A GRC platform (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) is an integrated suite of software applications that help organizations manage their governance, risk management, and compliance activities.  

Key Features & Capabilities:

• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate potential organizational risks. It includes:

  • Creating a risk register  

  • Performing risk assessments  

  • Developing risk response plans

  • Monitoring risk mitigation efforts

• Compliance Management: Ensure relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards are adhered to. It involves:

  • Maintaining a library of compliance requirements

  • Tracking compliance deadlines  

  • Conducting compliance audits  

  • Generating compliance reports

• Policy Management: Create, store, and disseminate policies and procedures. It includes:

  • Version control for policies  

  • Policy review and approval workflows  

  • Employee policy acknowledgements  

• Incident Management: Track and manage incidents, investigations, and corrective actions. It helps:

  • Identify root causes of incidents

  • Prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future  

• Audit Management: Plan, execute, and track internal and external audits. It includes:

  • Audit scheduling and planning  

  • Audit evidence collection  

  • Audit report generation  

• Dashboards and Reporting: Provide a centralized view of GRC activities, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and trends. It allows:

  • Real-time monitoring of risks and compliance posture  

  • Data-driven decision-making  

Benefits of using a GRC platform:

• Improved Governance: Ensures organizational activities align with strategic objectives and ethical principles.

• Reduced Risk: Proactively identifies and mitigates potential risks, minimizing their impact on the organization.  

• Enhanced Compliance: Helps organizations comply with applicable laws and regulations, avoiding penalties and reputational damage.  

• Increased Efficiency: Automates GRC processes, reducing manual effort and improving productivity.  

• Better Decision-Making: Provides a centralized and comprehensive view of GRC information, enabling informed decision-making.  

How ThreatNG Helps with GRC

• Risk Identification & Assessment: ThreatNG excels at this core GRC function. Its extensive investigation modules meticulously scan the digital landscape, identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities across domains, social media, code repositories, cloud services, and the dark web. This deep dive helps organizations understand their risk profile in granular detail.

• Compliance Monitoring: ThreatNG helps organizations adhere to security standards and regulations (e.g., PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA) by identifying vulnerabilities like exposed databases, API keys, and security misconfigurations. It flags potential compliance violations, enabling proactive remediation.

• Policy Management: ThreatNG's customizable risk configuration and scoring features directly support GRC policy enforcement. Organizations can tailor risk assessments to their specific risk appetite and industry regulations, ensuring consistent security posture management.

• Incident Management: ThreatNG's continuous monitoring and alerting capabilities are crucial for incident response. Detecting anomalies and potential breaches allows security teams to investigate and mitigate threats quickly, minimizing damage and downtime.

• Reporting & Evidence Collection: ThreatNG's reporting capabilities provide auditable records of security posture, risk assessments, and compliance status. It is essential for demonstrating GRC adherence to regulators, auditors, and stakeholders.

Working with Complementary Solutions

ThreatNG can integrate with other GRC tools to create a more robust ecosystem. Here are some examples:

• GRC Platforms: Integrate ThreatNG's findings into platforms like LogicManager or ServiceNow GRC to centralize risk and compliance data, automate workflows, and provide a holistic view of GRC activities.

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): Feed ThreatNG's alerts and threat intelligence into a SIEM (e.g., Splunk, IBM QRadar) to correlate external threats with internal security events, enabling faster incident response and threat hunting.

• Vulnerability Management Tools: Combine ThreatNG's external vulnerability discovery with internal vulnerability scanners (e.g., Qualys, Tenable) to understand organizational vulnerabilities and prioritize remediation efforts.

• Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs): Enhance ThreatNG's intelligence repositories with data from TIPs to gain a broader threat context and improve threat detection accuracy.

Examples with Investigation Modules

• Domain Intelligence: Identify shadow IT by discovering unregistered domains and subdomains associated with the organization.

  • Detect potential phishing attacks through domain name permutation analysis and identification of look-alike domains.

  • Assess the risk of subdomain takeover by identifying vulnerable subdomains.

• Sensitive Code Exposure: Uncover leaked API keys and credentials in public code repositories, enabling proactive remediation before they can be exploited.

  • Identify exposed databases and sensitive information within code, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.

• Cloud and SaaS Exposure: Detect unsanctioned cloud services and shadow IT usage, ensuring compliance with cloud security policies.

  • Identify misconfigured cloud storage buckets and exposed data, preventing breaches and compliance violations.

• Dark Web Presence: Monitor for mentions of the organization and its employees on the dark web, identifying potential data breaches, leaked credentials, and targeted attacks.

  • Track ransomware groups and their activities to assess the risk of attacks against the organization.

Key Takeaways

ThreatNG is a powerful tool for strengthening an organization's GRC posture by providing:

• Comprehensive external attack surface management.

• Continuous threat monitoring and vulnerability assessment.

• Actionable intelligence for risk mitigation and compliance.

• Integration capabilities with other GRC solutions.

By leveraging ThreatNG's capabilities and integrating them with complementary tools, organizations can proactively manage risks, ensure compliance, and safeguard their digital assets.