Risk and Exposure Management Solution Brief 2024

Risk and ExposureManagement
Navigate Uncertainty Confidently:
Strategize, Mitigate and Succeed“Rarely are breaches
due to sophisticatedattacks involving
nation-states orcomplex attack
methods. Instead, mostinvolve chains of simple
procedures that can beprevented by applying
security fundamentals
like vulnerability risk
management.”

Organizations are seeking a better way to understand the state of their

Forrester Research, “The State ofVulnerability Risk Management,”
March 2023

breaches have already occurred can lead to downtime that could haveattack surface and design security processes that don’t impact business
operations or cause user friction. They need tools that help themproactively prioritize asset and risk management while also providing
the context necessary to implement response and remediation actions
when incidents occur.
The attack surface is expanding, driven by the growth of shadow IT,
hybrid work environments and cloud adoption. The rate of expansion
continues to outpace network and security teams’ ability to safeguard
organizations and high-value digital assets. Obsolete technology,
unpatched vulnerabilities and weak postures are often forgotten but
make for easy targets. Malicious actors leverage these weak points
to compromise the network and spread laterally to higher-value
assets. Overreliance on reactive security tools to alert when threats or
been prevented with proactive security controls.

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Why Forescout▶ Modern asset view of persistent
inventory of all device types▶ Unique multifactor risk scorebased on configuration,function and behavior▶ High-fidelity cloudclassification▶ Patented deep packet
inspection technology▶ Correlation of vulnerability
exploitability andasset exposure▶ Integrations with leading
security products totrack effectiveness▶ Actionable risk and exposure
insights for response actions▶ Cloud data lake of risk
and threat intelligence

Enhance your network security
posture with risk-based prioritization
For cybersecurity teams overwhelmed by their widening attack surface
and struggling to contextualize information from siloed security tools,
Forescout® Risk and Exposure Management is a comprehensive asset
intelligence tool that provides the foundation for understanding thesecurity posture of your attack surface. Empowered by an AI-driven
engine, it tracks the effectiveness of response actions across thesecurity ecosystem to reduce your risk posture and exposure stateusing an automated risk- based approach to remediate vulnerabilities.
The Forescout Risk and Exposure Management solution helps
organizations move beyond visibility to understanding by enablingthem to:▶

Reduce operational overhead for cybersecurity asset management▶

Attain a new level of cybersecurity hygiene by identifying attack
surface exposure▶

Accurately assess, classify and quantify the risk severity andexploitability of every connected asset by understanding its
configuration and state▶

Prove the value of existing security investments and track theeffectiveness of control actions to reduce risk over time▶

Reduce the time spent investigating incidents and designingproactive response policies to prevent future incidents

The Forescout Risk and ExposureManagement framework revolves aroundthree pivotal components: identificationof assets, quantification of risk, andminimization of exposure.
This holistic approach begins with themeticulous identification and cataloging ofassets, providing a crucial understanding of
the vulnerability landscape. The platformthen employs sophisticated AI-poweredrisk quantification techniques, offering
insightful analytics to assess and prioritize
potential threats. Finally, it minimizes
exposure through proactive measuresand control, ensuring vulnerabilities areaddressed effectively.

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Identify assets
Continuously identify all devices, managed and unmanaged, and their exposure
attributes to achieve real-time awareness of the attack surface
Asset visibility serves as a cornerstone in safeguarding digital environments, empowering security professionals to gain
a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s attack surface. Forescout meticulously identifies and classifies all
network-connected devices, including traditional managed IT assets and even unmanaged devices such as OT and IoTdevices. This insight is pivotal in identifying potential vulnerabilities and assessing the overall risk landscape, providing
cybersecurity teams with the necessary foundation to develop proactive defense measures..
Your cybersecurity team can use Forescout to:

Discover every asset – Leverage passive monitoring and active scanning techniques to maintain a realtime inventory of all connected network devices, including IT, OT, IoT and IoMT.

Classify assets – Automate high-fidelity classification of assets based on 150+ attributes and employ
advanced filtering capabilities to locate and track assets with shared attributes.

Navigate historical data – Query, investigate and analyze contextual asset data over a 90-day timeline
to establish historical compliance and identify potential risks and gaps.

3Risk and Exposure Management Solution Brief 2024Quantify risk
Identify, assess, and prioritize risks in a meaningful way to empower better security andbusiness decisions
Forescout utilizes advanced AI-driven risk assessment mythologies to thoroughly examine vulnerabilities, identify
potential threat vectors, and assess the possible consequences of cyber threats. Through continuous monitoring andemploying sophisticated algorithms, Forescout platform quantifies and prioritizes potential risks through numericalvalues, enabling a clear and data driven understanding of cyber threats. This quantitative approach empowers
organizations to optimize resource allocation for addressing the most substantial threats, implement targeted andproactive security measures, and develop robust risk mitigation strategies.
Cybersecurity teams can leverage Forescout to:

Identify risk – Utilize diverse methods from agent-based to agentless to detect vulnerabilities and policy
compliance across all connected managed and unmanaged devices.

Assess risk – Analyze the vulnerability and exploitability of connected assets, considering factors likemisconfigurations, open ports, and irregular activity.

Monitor risk – Continuously monitor essential mission-critical business functions, identify the risks
to which these resources are exposed, define the potential impact of an attack, and determine thelikelihood of that attack occurring.

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Minimize exposure
Enhance the organization’s risk posture with recommended remediation actions toensure adherence to compliance standards
Minimizing the attack surface against potential threats empowers organizations to enhance their security posture,
mitigate financial and reputational damages, and improve ROI through resource allocation in the most cost-effective
manner. Cybersecurity teams can utilize Forescout to:Prioritize Risk – Evaluate and rank potential risks at the device or organizational level to determine
effective allocation of resources and mitigation strategies.

Implement mitigation plans – Enable security teams to reduce risk exposure by constructing
remediation and risk mitigation workﬂows based on recommended actions.

Track return on investment – Review the historical overall organizational risk posture to makeinformed decisions on optimizing cybersecurity investments.

Visit www.forescout.com to learn more about Forescout’s approach to risk and exposure management and request a demo.

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