Forescout Research –
Vedere Labs
“Vedere” is the Italian word meaning “to see,” which epitomizes the mission of Forescout Vedere Labs, the cybersecurity research arm of Forescout. Our team of global experts focuses on increasing visibility of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities for all connected asset types and providing mitigation steps organizations can use to protect themselves.
Our research is fed into the Forescout Platform and shared with the cybersecurity community, including CISA and other cybersecurity agencies, CERTs, ISACs, open-source projects, device manufacturers, universities and other researchers.
What We Do
Vulnerability Research
- Focus on vulnerabilities against managed and unmanaged devices (IT/IoT/IoMT/OT)
- 200+ vulnerabilities discovered in last 5 years
- 100+ known exploited vulnerabilities on unmanaged devices
Threat Reports
- Manual and automatic analysis of malware samples collected via customer telemetry and other sources
Threat Intelligence & Detection
- Daily context-rich, machine-consumable threat feeds
- Detection rules to keep our Threat Detection & Response solution on top of emerging threats
- Live dashboards
How We Do It
Forescout Vedere Labs studies what attackers are working towards by observing actual attacks in our sandboxes, on the Darknet and in our Adversary Engagement Environment. We analyze significant attacks and generate vulnerability and threat intelligence that is consumed by the Forescout Platform. We also create corresponding detection rules that are added to Forescout Threat Detection & Response to help ensure customers can protect their IT, OT, IoT and IoMT environments.
Firsthand Observations in Our Research Laboratory
Located in Eindhoven, Netherlands, our research laboratory is where we observe firsthand the vulnerabilities being exploited and attacks in progress. The information we collect is analyzed to generate threat intelligence, calculate multifactor risk scores and create detection rules.
How Vedere Labs Uses Artificial Intelligence
VL threat intelligence is integrated on generative AI products, such as Microsoft Copilot for Security, allowing security analysts to query OT and IoT-specific threat intelligence directly from Forescout Research.
We also have integrated generative AI within our TDR solution, which summarizes proprietary intelligence that can be gathered about IP addresses and other indicators of compromises observed during an incident.
VL KEV: Our Proprietary List of Vulnerabilities
Our KEV list is compiled from real attacks we observe within our OT and IoT-specific honeypots, customer data and third-party intelligence. The list is complementary to industry-standard sources, such as CISA KEV. It is updated in tandem with other threat intelligence for Forescout eyeInspect and REM solutions. This type of intelligence allows users to prioritize vulnerability management actions based on what is currently being exploited by threat actors.
Partnerships and Threat Intelligence Sharing Groups
Vedere Labs is a proud member and contributor to threat intelligence sharing groups, including CERTs, cyber threat alliances and ISACs — where new intelligence and best practices are shared. Member organizations include industry, academia and governments where we share machine-readable intelligence and human-readable reports.
European Energy ISAC
Forescout is a founding member and actively participates in the threat intelligence task force.
ETHOS
Forescout is a founding member and part of the board of directors in this industry partnership dedicated to OT-centric, open-source sharing of anonymous early-warning threat information.
OT-ISAC
Forescout is a partner that shares reports, answers questions about emerging threats and presents at conferences and threat briefing meetings.
CISA JCDC and AIS
Forescout shares indicators of compromise and reports distributed to other members of the JCDC and IAS initiatives.
ACSC CTIS
Forescout shares indicators of compromise and reports distributed to other members of the CTIS initiative.
Data. Lots of Data.
The threat intelligence data we analyze comes from millions of connected devices that we monitor that give us billions of data points about device configuration and network behavior. It also comes from attacks we observe and dissect and other sources that we monitor.
Devices
- 19 million monitored devices
- 39 billion unique data points
- 1,500 global sites
- 6,500+ unique vendors
- 2,300+ unique OS versions
Threats
- 750+ threat actors
- 100+ ransomware group leak sites
- 20+ C2 types monitored on the Internet
- Third-party intel
Forescout Research - Vedere Labs Featured In...
Researchers uncover software flaws leaving medical devices vulnerable to hackers
Researchers say they have found more than a dozen vulnerabilities in software used in medical devices and machinery used in other industries that, if exploited by a hacker, could cause critical equipment such as patient monitors to crash…
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Critical Bugs Expose Hundreds of Thousands of Medical Devices and ATMs
“You can imagine the type of impact an attacker could have when they can either exfiltrate data from medical equipment or other sensitive devices, potentially tamper with lab results, make critical devices unavailable, or take them over entirely…”
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Government cyber workers increasingly concerned hackers will strike during shutdown
The government’s cybersecurity professionals are increasingly concerned that hackers will take advantage of the partial shutdown to tamper with sensitive government data or steal citizens’ information — and that the bare-bones staff won’t be able to fend them off…
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OT:ICEFALL FINALE
Forescout Vedere Labs is wrapping up its yearlong project looking at design vulnerabilities in operational technology with a closing report today that blames many of the issues they’ve encountered on vendors of the technology not implementing designs that would build security into the systems…
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Dray:Break
In 2024, routers are a primary target for cybercriminals and state-sponsored attackers – and are the riskiest device category on networks. We investigated one hardware vendor, DrayTek, with a history of security flaws to help it address its issues and prevent new attacks — especially when ransomware and denial of service attacks are so high today.
Forescout Research. In Your Inbox. Every Month
With 13 cyber attacks every second, it’s hard to keep up.
To help, Vedere Labs now has its own newsletter. Curated by our research leaders, you’ll receive the most crucial information you need to stay ahead of attackers.
It’s loaded with useful context, links and spotlights on threat actors, newly exploited vulnerabilities and other must-know asset intelligence. Once a month. Nice and easy.
Meet Our Leader
Daniel dos Santos
Daniel dos Santos is the Head of Research at Forescout Vedere Labs, where he leads a team of researchers that identifies new vulnerabilities and monitors active threats. He holds a PhD in computer science, has published over 35 peer-reviewed papers, has found or disclosed hundreds of CVEs — and is a frequent speaker at security conferences.
Explore Vedere Labs Blogs
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Major Vulnerability in Windows DNS Servers: Responding to CVE-2020-1350 (SIGRed)
As part of Microsoft’s traditional Patch Tuesday in July, CVE-2020-1350 (codenamed “SIGRed”) was fixed and disclosed publicly. This vulnerability is very serious, with a CVSS score of 10, and allows remote unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The Vulnerability The vulnerable component is the Windows DNS Server. Windows DNS clients and DNS […]
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Customer Corner: Haworth Head of Security on Leading Through COVID-19
We are truly living in unprecedented times as we navigate through this global COVID-19 crisis. While this is especially true when it comes to our health and safety, it also applies to the cybersecurity teams that must protect a workforce that in many cases has shifted remote practically overnight. What’s more, cyberattacks against certain types […]
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Which Device will be YOUR weakest link this year?
The modern enterprise is rapidly evolving from an on-prem network with a hard-shell security perimeter to a network of networks – and the diverse devices that form them. Are there devices that stand out as higher risk? If so, what is the business impact and how do we manage the risk? In this first edition […]
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EKANS strikes again: large organizations taken down by ransomware
After we first reported on the EKANS ransomware back in February there have been three big new developments. First, a large hospital operator was hit by the malware and had its operations disrupted and patient data leaked online. Second, the malware forced a large automotive manufacturer to shut down some of its factories worldwide, as […]
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The IoT Supply Chain Risk: Why Everyone Should Pay Attention to Ripple20 Vulnerabilities
We see IoT and connected devices all around us – there are billions of them, and they’re hard to miss. I speak all the time about the cybersecurity challenges these devices pose, and advocate for organizations to protect themselves. But sometimes the threat lies under the surface. The reality is that when you buy an […]
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Customer Corner: HubSpot Security Leader on Banding Together Through COVID Crisis
One thing that has stood out to me the most during this COVID-19 crisis is how, even in some of the most challenging of times, people are standing together to help each other out. One place I’ve seen that inside of Forescout is our Slack community, where hundreds of security leaders are working together to […]
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How Hospitals Are Dealing with the Cybersecurity Challenge of COVID-19
Again and again, we’ve seen that the true heroes in this COVID-19 crisis are the healthcare workers and organizations on the front lines. But, who is ensuring that critical clinical work isn’t disrupted by a cyberattack? I sat down with Jonathan Langer, CEO of Medigate, to discuss how healthcare organizations are protecting their digital assets […]
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How Do We Ensure Safety in the Next Generation of OT Networks?
Twitter: @MeetCyberBob Have you ever been driving along, pulled up to a stop light, and wondered why that stop light was put there in the first place? Or wondered about all other rules we follow on the road, like obeying yield signs or the single and double yellow lines on the road? Have you ever […]
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Moving Beyond OT Asset Visibility: The Path to Proactive Cybersecurity
By now I think we all understand the importance of knowing what devices are connected to your operational technology (OT) networks. After all, we’ve heard over and over from the experts that “you can’t protect what you can’t see“. And there is a foundational truth to this that we all probably agree with. As you […]
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