Continuous Monitoring

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Written By Threat NG Staff

Continuous Monitoring in cybersecurity is the ongoing process of automatically and continuously observing and analyzing systems, networks, and environments for security risks, vulnerabilities, and potential threats.

Here's a more detailed explanation:

  • Purpose: The primary purpose of continuous monitoring is to maintain an ongoing awareness of an organization's security posture. It allows for the early detection of security incidents, vulnerabilities, and deviations from security policies.

  • Scope: Continuous monitoring can encompass various aspects of an organization's IT infrastructure, including:

    • Network traffic

    • System logs

    • User activity

    • Application performance

    • Security controls

    • Cloud environments

  • Key Activities:

    • Data Collection: Gathering security-relevant data from various sources.

    • Analysis: Analyzing the collected data to identify anomalies, trends, and potential security issues.

    • Reporting: Generating reports and alerts to inform security personnel of identified risks and incidents.

    • Response: Triggering automated or manual responses to address security issues.

  • Benefits:

    • Improved threat detection and response

    • Enhanced visibility into security posture

    • Increased compliance with security policies and regulations

    • Proactive identification of vulnerabilities

How ThreatNG Supports Continuous Monitoring

ThreatNG is designed with continuous monitoring as a core function, providing ongoing awareness of an organization's external security posture:

  • Continuous Monitoring of External Attack Surface, Digital Risk, and Security Ratings: ThreatNG monitors all organizations' external surface, digital risk, and security ratings. This means that ThreatNG doesn't just provide a one-time snapshot of an organization's security but offers an ongoing view of its security posture.

  • Intelligence Repositories: ThreatNG uses continuously updated intelligence repositories to ensure the monitoring is based on the latest threat information. For example, ThreatNG tracks over 70 ransomware gangs and monitors the dark web for compromised credentials.

  • By providing continuous monitoring, ThreatNG helps organizations stay proactive in their security efforts, enabling them to detect and respond to changes in their external attack surface and emerging threats on time.

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