Online Paste Service
An Online Paste Service is a website that allows users to share text or code snippets online easily. These services are often used for sharing code examples, configuration files, log files, or even simple messages. Popular examples include Pastebin, Ghostbin, and similar websites.
It's crucial to monitor an organization's and its associated parties' presence on online paste services from an EASM and digital risk perspective due to the following reasons:
Unintentional Data Exposure: Employees might inadvertently paste sensitive information like API keys, database credentials, or internal network details while sharing code snippets or logs. This exposes the organization to data breaches and cyberattacks.
Malicious Insider Activity: Disgruntled employees or malicious insiders could use paste services to leak confidential information and intellectual property or damage internal communications.
Targeted Attacks: Attackers might specifically target paste services to find sensitive information related to an organization, which they can use for further attacks like phishing or social engineering.
Reputational Damage: Leaked information or harmful content about the organization posted on paste services can harm its reputation and erode public trust.
Third-Party Risk: Partners or contractors might inadvertently expose sensitive data related to the organization while using paste services.
By actively monitoring online paste services, organizations can:
Identify and mitigate data leaks: Regularly scan these platforms for any sensitive information related to the organization.
Detect malicious insider activity: Monitor for any suspicious activity or unauthorized data sharing by employees or associated parties.
Proactively address reputational risks: Identify and respond to any harmful content or misinformation about the organization posted on these platforms.
Manage third-party risk: Extend monitoring and security policies to include partners and contractors.
ThreatNG offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities to help organizations effectively manage the risks associated with online paste services:
1. External Discovery: ThreatNG automatically discovers an organization's presence on various online paste services like Pastebin and Ghostbin, even if employees, partners, or contractors created those posts. This discovery process is unauthenticated and external, requiring no internal access or agents.
2. External Assessment: ThreatNG's external assessment capabilities evaluate the risks associated with discovered content on these platforms.
Sensitive Code Exposure Module: This investigation module directly addresses the analysis of "Exposed Public Code Repositories uncovering digital risks that include Access Credentials (API Keys, Access Tokens, Generic Credentials, Cloud Credentials, Security Credentials, Other Secrets), Database Exposures (Database Files and Database Credentials), Application Data Exposures, Activity Records, Communication Platform Configurations, Development Environment Configurations, Security Testing Tools, Cloud Service Configurations, Remote Access Credentials, System Utilities, Personal Data, User Activity, and Mobile Apps."
Online Sharing Exposure Module: This module focuses on identifying and assessing organizational presence within online code-sharing platforms, which would inherently involve analyzing the code repositories for sensitive information exposure.
Data Leak Susceptibility: ThreatNG combines code secret exposure analysis findings with other intelligence sources, such as dark web presence and domain intelligence, to provide a comprehensive data leak susceptibility rating. This holistic approach helps organizations prioritize and address the most critical risks.
3. Continuous Monitoring: ThreatNG monitors the organization's presence on online paste services and other external sources for any changes or new exposures. This ensures that any new content containing sensitive information is quickly identified and addressed.
4. Investigation Modules: ThreatNG offers various investigation modules to delve deeper into identified risks.
Online Sharing Exposure Module: This module provides detailed information about the organization's presence on online paste services, including the specific content, context, and associated accounts.
Sensitive Code Exposure Module: This module analyzes the exposed content for various types of sensitive information, providing a clear breakdown of the potential risks.
Domain Intelligence, IP Intelligence, and Certificate Intelligence Modules: These modules gather additional context about the shared content, such as associated domains, IP addresses, and certificates. This information helps identify the source of the exposure and assess the potential impact.
5. Policy Management: ThreatNG's policy management capabilities enable organizations to define and enforce online paste service usage policies.
Customizable Risk Configuration and Scoring: Organizations can customize the risk scoring model to align with their risk tolerance and prioritize the most critical exposures.
Dynamic Entity Management: This allows organizations to define and track any person, place, or entity relevant to their security, including employees, partners, and contractors. This ensures that content shared by these entities is monitored and assessed.
Exception Management: This provides granular control over what's investigated, allowing organizations to focus on the most relevant risks.
Pre-built Policy Templates: ThreatNG offers pre-built policy templates that can be used as a starting point for online paste service usage policies.
6. Intelligence Repositories: ThreatNG's intelligence repositories, including dark web data and compromised credentials, enrich the analysis of exposed content. For example, if a text snippet contains a password that has been previously compromised, ThreatNG will flag it as a critical risk.
7. Working with Complementary Solutions: ThreatNG integrates with other security tools, such as security information and event management (SIEM) systems and threat intelligence platforms. This allows organizations to leverage ThreatNG's findings to enhance their security.
Examples of ThreatNG Helping:
Identifying a leaked API key: ThreatNG discovers a code snippet on Pastebin containing an API key for a critical internal system. The organization can then revoke the key and prevent unauthorized access.
Detecting malicious insider activity: ThreatNG identifies a post on Ghostbin containing confidential company information leaked by a disgruntled employee. The organization can then take appropriate action to contain the damage and prevent further leaks.
Proactively addressing reputational risks: ThreatNG identifies a post on Pastebin containing false and damaging information about the organization. The organization can then refute the claims and protect its reputation.
Examples of ThreatNG Working with Complementary Solutions:
Correlating with SIEM events: ThreatNG's alerts are correlated with SIEM events to provide a more comprehensive view of the security landscape.
Enriching threat intelligence: ThreatNG's intelligence repositories enrich threat intelligence feeds, providing more context about potential threats.
