (since robotic processes do the work), the risk of filtering and eliminating malicious requests that arrive through phone lines, emails, etc. to use the information obtained to access restricted information or areas is greatly reduced.
Is RPA technology the best solution against cybercrime?
In the world of cybercrime, attacks are constantly evolving. The forms chosen by cybercriminals are becoming more complex and sophisticated. However, this is no obstacle for Intelligent Automation due to its ability to adapt to change and increase complexity. And that's exactly what's needed in cybersecurity today.
Organizations should be encouraged to choose innovative and more efficient ways to ensure the safeguarding and protection of their data. Cybersecurity and RPA technology are key today.
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