Ola has been asked to automate security responses, including blocking IP addresses from which attacks are detected using a series of scripts. What critical danger may she face while building the scripts for her company?

One of the dangers of automation and scripting is that the scripts will do exactly what they are written to do. It means that a script like those that Ola has been asked to write doesn’t have rules, which prevents it from blocking critical systems. There is no indication in the question with private IP addresses, and filtering them would require more work. Attackers can potentially use the scripts if they discovered them, but if they’re able to access security scripts, there is likely a deeper problem. Finally, auditors typically don’t review scripts and instead ask about the existence of controls.