Do You (Really) Know Your Breach Risk?
WhitepaperDo You (Really) KnowYour Breach Risk?PREDICT AND PREVENT AN ATTACK BEFORE IT HAPPENS
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperDo You (Really) KnowYour Breach Risk?PREDICT AND PREVENT AN ATTACK BEFORE IT HAPPENS.Across the globe, enterprises face growing breach riskfrom a vast number of increasingly sophisticatedadversaries. Security teams struggle to identify the weakestlinks and safeguard their valuable systems and data.Despite best efforts, attacks occur with alarmingfrequency, oftentimes resulting in significant damage.To predict an attack,security teams needto identify theirenterprise’s mostvaluable assets andunderstand howthey can be attacked.Are such breaches inevitable? We don’t think so.What if you could measure the LIKELIHOOD and IMPACT of a breach for every device, user andapplication across your entire enterprise? How would you benefit from a self-learning systempowered by artificial intelligence that would AUTOMATICALLY predict where and how a breachcould occur in the enterprise—before it ever happened?2
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperDo You Have a Risk Heat Mapfor Your Enterprise?Given the ever-increasing Attack Surface, enterprises are struggling to fully identify their breach risk.Your security team would greatly benefit from an automated and continuous method of monitoringbreach risk for the enterprise across all attack vectors. What you really need is a risk heat map thatcan show you where your areas of greatest exposure are and how to mitigate the associated risk.Find devices andusers who arevulnerable to Phishingor credential theftwith a Google-likesearch.How can your PCInetwork be breached?Find out in the BalbixRisk Dashboard.Do you (really) knowyour network?The first crucial step in calculating your breachrisk heat map is to have an accurate and real timeview of all devices and apps that connect to yournetwork. Traditional device inventory systemsstruggle to identify the proliferation of devices suchas BYOD and IoT. Your enterprise needs continuousand real time device and application discovery andclassification before you can even begin analyzingyour breach risk.What assets will the attackergo after?Balbix can measurebreach resilience foryour entire enterprisein hours and provideactionable insights tomitigate risk.Not all assets are equal. Business critical assetsthat have sensitive apps or data significantlyincrease your breach risk. Security teams need anautomated way to assess the “breach impact” forevery device on the network. This impact can becalculated by examining each device’s type, roles,access and many other attributes.Where will the attack originate?Your security team needs to identify the systemsthat are easiest to attack and can be used as alaunch point for the breach. To identify such assets,hundreds of attack vectors need to be continuouslyanalyzed for every device, app and user across yourentire network. Key risk factors include phishing,credential exposure, system vulnerabilities,privilege and access abuse, misconfiguration,and malicious behavior.How will the attack propagate?Do you know the likely attack propagation paths inyour network that can be used for lateral movement?These paths can be calculated by examining eachdevice’s specific connectivity and access to theenterprise's high impact assets such as sensitivenetworks (PCI), critical network infrastructure (AD),and data center/cloud. Since connectivity andaccess is constantly changing, the propagation riskcalculation must be real time and continuous.How can you mitigate risk andincrease resilience?You need to be able to not only measure risk fora device, group, site or the whole enterprise butalso understand where the risk is coming from andhow to mitigate it. Security teams need actionableinsights that can help them prioritize their effortsand increase resilience.Balbix Predictive BreachRisk PlatformBalbix provides continuous assessment of yourbreach risk across all devices, apps and users.The risk heat map enables your security team toanalyze breach risk at the device level, network level,or across the entire enterprise to predict breachscenarios, prioritize security operations, and mitigaterisk. Balbix transforms your security practice fromreactive to predictive.3
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperUnderstanding Your Attack SurfaceTo uncover your breach risk you must discover where you are vulnerable across your Enterprise. YourEnterprise Attack Surface consists of every device and app, managed and unmanaged, located acrossyour network, along with the various attack vectors that can be used to compromise these assets.Simply put, your Enterprise Attack Surface can be visualized as a matrix. On the X axis exist all thedevices and applications operating on your network. This includes traditional devices such as endpointsand servers, but also infrastructure, mobile, BYOD, IoT, and Cloud. The Y axis represents the hundredsof entry points, or attack vectors, that can be utilized to breach an enterprise, such as phishing, credentialexposure, illegal access, data encryption, misconfiguration, and system vulnerabilities just to name a few.Your Enterprise AttackSurface is rapidlyincreasing with theproliferation of attackvectors such asphishing, credentialexposure and systemvulnerabilities.THE ENTERPRISE ATTACK SURFACEYour Enterprise’s Attack Surface is hyper-dimensionaland rapidly increasingUnmanaged devicesand apps, such as BYOD& IoT, pose a significantsecurity risk.As your enterprise devices and applications proliferate, your Enterprise Attack Surface andcorresponding breach risk increases exponentially. Every day, an increasing number of unmanageddevices and apps are connecting to your network. In addition, the attack vectors that can leadto a breach continue to grow at a rapid pace. As a result, your Enterprise Attack Surface is nowhyper-dimensional and increasingly difficult for your security team to analyze.4
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperVulnerability Assessment is Not EnoughVulnerability Assessmentonly measures a singledimension of breach risk.Hundreds of risk factorsneed to be evaluated tocalculate the likelihood ofa security breach for eachdevice, app or user.VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT MEASURES ONLY A SMALL AREA OF THE ATTACK SURFACETraditionally, enterprises have relied on legacy approaches such as Vulnerability Assessment tomeasure and reduce their risk of experiencing a breach. While vulnerabilities do represent a serious riskfactor, they represent only one category of hundreds of known breach risk vectors. Other factors, such asweb browsing behavior, phishing, credential exposure, and access to sensitive networks and data can allprovide insight into identifying your breach risk. With the proliferation of unmanaged devices, suchas BYOD and IoT, pinpointing risk is an even bigger challenge as Vulnerability Assessment is typically onlyeffective for managed devices. Furthermore, Vulnerability Assessment is constrained to the device leveland therefore cannot fully measure the risk of propagation and exfiltration.Continuous Risk MonitoringCONTINUOUSVulnerabilityAssessmentPOINTIN TIMEBREACH RISKDEVICE RISKComprehensive Risk MonitoringVULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT DOESN'T MEASURE RISK OF PROPAGATION AND BREACH5
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperPenetration Testing NotContinuous Falls ShortWhile penetration testing (pen testing) is a useful tool for assessing your security controls, it is ineffective inadequately mapping the rapidly changing and expanding Enterprise Attack Surface. Most enterprises performa pen-test once a quarter or on another specific schedule. Because breach risk is constantly adapting andevolving, a much more effective solution is to continuously monitor and evaluate your Enterprise AttackSurface. Additionally, pen-testing usually focuses only on a segment of the overall infrastructure and doesnot provide comprehensive coverage of the entire enterprise across all attack vectors.Quarterly pen-testingcannot keep upwith your rapidlyevolving EnterpriseAttack Surface.Pen-testing focusesonly on a smallsection of the entireinfrastructure andcannot providecoverage across allattack vectors.Continuous Risk tionTestingPOINTIN TIMEBREACH RISKDEVICE RISKComprehensive Risk MonitoringPEN TESTING DOESN'T PROVIDE CONTINUOUS BREACH RISK MEASUREMENT6
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperYour Solution: The Balbix PredictiveBreach Risk PlatformBalbix's Predictive Breach Risk Platform provides your enterprise comprehensive, continuous andautomated risk calculation and analysis. Sensors deployed across your entire enterprise networkautomatically and continuously discover and monitor all devices, apps and users for hundreds of attackvectors. Our robust Balbix “Brain” runs in the cloud and leverages advanced artificial intelligence and selflearning to calculate risk for every network entity. The Balbix Risk Dashboard provides your security teamactionable insights on breach scenarios and optimizing security.Balbix Smart SensorsThese sensors conduct automated and ongoing discovery and monitoring of all devices and appsconnected to your network across hundreds of attack vectors. Sensors are deployed as physicalappliances or software agents and are installed within minutes. Installing multiple sensors can providecomplete risk coverage for your entire enterprise. There are three types of Balbix sensors:Discover managedand unmanaged assetsconnected to yournetwork in real time.7
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperNETWORK SENSORThis sensor discovers enterprise assets and services and identifies risks related to open networkservices and ports. For example, one of your high value servers may be running a vulnerableservice, making it an easy target for malicious actors to exploit. The Balbix Network Sensorsperform a smart scan of your entire network.The Balbix Traffic Sensorexamines network trafficin real time to identifyrisks across hundredsof attack vectors.TRAFFIC SENSORThis sensor monitors your network traffic in real time to identify breach risks such as browsingto unsafe websites, vulnerability to phishing and man-in-the-middle attacks, and access tosensitive networks and services. The Traffic Sensor connects to the SPAN port on the networkswitch, thereby providing comprehensive network visibility without any disruption to theproduction environment.HOST SENSORThe Host Sensor gathers real time detailed device and app information such as configuration,policies and software versions. Information is gathered using standard APIs such as WMI, integrationswith third party systems, and by optionally installing a light weight agent on the hosts.Balbix Smart Sensors Real Time and Comprehensive DiscoveryBalbix Smart Sensors automatically discover all devices and apps on your network and measure risk acrosshundreds of attack vectors. Since the sensors examine all network traffic, devices are discovered in real timewithout needing to wait for polling intervals. The data collected by the sensors is automatically scrubbedfor sensitive information and sent to the Balbix Brain which then applies AI and self-learning to performautomatic and smart categorization of devices and apps in the enterprise.BALBIX SMART SENSORS AUTOMATICALLY DISCOVER AND CATEGORIZE DEVICES, INCLUDING IOT AND BYOD8
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperBalbix Breach Method Matrix (BMM)Balbix Smart Sensors monitor every deviceand app across hundreds of attack vectors suchas phishing, credential exposure, privileges,misconfiguration and system vulnerabilities.The risk data is summarized into a 3X3 matrixreferred to as the Breach Method Matrix (BMM).BMM is similar to the FICO risk score and iscontinuously calculated for every enterpriseasset, group and the whole enterprise. The keyrisk categories represented in the BMM are:BMM is like the FICOscore for breach risk andis calculated for eachdevice, group, site andthe whole enterprise. Weak CredentialsWeak passwords and password reuse makecredential exposure a gateway for initial attackeraccess and propagation. Recent malware attackssuch as Mirai highlight this threat not only formanaged devices but also IoT connected devices.Tracking password hygiene and use across yourentire enterprise is key to identifying high riskusers and their devices. PhishingPhishing continues to be one of the most effectivesocial engineering attack vectors. The recent OPMhack demonstrates how phishing can defeatalmost all layers of traditional security such asemail gateways and endpoint controls. Measuringweb browsing and email click through behavior forusers and devices provides valuable risk insightfor your enterprise. Trust RelationshipsThe ultimate goal of adversaries and maliciousinsiders is to access your high value devices,apps and data. Therefore, devices and users withaccess to sensitive apps, data and networks posea significant risk to your enterprise. Discoveringtrust relationships can identify the impact ordamage an attacker can inflict. Stolen CredentialsApps and protocols sending login credentials overyour network pose a significant security threat.An attacker connected to your network can easilylocate and utilize these credentials for lateralmovement. For example, in the Target attack,adversaries were able to steal Active Directorycredentials and propagate their attack intothe enterprise payment network.THE BREACH METHOD MATRIX DEFINES THE MOST RELEVANT CATEGORIES OF RISK9
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?Whitepaper Unpatched VulnerabilityUnpatched vulnerabilities are easily exploitedby malware to infect your endpoint or server.Although vulnerability management productsprovide a list of devices that need to be patched,the real challenge is to identify high risk devicesthat can be readily used/hijacked to launchattacks. Vulnerabilities in critical infrastructureor devices with access to sensitive data presenta significant risk to your enterprise. MisconfigurationMisconfigured devices and apps present an easyentry point for an attacker to exploit. Monitoringapplication and device settings and comparingthese to recommended best practices revealsthe threat for misconfigured devices locatedacross your network. Malicious InsiderBMM provides a risksnapshot of everydevice, group, site, oryour entire enterprise.Users with access to sensitive data and networkscan inflict extensive damage through privilegemisuse and malicious intent. Monitoring dataand network access for every device and usercan expose insider risk. Case in point: Wikileaksattributes the recent Vault 7 leak of sensitiveinformation to a malicious insider. Man-In-The-MiddleUnencrypted or weakly encrypted networkconnections and protocols leave your enterprisesusceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks.Additionally, devices and users that connectto insecure networks and apps are at risk andcan be likewise compromised. Zero DayHigh risk software components such as Java, Flashand IE are prone to zero day attacks due to alarge number of inherent vulnerabilities—manyof which are not publicly disclosed. Devicescontaining such high risk software that are activelyexposed to the Web are especially prone to attack.Actionable Enterprise-WideRisk MeasurementBalbix computes the BMM for every device, groupof devices, and across your entire enterprise. Bycalculating the risk measurement bottom-up, Balbixcan accurately measure your enterprise risk and alsohighlight where the risk originates by revealing theunderlying devices and the specific attack vectorscontributing to the risk. For each BMM risk category,Balbix also provides actionable mitigation insightsto reduce risk and increase resiliency.10
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperThe Balbix “Brain”: How it WorksWith the Balbix Brain, assessing your breach risk has never been easier, or more accurate. Balbix SmartSensors provide a constant data stream to the Balbix Brain, which leverages advanced machine selflearning and AI, to automatically and continuously calculate your risk and resilience. Here's how it is done:Hyper-Dimensional Risk TensorUsing collected data, Balbix Brain calculates a hyper-dimensional risk tensor for every discovered device, appand user. This tensor contains hundreds of dimensions, each corresponding to a specific attack vector such asphishing. The risk tensor represents the overall aggregate attack vector measurements from all sensor data.TThe Balbix brain appliesadvanced artificialintelligence andself-learning algorithmsto calculate risk acrossthe hyper-dimensionalattack surface.σ13σ31σ23σ32T (e1)σ11σ33(e3)σ21T (e2)σ12σ22Neural NetworksThe Balbix Brain utilizes advanced neural networks to calculate the breach risk. Each risk tensoris continuously evaluated by hundreds of neural networks to predict risk.Lure deliveryBad clickthrough threat dataZero DaylikelihoodUnpatchedVulnerabilitylikelihood11
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperLikelihood of BreachYour first step in risk calculation is to assess the likelihood of breach for every device, app and userconnected to your network. This is calculated by analyzing the risk tensor using AI risk models foreach attack vector and aggregating the likelihood score. For example, a laptop with a history of riskyweb browsing behavior may be more likely to be compromised. Similarly, an IoT device using weakencryption in network communication may be susceptible to a man-in-the-middle attack.Impact of BreachAfter calculating breach likelihood, the next step is to assess the breach impact for every device, appand user located within your network. This impact is determined by examining each asset’s type, roles,access and many other attributes. Your breach impact is significantly higher for core devices locatedon sensitive networks or your critical network infrastructure.The Balbix Brainsimulates all possiblebreach scenarios toidentify real risks. Unlikemanual pen-testing,our continuous andautomated analysiscalculates breach riskacross your entireenterprise.Continuous Breach SimulationHaving calculated breach likelihood and impact for every asset on the network, the Balbix Brainperforms millions of breach simulations throughout your entire enterprise network. Every possiblebreach path is simulated to calculate the risk of an adversary propagating to access high impact assetswithin your enterprise. Unlike pen-tests that only focus on a specific area of your network and arerun point-in-time, our breach simulation is set to run continuously, network-wide.Balbix Risk DashboardThe Balbix Risk Dashboard provides an interactive, real time heat map of your enterprise's breach risk.The dashboard enables your security team to predict breach scenarios, mitigate risk by implementingactionable insights, and accurately assess your enterprise-wide breach risk. Here's how:The Balbix Risk Dashboardprovides a clickablerisk heat map for yourentire enterprise.THE BALBIX RISK DASHBOARD IDENTIFIES THE MOST CRITICAL SECURITYTHREATS THAT CAN LEAD TO A BREACH12
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperCOMPREHENSIVE & CONTINUOUS RISK VISIBILITYThe Balbix Risk Dashboard provides a continuous and comprehensive security profile for your entireenterprise—all valuable input for executive or board-level discussions, as well as integral data for yourgovernance, risk and compliance processes.Find where you are mostlikely to be breachedacross all devices, appsand users.BALBIX MONITORS ALL DEVICES, APPS AND USERS CONTINUOUSLYPREDICT BREACH SCENARIOSBy simulating all possible breach paths, the Balbix Risk Dashboard identifies your enterprise'slikeliest breach risk scenarios by highlighting the initial attack point and subsequent lateralmovement within the network to reach sensitive networks and data. With the Balbix RiskDashboard, your security team can now easily evaluate where a specific breach risk couldoriginate in terms of specific devices or networks.BALBIX ANALYZES RISK OF LATERAL MOVEMENT TO HIGH IMPACT ASSETS13
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperPRIORITIZE INITIATIVES & MITIGATE RISKThe Balbix Risk Dashboard provides clear and actionable insights to prioritize your security team'sinitiatives and mitigate your breach risk. Your security team not only sees what actions are necessaryto improve security, but also understands why.The Balbix RiskDashboard providesproactive securityinsights that canpredict and preventsecurity breaches.THE BALBIX RISK DASHBOARD GIVES SECURITY TEAMS INSIGHT NEEDED TO PRIORITIZE ACTIONThe Balbix RiskDashboard providesaccurate breach riskvisibility to yourmanagement, boardand auditors to enablesecurity planning.14
DO YOU (REALLY) KNOW YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperSECURITY EFFECTIVENESS & RESILIENCEThe Balbix RiskDashboard providesaccurate breach riskvisibility to yourmanagement, boardand auditors to enablesecurity planning.Security teams find themselves in a constant struggle to stay on top of a deluge of security controlsdeployed within their enterprise. Yet, despite product proliferation, security teams are often left inthe dark over which security controls are actually working. The Balbix Risk Dashboard enables yoursecurity leadership to clearly identify those security controls that are meaningfully reducing risk, andlocate any gaps.Natural language searchallows you to query fordevices and assets thatare most vulnerable toa specific attack.THE BALBIX RISK DASHBOARD ALLOWS YOU MEASURE AND OPTIMIZE SECURITY INITIATIVES15
WHAT IS YOUR BREACH RISK?WhitepaperIn Conclusion: Balbix IncreasesResilience and Reduces RiskRather than spending millions on reactive and largely ineffective shot-in-the-dark efforts at pluggingsecurity holes, your enterprise can take a much more predictive approach. Balbix's comprehensive andautomated risk assessment tool not only identifies security breach and attack risks in real time, but alsoprovides solutions to prevent a breach from occurring in the first place.With Balbix, your enterprise’s security team has the on-demand risk assessment information they needto prioritize their efforts and initiatives. Your management team and board also gain invaluable insight of yourenterprise’s risk profile to better plan future investments and projects to both increase resilience and reduceoverall operating costs.Reduce your risk and gain resilience with Balbix.Contact us for a free demo today.Balbix3031 Tisch Way, Suite 800San Jose, CA 95128info@balbix.com866 936 3180www.balbix.comCopyright 2017 Balbix, Inc. All rights Reserved.
Balbix provides continuous assessment of your breach risk across all devices, apps and users. The risk heat map enables your security team to analyze breach risk at the device level, network level, . The risk data is summarized into a 3X3 matrix referr
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