DetailsPublished: Thursday, 02 April 2020 09:02

Automation Anywhere, a leader in robotic process automation (RPA), has announced the launch ofBot Security, the industry's first security program to set the standard for securing software bots that enable business continuity.

The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic has organizations around the world looking to technologies like RPA and intelligent automation to help mitigate disruptions and advance public health, keep global supply chains moving and governments afloat.

Automation Anywhere has now introduced a flexible, multi-tiered framework to certify that bots built by customers, partners, and publishers of bots onBot Store the world's largest intelligent automation marketplace with more than 850 pre-built bots are pre-certified and trusted to scale RPA more rapidly and securely.

With Bot Security, users downloading ready-to-deploy intelligent software bots no longer have to compromise on security as they build RPA solutions to access critical data, track the virus' spread and direct citizens to vital information from trusted sources.

Automation Anywhere leads the industry as the first vendor to offer a web-based, cloud-nativeRPA platformthat is System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 1 certified. Other security certifications from Veracode and ISO 27001 offer compliance, security management best practices and controls.The company's Bot Store is also built on a security framework that ensures rigorous trust, governance, and compliance requirements. Bot Security now includes four levels of protection: malware scan, self-attestation and developer training; threat model and static analysis, and penetration testing to address the most stringent security concerns.

As part of the Bot Security program, the company also launched the industry's first-ever Bot Security guild for RPA, assembling security experts, partners and RPA developers to drive standards and share key information related to RPA security and industry best practices.

"The onset of this unprecedented global health crisis has placed significant pressure on government, healthcare and technology organizations to collectively respond, contain, treat and halt a virus outbreak that has infected hundreds of thousands of people worldwide," saidPrince Kohli, chief technology officer, Automation Anywhere. "Providing secure deployment of RPA across our platform gives assurances to developers, partners and organizations who want to implement automation technology to mitigate business risk during this pandemic while ensuring business continuity."

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Automation Anywhere helps deliver business continuity with RPA industry's first bot security program - Continuity Central