Threat Prioritization
Threat prioritization in cybersecurity is the process of evaluating and ranking potential threats based on their likelihood of occurrence and the potential impact they could have on an organization. This allows security teams to focus their resources and efforts on addressing the most critical threats first.
The process typically involves:
Identifying potential threats: This includes a wide range of threats, such as malware, phishing attacks, denial-of-service attacks, and insider threats.
Assessing the likelihood of each threat: This involves considering factors such as the organization's industry, its security posture, and current threat intelligence.
Evaluating the potential impact of each threat: This includes considering the potential financial, operational, and reputational damage that could be caused by a successful attack.
Ranking the threats based on their likelihood and impact: This helps to prioritize the most critical threats.
Threat prioritization is an essential part of any cybersecurity strategy, as it helps organizations to make informed decisions about how to allocate their resources and protect their assets.
ThreatNG can play a crucial role in threat prioritization within cybersecurity by offering a comprehensive insight into an organization's external attack surface and digital risk landscape. This data empowers organizations to pinpoint and rank the most critical threats they face.
External Discovery
ThreatNG automatically discovers and maps an organization's external attack surface, encompassing all internet-facing assets such as websites, subdomains, IP addresses, and cloud services. This aids in identifying potential entry points for attackers and prioritizing threats based on the value of the assets at risk. For example, a public-facing server containing sensitive customer data would be considered a higher risk than a marketing website with no sensitive information.
External Assessment
ThreatNG assesses an organization's security posture by identifying vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and other security risks. This allows for prioritizing threats based on the likelihood of a successful attack. For instance, a known vulnerability with readily available exploit code poses a greater risk than a vulnerability with no known exploit. ThreatNG also provides a security rating that compares the organization's security posture to industry benchmarks. This helps to prioritize threats based on the potential impact of a successful attack.
ThreatNG conducts the following assessments:
Web Application Hijack Susceptibility: Analyzes external-facing parts of web applications to identify potential entry points for attackers.
Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility: Evaluates the likelihood of a subdomain takeover by analyzing DNS records, SSL certificates, and other factors.
BEC & Phishing Susceptibility: Determines the likelihood of an organization falling victim to Business Email Compromise (BEC) or phishing attacks.
Brand Damage Susceptibility: Assesses the potential for brand damage due to cyberattacks or negative publicity.
Data Leak Susceptibility: Evaluates the risk of sensitive data leaks from cloud services, the dark web, or other sources.
Cyber Risk Exposure: Determines the overall cyber risk exposure based on factors like certificates, subdomain headers, vulnerabilities, and sensitive ports.
Cloud and SaaS Exposure: Evaluates the security of cloud services and SaaS applications used by the organization.
Supply Chain & Third Party Exposure: Assesses the risk posed by third-party vendors and suppliers.
Breach & Ransomware Susceptibility: Determines the likelihood of a data breach or ransomware attack.
Reporting
ThreatNG generates various reports that communicate the organization's security posture to different stakeholders. These reports can be used to prioritize threats and track the progress of remediation efforts.
Continuous Monitoring
ThreatNG continuously monitors the organization's external attack surface and digital risk posture. This helps to identify new threats and prioritize them based on their potential impact.
Investigation Modules
ThreatNG offers several investigation modules that delve into specific threats, aiding in understanding their potential impact and prioritizing them accordingly.
Domain Intelligence: Provides detailed information about a domain, including DNS records, email security, WHOIS data, and subdomain analysis.
IP Intelligence: Analyzes IP addresses, including shared IPs, ASNs, and country locations.
Certificate Intelligence: Examines TLS certificates, including their status, issuers, and associated organizations.
Social Media: Monitors social media for mentions of the organization and potential threats.
Sensitive Code Exposure: Scans public code repositories for sensitive data such as API keys, access tokens, and database credentials.
Search Engine Exploitation: Investigates the organization's susceptibility to information exposure via search engines.
Cloud and SaaS Exposure: Identifies sanctioned and unsanctioned cloud services, cloud service impersonations, and open cloud buckets.
Online Sharing Exposure: Detects the organization's presence on online code-sharing platforms.
Sentiment and Financials: Analyzes sentiment and financial data, including lawsuits, layoff chatter, and SEC filings.
Archived Web Pages: Examines archived web pages for sensitive information.
Dark Web Presence: Monitors the dark web for mentions of the organization and associated threats.
Technology Stack: Identifies the technologies used by the organization, which can help to prioritize vulnerabilities based on their potential impact.
Intelligence Repositories
ThreatNG utilizes various intelligence repositories to identify and prioritize threats. These repositories include information on known vulnerabilities, malware, phishing attacks, and other threats.
Complementary Solutions
ThreatNG can integrate with complementary solutions to provide a more comprehensive approach to threat prioritization. For example, ThreatNG can integrate with security information and event management (SIEM) solutions to correlate threat intelligence with internal security events. This helps to prioritize threats based on their potential impact on the organization. ThreatNG can also integrate with vulnerability management solutions to prioritize remediation efforts based on the severity of the vulnerability and the likelihood of it being exploited.
By providing a holistic view of the organization's external attack surface and digital risk posture, ThreatNG allows for identifying and prioritizing the most critical threats facing the organization, enabling security teams to focus their resources and efforts on addressing the most important threats first, which can help to improve the organization's overall security posture.
