Incident & Breach Response , Security Operations , Video
Automation Cuts Incident Response Time From Weeks to Hours
Binalyze SVP Steve Jackson on Transforming Enterprise Cybersecurity Investigations
Cybersecurity teams at major enterprises and government agencies face a critical challenge: bridging the gap between threat detection and investigation. Despite having mature detection systems, many organizations find themselves trapped in extended investigation cycles, leaving them vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated attacks. Well-funded, nation-state actors often orchestrate these hacks, targeting critical infrastructure and exploiting sluggish response times, according to Steve Jackson, senior vice president of growth at Binalyze.
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"We did some research with IDC recently, and they found that - for an average incident response investigation - organizations are using 11 to 15 different tools and up to 30-plus different tools," Jackson said. This fragmentation in the investigative process creates data silos, increases complexity and forces security teams to prioritize only the most serious cases. Many of these potential threats go uninvestigated, leaving organizations vulnerable.
Binalyze's solution addresses this by automating and integrating the investigative process, enabling more thorough and frequent investigations. "We reduce that average investigation time down from 26 days to typically four hours," Jackson said.
In this video interview with Information Security Media Group at Cybersecurity Summit: London, Jackson also discussed:
- How expanded attack surfaces complicate security efforts;
- The impact of slow response times on organizational resilience;
- Automation's role in upskilling analysts and enhancing proactive threat hunting.
Jackson leads an expanding growth team and is responsible for building the company's sales, marketing and account management capabilities globally. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the industry, has worked at companies including Keepnet Labs, and founded Right Time, Right Place.
