Extended Attack Surface Risk Assessment
Extended Attack Surface Risk Assessment in cybersecurity refers to identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the risks associated with an organization's extended attack surface. This includes identifying all potential vulnerabilities and entry points that attackers could exploit to compromise systems and data, considering not only traditional IT infrastructure but also cloud services, third-party integrations, remote work environments, and shadow IT.
Extended Attack Surface Risk Assessment aims to comprehensively understand the organization's overall risk exposure and prioritize security efforts to mitigate the most critical threats. This involves:
Asset Discovery and Inventory: Identifying and documenting all assets, including hardware, software, applications, data, and network components, that are part of the extended attack surface.
Threat Modeling: Analyzing potential threats and attack vectors that could target the extended attack surface, considering various threat actors, motivations, and attack methods.
Vulnerability Assessment: Identifying and assessing vulnerabilities in all components of the extended attack surface, including known CVEs, misconfigurations, and outdated software.
Risk Analysis: Evaluating the likelihood and potential impact of various threats and vulnerabilities, considering factors such as the sensitivity of data, criticality of systems, and potential business disruption.
Risk Prioritization: Prioritizing risks based on their likelihood and potential impact allows organizations to focus their security efforts on the most critical threats.
Risk Mitigation: Developing and implementing mitigation strategies to address identified risks, such as applying security updates, implementing access controls, and segmenting networks.
Extended Attack Surface Risk Assessment is an ongoing process that should be regularly reviewed and updated to reflect changes in the threat landscape, technology environment, and business operations.
ThreatNG offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities that empower organizations to proactively conduct Extended Attack Surface Risk Assessments and enhance their overall security posture. Here's how ThreatNG contributes:
ThreatNG's external discovery engine is crucial in identifying and inventorying assets, a fundamental step in Extended Attack Surface Risk Assessment. It can discover:
Comprehensive Asset Inventory: ThreatNG identifies and maps all internet-facing assets, including servers, applications, devices, cloud services, and third-party integrations, providing a comprehensive view of the organization's extended attack surface.
Hidden Asset Discovery: ThreatNG can uncover hidden or forgotten assets, such as rogue wireless access points, subdomains, cloud resources, and shadow IT applications, that may pose security risks.
ThreatNG's external assessment capabilities thoroughly evaluate the security posture of the organization's extended attack surface. It assesses various aspects, including:
Vulnerability Identification: ThreatNG identifies vulnerabilities in all components of the extended attack surface, including known CVEs, misconfigurations, and outdated software. This helps organizations understand their overall risk exposure and prioritize remediation efforts.
Threat Modeling: ThreatNG's various assessments, such as Web Application Hijack Susceptibility, Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility, BEC & Phishing Susceptibility, and Breach & Ransomware Susceptibility, contribute to threat modeling by identifying potential attack vectors and assessing the likelihood of different types of attacks.
Risk Analysis: ThreatNG's assessments provide insights into the potential impact of various threats and vulnerabilities, enabling organizations to conduct risk analysis and prioritize mitigation efforts based on the sensitivity of data, criticality of systems, and potential business disruption.
ThreatNG offers comprehensive reporting capabilities that provide valuable insights into the organization's extended attack surface and risk assessment. Reports can be tailored to different audiences, from executives to security analysts, and can include information on:
Extended Attack Surface Inventory: A detailed inventory of all assets, including potential vulnerabilities and risks, provides a holistic view of the organization's extended attack surface.
Risk Assessment Report: A comprehensive risk assessment report highlighting critical vulnerabilities and potential threats and prioritizing mitigation recommendations.
ThreatNG continuously monitors the organization's extended attack surface, enabling real-time detection and response to security threats. This helps maintain an up-to-date understanding of the risk landscape and ensures ongoing protection.
ThreatNG leverages various investigation modules to provide deeper insights into potential risks and vulnerabilities associated with the organization's extended attack surface:
Domain Intelligence: This module provides a comprehensive view of the organization's domain and subdomains, helping identify potential vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that could expand the attack surface.
IP Intelligence: This module analyzes IP addresses associated with the organization to identify potential risks, such as connections from suspicious locations or IP addresses associated with malicious activities.
Sensitive Code Exposure: This module scans public code repositories for exposed credentials and sensitive information that could compromise the organization's systems and expand the attack surface.
Dark Web Presence: This module monitors the dark web for mentions of the organization, any leaked credentials or planned attacks, and any potential risks that could expand the attack surface.
Social Media: This module analyzes social media posts from the organization and its employees to identify potential security risks or vulnerabilities that could expand the attack surface.
Archived Web Pages: This module analyzes archived web pages to identify potential security risks or vulnerabilities that could expand the attack surface.
ThreatNG leverages a wealth of intelligence repositories, including vulnerability databases, threat intelligence feeds, and dark web forums, to provide context and enrich its findings. This helps organizations understand the broader threat landscape and make informed decisions about risk mitigation strategies.
Working with Complementary Solutions:
ThreatNG is designed to integrate with existing security tools and workflows to provide a more comprehensive security solution for Extended Attack Surface Risk Assessment:
Vulnerability Scanners: ThreatNG can integrate with vulnerability scanners to provide external threat intelligence and enrich vulnerability assessments.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): ThreatNG can integrate with SIEM systems to correlate external threat intelligence with internal security logs, providing a more comprehensive view of the organization's security posture.
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs): ThreatNG can integrate with TIPs to provide additional context and insights into potential threats associated with the organization's extended attack surface.
Examples of ThreatNG Helping:
ThreatNG could identify a vulnerable web application connected to a forgotten subdomain, allowing the organization to patch the vulnerability and reduce its attack surface.
ThreatNG could discover leaked credentials for a shadow IT application on the dark web, enabling the organization to take action and mitigate the risk.
ThreatNG could identify a misconfigured cloud service, allowing the organization to reconfigure the service and reduce its exposure to attacks.
By proactively identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities, continuously monitoring the extended attack surface, and integrating with complementary solutions, ThreatNG empowers organizations to effectively conduct Extended Attack Surface Risk Assessments and enhance their overall security posture.
