Security Automation
Beat the cyber skills shortage by automating discovery, assessment, compliance, enforcement, detection, orchestration and response
The cybersecurity skills gap, exploding number and type of connected assets and evolving threat landscape are compelling SOC teams to embrace security automation so they can focus on what can’t be automated. Fortunately, many of the routine tasks traditionally handled by SOC teams can be translated into automated policies that drive orchestrated actions among security products.
Security Automation in Action
In a fraction of the time it takes for several people to manually secure one device, an automated process can continuously:
- Detect new assets upon connect
- Auto-classify and assess their posture against security policies
- Share their context across security tools
- Orchestrate workflows to apply controls and enforce compliance
Challenges Driving the Need for Security Automation
Internal and external challenges combine to prolong mean time to response.
Expanding Attack Surface
Exponential growth of connected devices, many IoT and OT, creates a visibility gap an inaccurate assessment of risk.
Evolving Threats
Sophisticated extortion gangs and campaigns, often including RaaS, can cripple several organizations at once.
IT/IoT/OT Convergence
Without proper controls, communication links go unchecked, threats move laterally and vulnerabilities hide in plain sight.
Point Security Products
Dozens of siloed IT and security products lack sufficient device context or ability to carry out a coordinated response.
Alert Fatigue/
Unactionable Alerts
SOC teams are flooded with nuisance alerts and false positives. Even systems that detect true threats can’t mitigate them.
No Single Source of Truth
Troubleshooting requires multiple teams to consult multiple consoles and dig into disparate logs to connect the dots.
Why Forescout for Security Automation
The Forescout Platform can continuously share device context, automate workflows to enforce policies and accelerate response actions, leaving SOC teams to focus on what requires human intervention.
Share Device Context
Share real-time device context with 70+ IT and security products including CMDB, EPP/EDR, VA, SIEM, ATD, NGFW, PAM, CMT and ITSM.
Automate Workflows
Trigger vulnerability scans upon connect; verify agents are installed, up-to-date and functioning properly; detect illegitimate privileged accounts and more.
Accelerate Response Actions
Automatically initiate and coordinate policy-based remediation/mitigation actions based on prioritized risk and respond to true threats using your existing security tools.
Integration Options for Automated Cybersecurity
Browse for the following app and integration types in the Forescout Marketplace.
eyeExtend modules
Forescout-built and supported eyeExtend modules covering advanced use cases updated and refined on a regular basis
eyeExtend Connect apps
Community-built and shared eyeExtend Connect apps that are fully customizable and portable across environments
Technology partners
Partner-built and supported integrations
Flexible. Versatile. Rapid Deployment.
Forescout offers unmatched deployment flexibility to meet the diverse hardware and cloud requirements of modern environments. We ensure compatibility with existing infrastructures while minimizing operational disruption. This versatility makes it an ideal choice for your organization. If you seek robust, scalable solutions tailored to your unique operational and regulatory landscapes, look no further.
The Forescout 4D Platform™ adapts seamlessly with options for on-premises installations, virtual machines and Docker-based containerized deployments, including:
- Air-gapped systems for high-security needs
- Forescout appliances that deliver maximum visibility and control
- Hybrid configurations to connect distributed sites
- Fully cloud-based operations for scalability
…and Sensors that can be deployed as:
- Standalone appliances
- Installed directly on routers and switches for quick implementation without production disruption
- Or configured as active sensors to query network infrastructure
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