Digital Footprint Intelligence
Digital Footprint Intelligence refers to the information gathered and analyzed about an organization's or individual's digital footprint to understand potential security risks and vulnerabilities.
Here's a breakdown of the key aspects:
Digital Footprint: This encompasses all the information online due to an organization's or individual's activities. It includes:
Websites and web applications.
Social media presence.
Online documents and files.
Data exposed in breaches.
Network infrastructure information.
Intelligence Gathering: This involves collecting data from various sources to map out the digital footprint. Sources can include:
Search engines.
Public databases.
Social media platforms.
Dark web forums.
Vulnerability scanners.
Analysis: The collected data is then analyzed to identify potential security risks. This can include:
Identifying exposed assets that attackers could target.
Discovering potential data leaks.
Understanding an organization's technology stack to find vulnerabilities.
Monitoring for brand impersonation and phishing campaigns.
Purpose: The purpose of digital footprint intelligence is to provide organizations with a better understanding of their external attack surface and potential vulnerabilities, enabling them to take proactive steps to improve their security posture.
ThreatNG enhances digital footprint intelligence by providing comprehensive visibility into an organization's external digital presence and potential vulnerabilities.
External Discovery: ThreatNG's external discovery capabilities are fundamental to digital footprint intelligence. ThreatNG maps out an organization's digital footprint from an attacker's perspective by performing purely external unauthenticated discovery.
External Assessment: ThreatNG delivers various risk assessments that provide key insights into an organization's digital footprint:
It assesses Web Application Hijack Susceptibility and Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility, revealing potential vulnerabilities in web assets that are part of the digital footprint.
It evaluates BEC & Phishing Susceptibility and Brand Damage Susceptibility, providing intelligence on how the digital footprint can be exploited for these attacks.
It determines Data Leak Susceptibility, identifying potential data exposures within the digital footprint.
It determines Cyber Risk Exposure, assessing the overall risk associated with the digital footprint.
It assesses Mobile App Exposure, analyzing mobile apps as part of the organization’s digital footprint.
Reporting: ThreatNG's reporting capabilities offer structured information about the digital footprint, enabling organizations to understand their external presence and potential risks.
Continuous Monitoring: ThreatNG's continuous monitoring of external attack surface, digital risk, and security ratings provides ongoing digital footprint intelligence, ensuring organizations are aware of changes and potential threats.
Investigation Modules: ThreatNG's investigation modules provide detailed information for analyzing the digital footprint:
Domain Intelligence: Provides a broad overview and detailed information on domains, a core part of an organization's digital footprint.
IP Intelligence: Provides information on IPs, a key network infrastructure component, and the digital footprint.
Social Media: Gathers posts from the organization, analyzing social media presence as part of the digital footprint.
Sensitive Code Exposure: Discovers public code repositories and uncovers digital risks, identifying potential vulnerabilities within the digital footprint.
Cloud and SaaS Exposure: This section identifies the organization's cloud services and SaaS solutions, providing intelligence on this aspect of the digital footprint.
Technology Stack: This identifies the organization's technologies, which are crucial for understanding the digital footprint and potential vulnerabilities.
Intelligence Repositories: ThreatNG uses intelligence repositories that include data relevant to digital footprint intelligence, such as information on known vulnerabilities and data breaches.
Work with Complementary Solutions: While the document does not detail specific integrations, ThreatNG's capabilities can complement other security tools to enhance digital footprint intelligence. For example, its data can be valuable for SIEM systems and vulnerability management platforms.
