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Glossary: Passwords, Automation and AI in Security Operations

increased proactivity

Also written: proactivity

An intended outcome in which automation lets the team find and fix weaknesses before an incident, for example through scheduled audits, EPSS-based patching and threat hunting. It is measured as the share of problems found by the team's own checks.

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