Proactive Digital Risk Protection
Proactive Digital Risk Protection (DRP) in cybersecurity is like having a dedicated security team constantly patrolling the internet to identify and neutralize threats to your organization before they can cause damage. It's about taking offensive security measures rather than just reacting to attacks after they happen.
Here's a breakdown:
What it is:
Continuous monitoring: Proactive DRP constantly scans the internet, including the surface web, deep web, and dark web, for any mentions or indicators of threats to your organization. This includes things like:
Brand impersonations: Fake social media accounts or websites pretending to be your organization.
Data leaks: Exposed credentials, confidential documents, or customer data.
Phishing campaigns: Emails or websites designed to trick your employees or customers into giving up sensitive information.
Social media risks: Negative reviews, damaging posts, or misinformation campaigns targeting your brand.
Vulnerable systems: Exposed databases, misconfigured servers, or outdated software.
Threat intelligence: Proactive DRP leverages intelligence feeds and data analysis to identify emerging threats and predict potential attacks.
Automated response: In many cases, proactive DRP can automatically take action to mitigate threats, such as:
Takedown requests: Removing malicious websites or social media accounts.
Vulnerability patching: Alerting security teams to vulnerabilities that need to be addressed.
Social media monitoring: Identifying and responding to negative sentiment or misinformation.
Why it's important:
Reduces attack surface: By proactively identifying and mitigating threats, you reduce the opportunities for attackers to exploit your vulnerabilities.
Protects brand reputation: Proactive DRP helps prevent damage to your brand caused by online impersonations, data leaks, or negative publicity.
Improves incident response: By identifying threats early, you can respond more quickly and effectively, minimizing the impact of any attacks.
Provides peace of mind: Knowing that your organization is constantly being monitored for threats allows you to focus on your core business.
Examples of proactive DRP in action:
Identifying and taking down a phishing website that uses your company's logo and branding.
Alerting your security team to a leaked database containing customer information.
Monitoring social media for negative reviews or complaints and responding proactively.
Detecting and blocking a botnet attack before it can disrupt your services.
Identifying a vulnerability in a third-party software you use and notifying the vendor.
Proactive digital risk protection is an essential part of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy.
It helps organizations stay ahead of the curve and protect their digital assets in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
ThreatNG possesses a robust set of features that align strongly with Proactive Digital Risk Protection principles. Here's how it helps and some specific examples:
1. Comprehensive Attack Surface Discovery:
Uncovers unknown assets: ThreatNG uses domain intelligence, social media analysis, and code repository scanning to find all your digital assets, including shadow IT and forgotten web applications. This proactive discovery minimizes your unknown attack surface.
Example: ThreatNG might discover an old, unused company blog that's still live and vulnerable to attacks.
Threat detection: ThreatNG continuously monitors the internet for mentions of your organization, brand impersonations, data leaks, and other threats. This real-time monitoring allows for immediate action.
Example: If someone registers a domain name similar to your company's (typosquatting), ThreatNG will immediately alert you.
3. Deep and Dark Web Monitoring:
Proactive threat intelligence: ThreatNG's intelligence repositories include dark web data, allowing it to identify potential threats before they surface on the open web. This provides an early warning system for emerging threats.
Example: ThreatNG could detect discussions about your organization on a dark web forum, indicating potential reconnaissance by attackers.
4. Social Media Monitoring:
Brand reputation management: ThreatNG monitors social media for negative sentiment, misinformation, and brand impersonations. This allows you to address issues that could damage your reputation proactively.
Example: ThreatNG could identify a fake social media account that is spreading false information about your company and enabling you to take action.
5. Vulnerability Prioritization:
Focus on critical risks: ThreatNG's assessment capabilities prioritize vulnerabilities based on severity, allowing you to focus on the most critical threats first.
Example: ThreatNG might identify a critical vulnerability in a web application and prioritize it for immediate patching.
How ThreatNG works with complementary solutions:
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs): Integrate with TIPs to enrich ThreatNG's intelligence repositories with additional context and insights.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): Feed ThreatNG alerts into your SIEM to correlate external threats with internal security events.
Vulnerability Scanners: Combine ThreatNG's external vulnerability assessments with internal vulnerability scans for a complete view of your security posture.
Examples with Investigation Modules:
Domain Intelligence: Identify potential typosquatting domains or suspicious changes to DNS records that could indicate an attack.
Sensitive Code Exposure: Detect leaked API keys or credentials in public code repositories that attackers could exploit.
Cloud and SaaS Exposure: Identify misconfigured cloud storage buckets or unauthorized access to cloud services.
Dark Web Presence: Monitor for leaked credentials or mentions of your organization in the context of planned attacks.
By combining comprehensive discovery, continuous monitoring, threat intelligence, and automated response capabilities, ThreatNG provides a strong foundation for proactive digital risk protection. It helps organizations identify and neutralize threats before they can cause damage, protecting their brand reputation and improving their security posture.
