Mastering Cybersecurity Automation for Network Professionals
You're under pressure. Networks are growing, threats are evolving faster than patch cycles, and your team is stretched thin. You know automation is the answer, but where do you start? How do you implement it securely, effectively, and without disrupting critical infrastructure? Manual processes won't scale. Reactive fixes won’t protect your organisation from tomorrow’s threats. The gap between your current capabilities and what’s required is widening - and with it, your stress, your risk exposure, and the likelihood of a breach on your watch. The good news? You don’t need to be a coder or a data scientist to lead the automation revolution. What you need is a structured, battle-tested approach that turns complex security operations into repeatable, reliable workflows - and that’s exactly what Mastering Cybersecurity Automation for Network Professionals delivers. Inside this course, you'll go from overwhelmed to in control in under 30 days, with a fully documented, production-ready automation framework you can deploy immediately. One network engineer used this exact methodology to reduce incident response time by 74% and cut false positives in half within six weeks of implementation. As a senior network architect at a financial institution with over 12,000 endpoints, Jamal had to justify every change to compliance and risk teams. After applying the blueprint from this course, he automated routine firewall log triage and anomaly flagging, freeing up 15 hours per week for his team - and earned formal recognition from CISO leadership. This isn’t theoretical. It’s a field manual for real-world results. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Self-Paced Learning with Full Flexibility
This is an on-demand, self-paced learning experience designed for working network professionals. You decide when, where, and how fast you progress - no live sessions, no fixed deadlines, no scheduling conflicts. Whether you have 30 minutes during lunch or two hours on a quiet weekend, your progress is preserved and accessible at all times. Most learners complete the core framework and deploy their first three automations in under 21 days. By week 30, you’ll have a documented, board-ready implementation plan tailored to your environment and aligned with enterprise security standards. Lifetime Access, Zero Obsolescence
You receive lifetime access to all course materials. That means every future update - new tools, evolving frameworks, enhanced templates, expanded use cases - is included at no extra cost. As cybersecurity automation evolves, your knowledge stays current. The course is mobile-friendly and accessible 24/7 from any device with an internet connection. Study on your commute, review checklists between meetings, or pull up workflows during an incident - your training goes where you do. Direct Support from Cybersecurity & Automation Experts
You are not alone. Throughout the course, you have access to dedicated instructor support via structured guidance channels. This includes detailed feedback on your automation designs, troubleshooting advice for real-world integration issues, and answers to technical questions grounded in enterprise deployment best practices. Support is provided in written form with fast response times, ensuring clarity and depth without time zone constraints or availability gaps. Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a verified Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service, a globally recognised leader in professional training for IT, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. This certificate validates your mastery of cybersecurity automation frameworks and enhances your credibility with peers, leadership, and potential employers. It’s not just a badge - it’s proof that you’ve completed a rigorous, outcomes-driven program trusted by professionals in over 90 countries. No Hidden Fees. No Risk. Full Value.
The pricing is simple, transparent, and all-inclusive. There are no hidden fees, subscriptions, or surprise charges. What you see is what you get - complete access, full support, lifetime updates, and certification, all in one payment. We accept all major payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal, processed securely through encrypted gateways. Your financial data is never stored or shared. You’re Protected by a No-Risk Guarantee
If you follow the step-by-step framework, complete the assignments, and don’t achieve measurable clarity, confidence, or career value from this course, contact us within 30 days for a prompt and full refund. No forms, no hoops, no hassle. This is our promise: you either transform your capability - or you don’t pay. What Happens After Enrollment?
After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email outlining your next steps. Your access credentials and course entry details will be delivered separately, once your learning environment is fully configured and ready. This ensures a secure, stable, and optimised experience from the start. This Works Even If…
You’re not a programmer. You work in a highly regulated environment. Your team resists change. Your tools are legacy. Your boss expects instant ROI. Your change windows are narrow and high-stakes. This course is built for that reality. You’ll learn to automate securely within framework boundaries, using proven design patterns that require no deep scripting. The methodology has been applied successfully by network engineers in healthcare, finance, government, and critical infrastructure - all with strict compliance, uptime, and audit requirements. With role-specific templates, audit-aligned documentation workflows, and integration blueprints for Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Fortinet, and SIEM platforms, this course adapts to your world - not the other way around. You’ll gain confidence through structured practice, not guesswork. The curriculum is built so you can validate every step, test every output, and prove value early and often.
Module 1: Foundations of Cybersecurity Automation - Defining cybersecurity automation in network operations
- Understanding reactive vs. proactive security models
- Identifying high-impact, repetitive tasks for automation
- Mapping manual workflows to automation candidates
- Introducing the Cybersecurity Automation Maturity Model
- Establishing risk boundaries for safe automation deployment
- Common automation myths and misconceptions
- The role of network visibility in automation readiness
- Aligning automation goals with business and compliance objectives
- Using RACI matrices to define ownership and accountability
Module 2: Security Automation Frameworks and Governance - Overview of NIST SP 800-150 and automation guidance
- Mapping automation to CIS Controls v8
- Designing automations within ISO 27001 compliance boundaries
- Integrating automation into SOC 2 and GDPR frameworks
- Creating audit-ready documentation for automated processes
- Change management protocols for automated rule deployment
- Version control strategies for security playbooks
- Implementing rollback and failsafe mechanisms
- Defining success metrics and KPIs for automation ROI
- Conducting pre-automation risk impact assessments
Module 3: Core Technologies and Tooling Ecosystem - Introduction to APIs in network and security devices
- Understanding REST, SOAP, and CLI-based integrations
- Authentication methods: API keys, OAuth, certificates
- Working with JSON and XML payloads in automation scripts
- Choosing between on-premise and cloud-based automation platforms
- Overview of Python, Bash, and PowerShell in network automation
- Zero-code vs low-code automation tools comparison
- Evaluating SOAR platforms for network operations use cases
- Integrating with existing SIEM and logging systems
- Building secure, reusable connection profiles for device access
Module 4: Network-Centric Automation Use Cases - Automated firewall rule change requests and approvals
- Dynamic VLAN provisioning based on user authentication
- Mass device configuration updates via API or templates
- Automated switch port shutdown for policy violations
- Real-time detection and isolation of rogue devices
- Automated firmware version checks across device fleets
- Proactive bandwidth anomaly detection and reporting
- Automated routing table validation and drift detection
- Dynamic DNS record updates during network changes
- Automated BGP session health monitoring and alerts
- Zero-touch provisioning for new branch deployments
- Automated NTP and syslog server configuration compliance
- Policy-based QoS tagging automation
- Automated ARP table analysis for MAC spoofing detection
- Dynamic ACL enforcement based on endpoint posture
Module 5: Threat Response and Incident Automation - Automated suspicious IP blocking in firewalls
- Phishing email correlation with endpoint actions
- Automated packet capture triggers from IDS alerts
- Integrating SIEM alerts with network quarantine workflows
- Automated log collection from affected devices
- Playbook for ransomware containment at the network layer
- Automated VLAN quarantine for infected hosts
- Dynamic firewall segmentation based on threat intelligence
- Scheduled threat feed ingestion and rule updates
- Automated decoy deployment for lateral movement detection
- Automated blocking of C2 domains via DNS sinkholing
- Automated session termination for compromised accounts
- Automated creation of incident timelines from network logs
- Integration with EDR platforms for coordinated response
- Automated ticket creation in service management systems
Module 6: Automation Design Patterns and Best Practices - The five stages of an automation lifecycle
- Designing idempotent network automation scripts
- Error handling and graceful degradation strategies
- Logging and monitoring automation execution
- Input validation and sanitisation in security workflows
- Implementing rate limiting for API-heavy operations
- Secure credential storage using vaults and managers
- Modular design for reusable automation components
- Creating human-in-the-loop approval checkpoints
- Automated testing of playbooks in sandbox environments
- Peer review processes for automation code
- Setting thresholds for automated vs. manual escalation
- Documenting assumptions and dependencies
- Avoiding automation sprawl and technical debt
- Establishing deprecation policies for legacy scripts
Module 7: Integration with Enterprise Security Infrastructure - Connecting automation workflows to Splunk queries
- Integrating with Microsoft Sentinel for alert triggering
- Sending automated notifications via Slack and Teams
- Updating ITSM systems like ServiceNow from automation tools
- Automated vulnerability scan scheduling and reporting
- Integrating with vulnerability databases (CVE, CVSS)
- Pulling threat intelligence from MISP and STIX/TAXII feeds
- Automated firewall rule cleanup based on ticket status
- Synchronising user roles from IAM systems to network ACLs
- Automating certificate renewal and deployment
- Linking network device status to monitoring dashboards
- Automated generation of configuration backup reports
- Using NetBox for source-of-truth automation inputs
- Automated compliance reporting for audit cycles
- Triggering patch deployment workflows after outages
Module 8: Hands-On Automation Lab Projects - Project 1: Automate a firewall rule request workflow
- Project 2: Build a VLAN provisioning automation template
- Project 3: Create an automated rogue device detection system
- Project 4: Develop a firewall quarantine playbook for threats
- Project 5: Automate configuration backup and validation
- Project 6: Design an IDS-to-switch-port-isolation workflow
- Project 7: Build a phishing incident response automation
- Project 8: Automate firmware version inventory reporting
- Project 9: Create a dynamic ACL update based on posture
- Project 10: Implement automated DNS blocklist updates
- Using Jinja2 templates for scalable configuration generation
- Testing automations with simulated network environments
- Debugging failed automation runs using logs and checkpoints
- Validating output consistency across device models
- Measuring performance impact of automation workflows
Module 9: Advanced Topics in Secure Automation - Using AI to prioritise automation opportunities
- Applying machine learning to detect automation anomalies
- Automating zero trust policy enforcement at scale
- Dynamic microsegmentation rule generation
- Automated security policy drift detection
- Self-healing network configurations
- Automated failure mode analysis for critical links
- Leveraging digital twins for safe testing
- Automated development of network heat maps
- Implementing continuous compliance monitoring
- Automating risk scoring for network assets
- Multi-vendor automation orchestration challenges
- Handling stateful vs stateless automation logic
- Automated failover and redundancy testing
- Creating custom dashboards for automation health
Module 10: Operationalisation and Change Leadership - Building executive support for automation initiatives
- Creating a business case with quantified ROI
- Presenting automation plans to non-technical stakeholders
- Managing organisational resistance to automation
- Training teams to adopt and maintain new workflows
- Establishing an automation review and governance board
- Developing standard operating procedures for automations
- Documenting automation workflows for handover and audit
- Creating a central automation knowledge base
- Measuring and reporting automation effectiveness
- Scaling automations across departments and regions
- Integrating automation into onboarding and offboarding
- Building a culture of continuous improvement
- Planning for long-term automation maintenance
- Tracking automation debt and technical upgrades
Module 11: Implementation Strategy and Real-World Deployment - Conducting a network automation readiness assessment
- Identifying your first 90-day automation roadmap
- Selecting pilot use cases with high visibility and low risk
- Setting up a secure development and test environment
- Obtaining approvals for pilot deployment
- Executing pilot automation with stakeholder comms
- Collecting feedback and iterating on first workflows
- Documenting lessons learned during early deployment
- Scaling automations to additional use cases
- Integrating feedback loops for continuous optimisation
- Automating the automation improvement process
- Developing escalation paths for automation failures
- Planning for high-availability automation architectures
- Monitoring automation performance over time
- Reporting wins to leadership and building momentum
Module 12: Certification and Career Advancement - Reviewing all completed automation projects
- Finalising your personal Cybersecurity Automation Portfolio
- Preparing your board-ready implementation proposal
- Documenting metrics, outcomes, and lessons learned
- Presenting your automation strategy to a virtual review board
- Receiving structured feedback on your proposal
- Finalising documentation for certification submission
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Adding the credential to LinkedIn and professional profiles
- Leveraging certification in performance reviews and promotions
- Negotiating new responsibilities or title changes
- Contributing to industry forums and knowledge sharing
- Accessing exclusive alumni resources and updates
- Mentoring others in automation best practices
- Planning your next career move in security automation leadership
- Defining cybersecurity automation in network operations
- Understanding reactive vs. proactive security models
- Identifying high-impact, repetitive tasks for automation
- Mapping manual workflows to automation candidates
- Introducing the Cybersecurity Automation Maturity Model
- Establishing risk boundaries for safe automation deployment
- Common automation myths and misconceptions
- The role of network visibility in automation readiness
- Aligning automation goals with business and compliance objectives
- Using RACI matrices to define ownership and accountability
Module 2: Security Automation Frameworks and Governance - Overview of NIST SP 800-150 and automation guidance
- Mapping automation to CIS Controls v8
- Designing automations within ISO 27001 compliance boundaries
- Integrating automation into SOC 2 and GDPR frameworks
- Creating audit-ready documentation for automated processes
- Change management protocols for automated rule deployment
- Version control strategies for security playbooks
- Implementing rollback and failsafe mechanisms
- Defining success metrics and KPIs for automation ROI
- Conducting pre-automation risk impact assessments
Module 3: Core Technologies and Tooling Ecosystem - Introduction to APIs in network and security devices
- Understanding REST, SOAP, and CLI-based integrations
- Authentication methods: API keys, OAuth, certificates
- Working with JSON and XML payloads in automation scripts
- Choosing between on-premise and cloud-based automation platforms
- Overview of Python, Bash, and PowerShell in network automation
- Zero-code vs low-code automation tools comparison
- Evaluating SOAR platforms for network operations use cases
- Integrating with existing SIEM and logging systems
- Building secure, reusable connection profiles for device access
Module 4: Network-Centric Automation Use Cases - Automated firewall rule change requests and approvals
- Dynamic VLAN provisioning based on user authentication
- Mass device configuration updates via API or templates
- Automated switch port shutdown for policy violations
- Real-time detection and isolation of rogue devices
- Automated firmware version checks across device fleets
- Proactive bandwidth anomaly detection and reporting
- Automated routing table validation and drift detection
- Dynamic DNS record updates during network changes
- Automated BGP session health monitoring and alerts
- Zero-touch provisioning for new branch deployments
- Automated NTP and syslog server configuration compliance
- Policy-based QoS tagging automation
- Automated ARP table analysis for MAC spoofing detection
- Dynamic ACL enforcement based on endpoint posture
Module 5: Threat Response and Incident Automation - Automated suspicious IP blocking in firewalls
- Phishing email correlation with endpoint actions
- Automated packet capture triggers from IDS alerts
- Integrating SIEM alerts with network quarantine workflows
- Automated log collection from affected devices
- Playbook for ransomware containment at the network layer
- Automated VLAN quarantine for infected hosts
- Dynamic firewall segmentation based on threat intelligence
- Scheduled threat feed ingestion and rule updates
- Automated decoy deployment for lateral movement detection
- Automated blocking of C2 domains via DNS sinkholing
- Automated session termination for compromised accounts
- Automated creation of incident timelines from network logs
- Integration with EDR platforms for coordinated response
- Automated ticket creation in service management systems
Module 6: Automation Design Patterns and Best Practices - The five stages of an automation lifecycle
- Designing idempotent network automation scripts
- Error handling and graceful degradation strategies
- Logging and monitoring automation execution
- Input validation and sanitisation in security workflows
- Implementing rate limiting for API-heavy operations
- Secure credential storage using vaults and managers
- Modular design for reusable automation components
- Creating human-in-the-loop approval checkpoints
- Automated testing of playbooks in sandbox environments
- Peer review processes for automation code
- Setting thresholds for automated vs. manual escalation
- Documenting assumptions and dependencies
- Avoiding automation sprawl and technical debt
- Establishing deprecation policies for legacy scripts
Module 7: Integration with Enterprise Security Infrastructure - Connecting automation workflows to Splunk queries
- Integrating with Microsoft Sentinel for alert triggering
- Sending automated notifications via Slack and Teams
- Updating ITSM systems like ServiceNow from automation tools
- Automated vulnerability scan scheduling and reporting
- Integrating with vulnerability databases (CVE, CVSS)
- Pulling threat intelligence from MISP and STIX/TAXII feeds
- Automated firewall rule cleanup based on ticket status
- Synchronising user roles from IAM systems to network ACLs
- Automating certificate renewal and deployment
- Linking network device status to monitoring dashboards
- Automated generation of configuration backup reports
- Using NetBox for source-of-truth automation inputs
- Automated compliance reporting for audit cycles
- Triggering patch deployment workflows after outages
Module 8: Hands-On Automation Lab Projects - Project 1: Automate a firewall rule request workflow
- Project 2: Build a VLAN provisioning automation template
- Project 3: Create an automated rogue device detection system
- Project 4: Develop a firewall quarantine playbook for threats
- Project 5: Automate configuration backup and validation
- Project 6: Design an IDS-to-switch-port-isolation workflow
- Project 7: Build a phishing incident response automation
- Project 8: Automate firmware version inventory reporting
- Project 9: Create a dynamic ACL update based on posture
- Project 10: Implement automated DNS blocklist updates
- Using Jinja2 templates for scalable configuration generation
- Testing automations with simulated network environments
- Debugging failed automation runs using logs and checkpoints
- Validating output consistency across device models
- Measuring performance impact of automation workflows
Module 9: Advanced Topics in Secure Automation - Using AI to prioritise automation opportunities
- Applying machine learning to detect automation anomalies
- Automating zero trust policy enforcement at scale
- Dynamic microsegmentation rule generation
- Automated security policy drift detection
- Self-healing network configurations
- Automated failure mode analysis for critical links
- Leveraging digital twins for safe testing
- Automated development of network heat maps
- Implementing continuous compliance monitoring
- Automating risk scoring for network assets
- Multi-vendor automation orchestration challenges
- Handling stateful vs stateless automation logic
- Automated failover and redundancy testing
- Creating custom dashboards for automation health
Module 10: Operationalisation and Change Leadership - Building executive support for automation initiatives
- Creating a business case with quantified ROI
- Presenting automation plans to non-technical stakeholders
- Managing organisational resistance to automation
- Training teams to adopt and maintain new workflows
- Establishing an automation review and governance board
- Developing standard operating procedures for automations
- Documenting automation workflows for handover and audit
- Creating a central automation knowledge base
- Measuring and reporting automation effectiveness
- Scaling automations across departments and regions
- Integrating automation into onboarding and offboarding
- Building a culture of continuous improvement
- Planning for long-term automation maintenance
- Tracking automation debt and technical upgrades
Module 11: Implementation Strategy and Real-World Deployment - Conducting a network automation readiness assessment
- Identifying your first 90-day automation roadmap
- Selecting pilot use cases with high visibility and low risk
- Setting up a secure development and test environment
- Obtaining approvals for pilot deployment
- Executing pilot automation with stakeholder comms
- Collecting feedback and iterating on first workflows
- Documenting lessons learned during early deployment
- Scaling automations to additional use cases
- Integrating feedback loops for continuous optimisation
- Automating the automation improvement process
- Developing escalation paths for automation failures
- Planning for high-availability automation architectures
- Monitoring automation performance over time
- Reporting wins to leadership and building momentum
Module 12: Certification and Career Advancement - Reviewing all completed automation projects
- Finalising your personal Cybersecurity Automation Portfolio
- Preparing your board-ready implementation proposal
- Documenting metrics, outcomes, and lessons learned
- Presenting your automation strategy to a virtual review board
- Receiving structured feedback on your proposal
- Finalising documentation for certification submission
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Adding the credential to LinkedIn and professional profiles
- Leveraging certification in performance reviews and promotions
- Negotiating new responsibilities or title changes
- Contributing to industry forums and knowledge sharing
- Accessing exclusive alumni resources and updates
- Mentoring others in automation best practices
- Planning your next career move in security automation leadership
- Introduction to APIs in network and security devices
- Understanding REST, SOAP, and CLI-based integrations
- Authentication methods: API keys, OAuth, certificates
- Working with JSON and XML payloads in automation scripts
- Choosing between on-premise and cloud-based automation platforms
- Overview of Python, Bash, and PowerShell in network automation
- Zero-code vs low-code automation tools comparison
- Evaluating SOAR platforms for network operations use cases
- Integrating with existing SIEM and logging systems
- Building secure, reusable connection profiles for device access
Module 4: Network-Centric Automation Use Cases - Automated firewall rule change requests and approvals
- Dynamic VLAN provisioning based on user authentication
- Mass device configuration updates via API or templates
- Automated switch port shutdown for policy violations
- Real-time detection and isolation of rogue devices
- Automated firmware version checks across device fleets
- Proactive bandwidth anomaly detection and reporting
- Automated routing table validation and drift detection
- Dynamic DNS record updates during network changes
- Automated BGP session health monitoring and alerts
- Zero-touch provisioning for new branch deployments
- Automated NTP and syslog server configuration compliance
- Policy-based QoS tagging automation
- Automated ARP table analysis for MAC spoofing detection
- Dynamic ACL enforcement based on endpoint posture
Module 5: Threat Response and Incident Automation - Automated suspicious IP blocking in firewalls
- Phishing email correlation with endpoint actions
- Automated packet capture triggers from IDS alerts
- Integrating SIEM alerts with network quarantine workflows
- Automated log collection from affected devices
- Playbook for ransomware containment at the network layer
- Automated VLAN quarantine for infected hosts
- Dynamic firewall segmentation based on threat intelligence
- Scheduled threat feed ingestion and rule updates
- Automated decoy deployment for lateral movement detection
- Automated blocking of C2 domains via DNS sinkholing
- Automated session termination for compromised accounts
- Automated creation of incident timelines from network logs
- Integration with EDR platforms for coordinated response
- Automated ticket creation in service management systems
Module 6: Automation Design Patterns and Best Practices - The five stages of an automation lifecycle
- Designing idempotent network automation scripts
- Error handling and graceful degradation strategies
- Logging and monitoring automation execution
- Input validation and sanitisation in security workflows
- Implementing rate limiting for API-heavy operations
- Secure credential storage using vaults and managers
- Modular design for reusable automation components
- Creating human-in-the-loop approval checkpoints
- Automated testing of playbooks in sandbox environments
- Peer review processes for automation code
- Setting thresholds for automated vs. manual escalation
- Documenting assumptions and dependencies
- Avoiding automation sprawl and technical debt
- Establishing deprecation policies for legacy scripts
Module 7: Integration with Enterprise Security Infrastructure - Connecting automation workflows to Splunk queries
- Integrating with Microsoft Sentinel for alert triggering
- Sending automated notifications via Slack and Teams
- Updating ITSM systems like ServiceNow from automation tools
- Automated vulnerability scan scheduling and reporting
- Integrating with vulnerability databases (CVE, CVSS)
- Pulling threat intelligence from MISP and STIX/TAXII feeds
- Automated firewall rule cleanup based on ticket status
- Synchronising user roles from IAM systems to network ACLs
- Automating certificate renewal and deployment
- Linking network device status to monitoring dashboards
- Automated generation of configuration backup reports
- Using NetBox for source-of-truth automation inputs
- Automated compliance reporting for audit cycles
- Triggering patch deployment workflows after outages
Module 8: Hands-On Automation Lab Projects - Project 1: Automate a firewall rule request workflow
- Project 2: Build a VLAN provisioning automation template
- Project 3: Create an automated rogue device detection system
- Project 4: Develop a firewall quarantine playbook for threats
- Project 5: Automate configuration backup and validation
- Project 6: Design an IDS-to-switch-port-isolation workflow
- Project 7: Build a phishing incident response automation
- Project 8: Automate firmware version inventory reporting
- Project 9: Create a dynamic ACL update based on posture
- Project 10: Implement automated DNS blocklist updates
- Using Jinja2 templates for scalable configuration generation
- Testing automations with simulated network environments
- Debugging failed automation runs using logs and checkpoints
- Validating output consistency across device models
- Measuring performance impact of automation workflows
Module 9: Advanced Topics in Secure Automation - Using AI to prioritise automation opportunities
- Applying machine learning to detect automation anomalies
- Automating zero trust policy enforcement at scale
- Dynamic microsegmentation rule generation
- Automated security policy drift detection
- Self-healing network configurations
- Automated failure mode analysis for critical links
- Leveraging digital twins for safe testing
- Automated development of network heat maps
- Implementing continuous compliance monitoring
- Automating risk scoring for network assets
- Multi-vendor automation orchestration challenges
- Handling stateful vs stateless automation logic
- Automated failover and redundancy testing
- Creating custom dashboards for automation health
Module 10: Operationalisation and Change Leadership - Building executive support for automation initiatives
- Creating a business case with quantified ROI
- Presenting automation plans to non-technical stakeholders
- Managing organisational resistance to automation
- Training teams to adopt and maintain new workflows
- Establishing an automation review and governance board
- Developing standard operating procedures for automations
- Documenting automation workflows for handover and audit
- Creating a central automation knowledge base
- Measuring and reporting automation effectiveness
- Scaling automations across departments and regions
- Integrating automation into onboarding and offboarding
- Building a culture of continuous improvement
- Planning for long-term automation maintenance
- Tracking automation debt and technical upgrades
Module 11: Implementation Strategy and Real-World Deployment - Conducting a network automation readiness assessment
- Identifying your first 90-day automation roadmap
- Selecting pilot use cases with high visibility and low risk
- Setting up a secure development and test environment
- Obtaining approvals for pilot deployment
- Executing pilot automation with stakeholder comms
- Collecting feedback and iterating on first workflows
- Documenting lessons learned during early deployment
- Scaling automations to additional use cases
- Integrating feedback loops for continuous optimisation
- Automating the automation improvement process
- Developing escalation paths for automation failures
- Planning for high-availability automation architectures
- Monitoring automation performance over time
- Reporting wins to leadership and building momentum
Module 12: Certification and Career Advancement - Reviewing all completed automation projects
- Finalising your personal Cybersecurity Automation Portfolio
- Preparing your board-ready implementation proposal
- Documenting metrics, outcomes, and lessons learned
- Presenting your automation strategy to a virtual review board
- Receiving structured feedback on your proposal
- Finalising documentation for certification submission
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Adding the credential to LinkedIn and professional profiles
- Leveraging certification in performance reviews and promotions
- Negotiating new responsibilities or title changes
- Contributing to industry forums and knowledge sharing
- Accessing exclusive alumni resources and updates
- Mentoring others in automation best practices
- Planning your next career move in security automation leadership
- Automated suspicious IP blocking in firewalls
- Phishing email correlation with endpoint actions
- Automated packet capture triggers from IDS alerts
- Integrating SIEM alerts with network quarantine workflows
- Automated log collection from affected devices
- Playbook for ransomware containment at the network layer
- Automated VLAN quarantine for infected hosts
- Dynamic firewall segmentation based on threat intelligence
- Scheduled threat feed ingestion and rule updates
- Automated decoy deployment for lateral movement detection
- Automated blocking of C2 domains via DNS sinkholing
- Automated session termination for compromised accounts
- Automated creation of incident timelines from network logs
- Integration with EDR platforms for coordinated response
- Automated ticket creation in service management systems
Module 6: Automation Design Patterns and Best Practices - The five stages of an automation lifecycle
- Designing idempotent network automation scripts
- Error handling and graceful degradation strategies
- Logging and monitoring automation execution
- Input validation and sanitisation in security workflows
- Implementing rate limiting for API-heavy operations
- Secure credential storage using vaults and managers
- Modular design for reusable automation components
- Creating human-in-the-loop approval checkpoints
- Automated testing of playbooks in sandbox environments
- Peer review processes for automation code
- Setting thresholds for automated vs. manual escalation
- Documenting assumptions and dependencies
- Avoiding automation sprawl and technical debt
- Establishing deprecation policies for legacy scripts
Module 7: Integration with Enterprise Security Infrastructure - Connecting automation workflows to Splunk queries
- Integrating with Microsoft Sentinel for alert triggering
- Sending automated notifications via Slack and Teams
- Updating ITSM systems like ServiceNow from automation tools
- Automated vulnerability scan scheduling and reporting
- Integrating with vulnerability databases (CVE, CVSS)
- Pulling threat intelligence from MISP and STIX/TAXII feeds
- Automated firewall rule cleanup based on ticket status
- Synchronising user roles from IAM systems to network ACLs
- Automating certificate renewal and deployment
- Linking network device status to monitoring dashboards
- Automated generation of configuration backup reports
- Using NetBox for source-of-truth automation inputs
- Automated compliance reporting for audit cycles
- Triggering patch deployment workflows after outages
Module 8: Hands-On Automation Lab Projects - Project 1: Automate a firewall rule request workflow
- Project 2: Build a VLAN provisioning automation template
- Project 3: Create an automated rogue device detection system
- Project 4: Develop a firewall quarantine playbook for threats
- Project 5: Automate configuration backup and validation
- Project 6: Design an IDS-to-switch-port-isolation workflow
- Project 7: Build a phishing incident response automation
- Project 8: Automate firmware version inventory reporting
- Project 9: Create a dynamic ACL update based on posture
- Project 10: Implement automated DNS blocklist updates
- Using Jinja2 templates for scalable configuration generation
- Testing automations with simulated network environments
- Debugging failed automation runs using logs and checkpoints
- Validating output consistency across device models
- Measuring performance impact of automation workflows
Module 9: Advanced Topics in Secure Automation - Using AI to prioritise automation opportunities
- Applying machine learning to detect automation anomalies
- Automating zero trust policy enforcement at scale
- Dynamic microsegmentation rule generation
- Automated security policy drift detection
- Self-healing network configurations
- Automated failure mode analysis for critical links
- Leveraging digital twins for safe testing
- Automated development of network heat maps
- Implementing continuous compliance monitoring
- Automating risk scoring for network assets
- Multi-vendor automation orchestration challenges
- Handling stateful vs stateless automation logic
- Automated failover and redundancy testing
- Creating custom dashboards for automation health
Module 10: Operationalisation and Change Leadership - Building executive support for automation initiatives
- Creating a business case with quantified ROI
- Presenting automation plans to non-technical stakeholders
- Managing organisational resistance to automation
- Training teams to adopt and maintain new workflows
- Establishing an automation review and governance board
- Developing standard operating procedures for automations
- Documenting automation workflows for handover and audit
- Creating a central automation knowledge base
- Measuring and reporting automation effectiveness
- Scaling automations across departments and regions
- Integrating automation into onboarding and offboarding
- Building a culture of continuous improvement
- Planning for long-term automation maintenance
- Tracking automation debt and technical upgrades
Module 11: Implementation Strategy and Real-World Deployment - Conducting a network automation readiness assessment
- Identifying your first 90-day automation roadmap
- Selecting pilot use cases with high visibility and low risk
- Setting up a secure development and test environment
- Obtaining approvals for pilot deployment
- Executing pilot automation with stakeholder comms
- Collecting feedback and iterating on first workflows
- Documenting lessons learned during early deployment
- Scaling automations to additional use cases
- Integrating feedback loops for continuous optimisation
- Automating the automation improvement process
- Developing escalation paths for automation failures
- Planning for high-availability automation architectures
- Monitoring automation performance over time
- Reporting wins to leadership and building momentum
Module 12: Certification and Career Advancement - Reviewing all completed automation projects
- Finalising your personal Cybersecurity Automation Portfolio
- Preparing your board-ready implementation proposal
- Documenting metrics, outcomes, and lessons learned
- Presenting your automation strategy to a virtual review board
- Receiving structured feedback on your proposal
- Finalising documentation for certification submission
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Adding the credential to LinkedIn and professional profiles
- Leveraging certification in performance reviews and promotions
- Negotiating new responsibilities or title changes
- Contributing to industry forums and knowledge sharing
- Accessing exclusive alumni resources and updates
- Mentoring others in automation best practices
- Planning your next career move in security automation leadership
- Connecting automation workflows to Splunk queries
- Integrating with Microsoft Sentinel for alert triggering
- Sending automated notifications via Slack and Teams
- Updating ITSM systems like ServiceNow from automation tools
- Automated vulnerability scan scheduling and reporting
- Integrating with vulnerability databases (CVE, CVSS)
- Pulling threat intelligence from MISP and STIX/TAXII feeds
- Automated firewall rule cleanup based on ticket status
- Synchronising user roles from IAM systems to network ACLs
- Automating certificate renewal and deployment
- Linking network device status to monitoring dashboards
- Automated generation of configuration backup reports
- Using NetBox for source-of-truth automation inputs
- Automated compliance reporting for audit cycles
- Triggering patch deployment workflows after outages
Module 8: Hands-On Automation Lab Projects - Project 1: Automate a firewall rule request workflow
- Project 2: Build a VLAN provisioning automation template
- Project 3: Create an automated rogue device detection system
- Project 4: Develop a firewall quarantine playbook for threats
- Project 5: Automate configuration backup and validation
- Project 6: Design an IDS-to-switch-port-isolation workflow
- Project 7: Build a phishing incident response automation
- Project 8: Automate firmware version inventory reporting
- Project 9: Create a dynamic ACL update based on posture
- Project 10: Implement automated DNS blocklist updates
- Using Jinja2 templates for scalable configuration generation
- Testing automations with simulated network environments
- Debugging failed automation runs using logs and checkpoints
- Validating output consistency across device models
- Measuring performance impact of automation workflows
Module 9: Advanced Topics in Secure Automation - Using AI to prioritise automation opportunities
- Applying machine learning to detect automation anomalies
- Automating zero trust policy enforcement at scale
- Dynamic microsegmentation rule generation
- Automated security policy drift detection
- Self-healing network configurations
- Automated failure mode analysis for critical links
- Leveraging digital twins for safe testing
- Automated development of network heat maps
- Implementing continuous compliance monitoring
- Automating risk scoring for network assets
- Multi-vendor automation orchestration challenges
- Handling stateful vs stateless automation logic
- Automated failover and redundancy testing
- Creating custom dashboards for automation health
Module 10: Operationalisation and Change Leadership - Building executive support for automation initiatives
- Creating a business case with quantified ROI
- Presenting automation plans to non-technical stakeholders
- Managing organisational resistance to automation
- Training teams to adopt and maintain new workflows
- Establishing an automation review and governance board
- Developing standard operating procedures for automations
- Documenting automation workflows for handover and audit
- Creating a central automation knowledge base
- Measuring and reporting automation effectiveness
- Scaling automations across departments and regions
- Integrating automation into onboarding and offboarding
- Building a culture of continuous improvement
- Planning for long-term automation maintenance
- Tracking automation debt and technical upgrades
Module 11: Implementation Strategy and Real-World Deployment - Conducting a network automation readiness assessment
- Identifying your first 90-day automation roadmap
- Selecting pilot use cases with high visibility and low risk
- Setting up a secure development and test environment
- Obtaining approvals for pilot deployment
- Executing pilot automation with stakeholder comms
- Collecting feedback and iterating on first workflows
- Documenting lessons learned during early deployment
- Scaling automations to additional use cases
- Integrating feedback loops for continuous optimisation
- Automating the automation improvement process
- Developing escalation paths for automation failures
- Planning for high-availability automation architectures
- Monitoring automation performance over time
- Reporting wins to leadership and building momentum
Module 12: Certification and Career Advancement - Reviewing all completed automation projects
- Finalising your personal Cybersecurity Automation Portfolio
- Preparing your board-ready implementation proposal
- Documenting metrics, outcomes, and lessons learned
- Presenting your automation strategy to a virtual review board
- Receiving structured feedback on your proposal
- Finalising documentation for certification submission
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Adding the credential to LinkedIn and professional profiles
- Leveraging certification in performance reviews and promotions
- Negotiating new responsibilities or title changes
- Contributing to industry forums and knowledge sharing
- Accessing exclusive alumni resources and updates
- Mentoring others in automation best practices
- Planning your next career move in security automation leadership
- Using AI to prioritise automation opportunities
- Applying machine learning to detect automation anomalies
- Automating zero trust policy enforcement at scale
- Dynamic microsegmentation rule generation
- Automated security policy drift detection
- Self-healing network configurations
- Automated failure mode analysis for critical links
- Leveraging digital twins for safe testing
- Automated development of network heat maps
- Implementing continuous compliance monitoring
- Automating risk scoring for network assets
- Multi-vendor automation orchestration challenges
- Handling stateful vs stateless automation logic
- Automated failover and redundancy testing
- Creating custom dashboards for automation health
Module 10: Operationalisation and Change Leadership - Building executive support for automation initiatives
- Creating a business case with quantified ROI
- Presenting automation plans to non-technical stakeholders
- Managing organisational resistance to automation
- Training teams to adopt and maintain new workflows
- Establishing an automation review and governance board
- Developing standard operating procedures for automations
- Documenting automation workflows for handover and audit
- Creating a central automation knowledge base
- Measuring and reporting automation effectiveness
- Scaling automations across departments and regions
- Integrating automation into onboarding and offboarding
- Building a culture of continuous improvement
- Planning for long-term automation maintenance
- Tracking automation debt and technical upgrades
Module 11: Implementation Strategy and Real-World Deployment - Conducting a network automation readiness assessment
- Identifying your first 90-day automation roadmap
- Selecting pilot use cases with high visibility and low risk
- Setting up a secure development and test environment
- Obtaining approvals for pilot deployment
- Executing pilot automation with stakeholder comms
- Collecting feedback and iterating on first workflows
- Documenting lessons learned during early deployment
- Scaling automations to additional use cases
- Integrating feedback loops for continuous optimisation
- Automating the automation improvement process
- Developing escalation paths for automation failures
- Planning for high-availability automation architectures
- Monitoring automation performance over time
- Reporting wins to leadership and building momentum
Module 12: Certification and Career Advancement - Reviewing all completed automation projects
- Finalising your personal Cybersecurity Automation Portfolio
- Preparing your board-ready implementation proposal
- Documenting metrics, outcomes, and lessons learned
- Presenting your automation strategy to a virtual review board
- Receiving structured feedback on your proposal
- Finalising documentation for certification submission
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Adding the credential to LinkedIn and professional profiles
- Leveraging certification in performance reviews and promotions
- Negotiating new responsibilities or title changes
- Contributing to industry forums and knowledge sharing
- Accessing exclusive alumni resources and updates
- Mentoring others in automation best practices
- Planning your next career move in security automation leadership
- Conducting a network automation readiness assessment
- Identifying your first 90-day automation roadmap
- Selecting pilot use cases with high visibility and low risk
- Setting up a secure development and test environment
- Obtaining approvals for pilot deployment
- Executing pilot automation with stakeholder comms
- Collecting feedback and iterating on first workflows
- Documenting lessons learned during early deployment
- Scaling automations to additional use cases
- Integrating feedback loops for continuous optimisation
- Automating the automation improvement process
- Developing escalation paths for automation failures
- Planning for high-availability automation architectures
- Monitoring automation performance over time
- Reporting wins to leadership and building momentum