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opportunity lies in automating between and across the tech- nologies , people , and processes of this landscape to drive faster and more cohesive respons- es versus continuing to invest in new tools and capabilities .

Automation and AI are not a re- placement for human experts but rather a means to empower workers to focus on important tasks , supplement their abilities , and fill in the skills gaps that agencies tend d to experience .

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Automation can be the fabric that reduces the complexity of this highly composite environment to enable the speed of signal to the response .

Traditional tools and techniques that rely on indicators of com- promise to identify threats , such as unusual network traffic or an increase in incorrect logins , are effective to a point , but when combined with automation , AI , and machine learning technolo- gies , they can allow cybersecu- rity analysts to achieve greater detection and easily perform subsequent manual tasks such as blocking IP addresses in fire- wall systems .

These technologies can identify behavioral patterns and risks that humans can t , but human oversight is crucial to ensuring their ethical use and deciding what data is flawed versus reli- able e .

The alliance between humans and bots is where the real poten- tial for improvement lies , and I believe we will see agencies capitalize on that potential in the coming year . UiPath has the vision to deliver the Fully Auto- mated Enterprise™ , where com- panies use automation to unlock their greatest potential .

UiPath offers an end-to-end plat- form for automation , combining

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