Hybrid IT Infrastructures
Hybrid IT infrastructures combine on-premises data centers with cloud computing environments in cybersecurity. This creates a complex mix of physical and virtual resources, applications, and data that span different locations and security domains.
These infrastructures often include:
On-premises data centers: Physical servers and network devices located within an organization's facilities.
Private cloud: A cloud computing environment dedicated to a single organization, offering greater control and security.
Public cloud: Cloud services offered by third-party providers, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, providing scalability and cost-efficiency.
This mix of environments introduces unique security challenges, including:
Increased attack surface: The combination of different environments expands the attack surface, creating more potential entry points for attackers.
Complex access control: Managing access for users and applications across different environments with varying security policies and controls.
Data security and compliance: Ensuring data security and compliance across different environments with varying regulations and standards.
Visibility and control: Maintaining visibility and control over assets and data across the hybrid infrastructure.
Organizations with hybrid IT infrastructures require a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy that addresses these challenges and ensures consistent security across all environments.
ThreatNG can be a valuable solution for organizations with hybrid IT infrastructures, helping them gain visibility into their external attack surface and manage the associated security challenges. Here's how ThreatNG's features can help secure hybrid IT infrastructures:
ThreatNG's external discovery capabilities are crucial for identifying and cataloging all internet-facing assets, regardless of where they reside - on-premises data centers, private or public clouds. This comprehensive inventory of assets forms the foundation for securing hybrid IT infrastructures.
ThreatNG's external assessment capabilities help identify vulnerabilities in these internet-facing assets, regardless of location. Its various security ratings evaluate susceptibility to different attack vectors, such as:
Web Application Hijack Susceptibility: This rating analyzes the external components of web applications to identify potential weaknesses that attackers could exploit to take control, regardless of whether the application is hosted on-premises or in the cloud.
Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility: This rating assesses the risk of attackers taking over unused or improperly configured subdomains, which could be associated with any part of the hybrid infrastructure.
Data Leak Susceptibility: This rating evaluates the likelihood of sensitive data being exposed through various channels, such as cloud misconfigurations or dark web leaks, regardless of where the data is stored.
Cyber Risk Exposure: This rating considers various factors, including exposed sensitive ports, known vulnerabilities, and code secret exposure, to determine the overall cyber risk exposure of an organization's hybrid IT infrastructure.
ThreatNG's continuous monitoring capabilities ensure that the risk assessment and threat intelligence remain up-to-date by scanning for new threats, vulnerabilities, and changes in the organization's external attack surface across all environments, including on-premises data centers, private clouds, and public clouds.
ThreatNG's investigation modules enable deep dives into specific assets or areas of concern to gather more detailed information for risk analysis. For example:
Domain Intelligence: This module provides detailed information about domain names, subdomains, and associated technologies, helping identify potential entry points for attackers regardless of where the assets are hosted.
Sensitive Code Exposure: This module scans public code repositories for sensitive information that attackers could exploit, such as API keys, access tokens, and database credentials, regardless of the environment where the code is used.
Cloud and SaaS Exposure: This module identifies the organization's cloud services and SaaS applications, helping assess the risk of attackers exploiting misconfigurations or vulnerabilities in these services across different cloud providers and on-premises deployments.
ThreatNG's intelligence repositories provide valuable information about potential threats and vulnerabilities that could affect any part of the hybrid IT infrastructure. This information includes data on:
Dark web activities: ThreatNG scans the dark web for mentions of the organization, its assets, or its employees, helping identify potential data leaks, compromised credentials, or planned attacks targeting any part of the hybrid infrastructure.
Ransomware events and groups: ThreatNG tracks ransomware events and groups, providing insights into current attack trends and potential threats to the organization's infrastructure.
Known vulnerabilities: ThreatNG maintains a database of known vulnerabilities, helping organizations assess the likelihood of attackers exploiting specific weaknesses in their assets across all environments.
Working with Complementary Solutions
ThreatNG can integrate with other security solutions to enhance visibility and security across hybrid IT infrastructures. For example, ThreatNG can complement:
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools: ThreatNG can complement CSPM tools by providing visibility into cloud assets and their security configurations from an external perspective, helping identify and address misconfigurations or vulnerabilities across different cloud providers.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Systems: ThreatNG can feed its findings into SIEM systems to provide a broader view of security events across the hybrid environment, enabling more effective threat detection and response.
Vulnerability Scanners: ThreatNG can provide external context and threat intelligence to help prioritize vulnerabilities identified by scanners across different environments.
Examples of ThreatNG Helping in Hybrid IT Infrastructures
Identifying a Misconfigured Firewall on-premises: ThreatNG's Domain Intelligence module could identify a misconfigured firewall on the organization's network, allowing it to remediate and improve its security posture.
Detecting a Vulnerable Web Server in a Private Cloud: ThreatNG's Web Application Hijack Susceptibility rating could identify a vulnerable web server hosted in the organization's private cloud. This allows the organization to patch the server and implement additional security measures to protect it from external attacks.
Uncovering a Subdomain Takeover Risk in a Public Cloud: ThreatNG's Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility rating could identify a vulnerable subdomain associated with a public cloud environment. This allows the organization to reclaim or secure the subdomain before attackers can exploit it.
By combining its powerful external discovery, assessment, and monitoring capabilities with comprehensive threat intelligence and investigation modules, ThreatNG provides a valuable toolset for securing hybrid IT infrastructures. This enables organizations to gain visibility into their entire external attack surface, identify and address vulnerabilities across different environments, and proactively defend against evolving threats.
