Automation and orchestration have become critical to cybersecurity defense and recovery. Cyber‑insurance policies require tested, well‑documented plans. Rapid, reliable recovery is an integral part of the overall cybersecurity incident‑response process and must be thoughtfully planned out — just like the rest of the security architecture. Automation allows testing to be done on a regular basis and alerts administrators to changes to the environment, such that data cannot be damaged during a cyberattack.