5 Steps Retailers Should Take to Handle a Cyberattack

5. Automate incident response. It can be a challenge initially to be proactive with cyber defense because you're investing resources in detecting attacks before they occur. However, this is where automated, continuous threat removal solutions can help by leveraging the skills and manpower of the IT department and multiplying their efforts. Automation eliminates the need to perform manual work that's necessary, yet time consuming and expensive — e.g., collecting endpoint data from a large number of hosts and searching for IOCs.