The Impact of Automation on IT Security Staffing

## Executive Summary The 2020 Ponemon Institute study (sponsored by DomainTools) surveyed 1,027 IT and security practitioners in the US and UK and found a growing belief that automation will reduce IT security headcount (51%), an increase in respondents expecting job loss within ~4 years, and reported productivity benefits from automation; however, respondents also emphasize that human intuition, hands-on experience, and intervention remain essential, with notable differences between US and UK organizations in automation adoption and use of threat intelligence.