BSides Munich 2024

Beyond Manual: Enhancing and Scaling Security with Automation
2024-11-11 , WestIn - Partenkirchen

Security teams are often short-staffed and overburdened, but many of their tasks can be automated to alleviate this pressure. Automation enables the offloading of repetitive and mundane manual work, allowing security teams to focus on more complex and engaging tasks. Furthermore, automation facilitates the execution of large-scale security tasks that are not achievable manually.

This presentation will begin by exploring the specific automation example of External Attack Surface Monitoring (EASM), demonstrating its implementation using open-source tools.
Following this, the discussion will broaden to cover the implementation of a generic security automation platform. Examples will be provided of the types of tasks that can be automated, how they can be implemented and the tools available to achieve this.

While this talk aligns with DevSecOps principles, it is distinct in that it does not focus on CI/CD pipeline security. Instead, it addresses security automation that extends beyond security for software development activities.


This presentation explores how automation can alleviate the burden on short-staffed security teams by offloading manual tasks. It begins with an example of implementing External Attack Surface Monitoring (EASM) using open-source tools, then expands on the general topic of building a security automation platform. The discussion highlights various automatable tasks and available tools.


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Extensive expertise in cloud-native security, with hands-on experience across a wide range of security topics. From implementing security infrastructure and tooling all the way to security consulting.