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As you can see, even the automated component of the machine-human hybrid approach is a
massive undertaking. The human component makes this significantly more complex and
expensive - but both are absolutely required to build a competent security solution.

While machine technology will improve in the future, so will our adversaries.

Humans will remain a critical component in this process. Their roles will change as better
technology can assume portions of the process, but the day for a technology-only threat
identification solution is still too far in the future to realistically predict.

Instead of seeking a technology-only solution, information security organizations must recognize
that humans are a critical component in the overall threat detection process, and seek solutions
that mesh the strengths of both technology and humans in a meaningful and cost-effective
manner.

About the Author

BRIAN BEYER, CEO/CO-FOUNDER, RED CANARY

Brian leads Red Canary to deliver its mission of bringing world-class
threat detection and response to every business. Prior to co-founding
Red Canary, Brian incubated cybersecurity products at Kyrus,
innovated big data processing solutions for the intelligence
community at Northrop Grumman and started his career in
cybersecurity at ManTech. He can be reached at
[email protected].

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