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Automation: Two ways

Earlier in the year, Networkshop included a presentation on Juniper’s Mist AI system for managing wifi networks. I was going to look at it – as an application I don’t know – as a test for my model for thinking about network/security automation. That may still happen, but first it has taken me down an […]

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The future of automated incident response

My post about automating incident response prompted a fascinating chat with a long-standing friend-colleague who knows far more about Incident Response technology than I ever did. With many thanks to Aaron Kaplan (AK), here’s a summary of our discussion… Developments in automated defence AK: Using Machine Learning (“AI”) in cyber-defence will be a gradual journey. […]

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Does the AI Act allow automated network defence?

In response to my posts about the relevance of the draft EU AI Act to automated network management one concern was raised: would falling within scope of this law slow down our response to attacks? From the text of the Act, I was pretty sure it wouldn’t, so I’m grateful to Lilian Edwards for the […]

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Thinking about automation

To help me think about automated systems in network and security management, I’ve put what seem to be the key points into a picture. In the middle is my automated network management or security robot: to the left are the systems the robot can observe and control, to the right its human partner and the […]

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Implementing the EC telecoms framework

Earlier this year the European Community revised its regulatory framework for telecommunications networks, so the UK Government is now consulting on how to implement those changes in UK law. Although most of the changes are not relevant to JANET as a private network, I have responded in three areas: Data breach notification, where the UK […]