Incident Response Automation
Cybersecurity incident response automation involves using technology to automate tasks and processes to respond to security incidents. This can include automating tasks such as threat detection, alert triage, incident analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery.
How ThreatNG Helps with Incident Response Automation
ThreatNG's capabilities can significantly enhance incident response automation by providing real-time visibility into external threats, automating threat detection and analysis, and facilitating collaboration among security teams.
External Discovery and Assessment:
ThreatNG's external discovery module continuously monitors an organization's attack surface, including domains, subdomains, IP addresses, and cloud assets, to identify potential vulnerabilities and exposures. This proactive approach allows for early detection of threats and anomalies that may indicate an ongoing incident. For example, ThreatNG can detect changes in DNS records, the emergence of new phishing sites mimicking the organization's domains, or exposed sensitive ports that attackers could exploit.
ThreatNG's external assessment capabilities continuously evaluate the organization's security posture, automatically generating risk scores and alerts based on various factors, such as web application hijack susceptibility, data leak susceptibility, and breach & ransomware susceptibility. These automated assessments can trigger incident response workflows, enabling faster reactions to emerging threats.
Reporting and Continuous Monitoring:
ThreatNG's reporting module automatically generates reports on various security aspects, including prioritized vulnerabilities, ransomware susceptibility, and U.S. SEC filings. These reports can be integrated with incident response platforms, providing security teams immediate access to relevant information during an incident.
ThreatNG's continuous monitoring capabilities ensure that changes or new developments in the organization's external threat landscape are tracked and analyzed in real-time. This allows for immediate detection of security incidents and automated triggering of incident response playbooks.
ThreatNG's investigation modules provide in-depth analysis of specific threats and vulnerabilities, automating the collection and analysis of critical information during an incident. For example, the Domain Intelligence module can automatically analyze DNS records, identify suspicious domain name permutations, and assess email security configurations. The Sensitive Code Exposure module can automatically scan code repositories for exposed credentials or sensitive information, which could be exploited during an incident.
ThreatNG's intelligence repositories provide access to a wealth of threat intelligence data, including information about known vulnerabilities, compromised credentials, ransomware events, and ESG violations. This information can automate threat analysis and inform incident response decisions.
Working with Complementary Solutions:
ThreatNG can integrate with Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platforms, SIEM systems, and other incident response tools to automate incident response workflows. For example, ThreatNG can automatically trigger SOAR playbooks based on detected threats, enrich SIEM alerts with threat intelligence data, and update incident response tickets with relevant information from its investigation modules.
Examples of ThreatNG Helping with Incident Response Automation:
ThreatNG automatically detects a phishing site mimicking the organization's domain and triggers a SOAR playbook to block the site and notify relevant stakeholders.
ThreatNG identifies exposed credentials in a code repository and automatically initiates a process to revoke and secure the repository.
ThreatNG detects a suspicious change in DNS records and automatically escalates the issue to the incident response team for further investigation.
Examples of ThreatNG Working with Complementary Solutions:
ThreatNG integrates with a SOAR platform to automate isolating infected endpoints and blocking malicious traffic.
ThreatNG enriches SIEM alerts with threat intelligence data from its repositories, providing security analysts more context for faster triage and analysis.
ThreatNG automatically updates incident response tickets with relevant information from its investigation modules, such as domain analysis and sensitive code exposure findings.
By leveraging ThreatNG's capabilities, organizations can significantly enhance their incident response automation efforts, enabling faster detection, analysis, and mitigation of security incidents, ultimately reducing the impact of cyberattacks.
