A Digital Asset Inventory is a comprehensive list of all digital assets within an organization.1 This includes hardware (servers, laptops, mobile devices), software (applications, databases, operating systems), and data (customer information, financial records, intellectual property). In cybersecurity, a digital asset inventory is crucial for:

  • Visibility: Understanding what assets you have and where they are located is the first step in securing them.

  • Risk Management: Identifying vulnerabilities and prioritizing security efforts based on the value and criticality of assets.

  • Incident Response: Quickly identifying and isolating affected assets during a security incident.

  • Compliance: Meeting regulatory requirements that mandate asset tracking and security.

How ThreatNG Enhances Digital Asset Inventory

ThreatNG's capabilities significantly enhance the creation and utilization of a digital asset inventory for cybersecurity purposes. Here's how:

1. Superior Discovery and Assessment:

  • Comprehensive Asset Identification: ThreatNG's external attack surface management capabilities, combined with its domain intelligence module, enable the discovery of all internet-facing assets, including subdomains, IP addresses, certificates, exposed APIs, and even cloud buckets. This ensures a complete inventory of digital assets, including those that might be unknown to the organization (shadow IT).

  • Vulnerability Assessment: ThreatNG identifies known vulnerabilities associated with discovered assets, providing crucial information for prioritizing security efforts.

  • Risk Scoring: ThreatNG's customizable risk configuration and scoring allows organizations to prioritize assets based on their criticality and risk exposure.

2. Continuous Monitoring:

  • Real-time Updates: ThreatNG continuously monitors the digital landscape for changes to the organization's attack surface, ensuring the asset inventory remains up-to-date.

  • Alerting: ThreatNG alerts security teams to new assets, changes in existing assets, and emerging threats, enabling proactive security measures.

3. Reporting:

  • Detailed Inventory Reports: ThreatNG provides comprehensive inventory reports with detailed information about each asset, including its risk score, vulnerabilities, and associated threats.

  • Prioritized Reporting: ThreatNG prioritizes risk-based assets, allowing security teams to focus on the most critical assets first.

4. Collaboration and Management:

  • Cross-functional Cooperation: ThreatNG's dynamically generated Correlation Evidence Questionnaires facilitate collaboration between security teams and other departments, ensuring that all stakeholders are aware of and involved in securing digital assets.

  • Exception Management: ThreatNG allows granular control over what assets are investigated and monitored, enabling organizations to focus on the most critical assets.

5. Intelligence Repositories:

  • Contextualized Threat Intelligence: ThreatNG's intelligence repositories provide valuable context for understanding the threats facing an organization's digital assets. This includes information on dark web activity, compromised credentials, ransomware events, and known vulnerabilities.

Examples with Investigation Modules:

  • Domain Intelligence: ThreatNG's domain intelligence module can identify all subdomains associated with an organization's domain, even those that may not be officially documented. This helps ensure that all web applications and services are included in the asset inventory.

  • Sensitive Code Exposure: ThreatNG can scan public code repositories for exposed credentials and sensitive information, helping organizations identify and secure vulnerable assets.

  • Cloud and SaaS Exposure: ThreatNG can identify sanctioned and unsanctioned cloud services and open exposed cloud buckets, ensuring that all cloud assets are included in the inventory and secured appropriately.

  • Dark Web Presence: ThreatNG can monitor the dark web for mentions of the organization's assets, providing early warning of potential attacks or data breaches.

Complementary Solutions/Services:

ThreatNG can complement and integrate with other security solutions and services, such as:

  • Vulnerability Scanners: To provide more in-depth vulnerability assessments of discovered assets.

  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Systems: To correlate ThreatNG's findings with other security data and improve threat detection and response.

  • Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions: To control access to digital assets and enforce security policies.

  • Penetration Testing Services: To simulate real-world attacks and identify vulnerabilities that automated tools may not detect.

ThreatNG empowers organizations to effectively manage their cybersecurity risks, protect critical assets, and ensure business continuity by providing a comprehensive and continuously updated digital asset inventory.