Quickly identify security gaps and thus mitigate cyber risks: The new application extends Zscaler's Exposure Management solution and offers a single platform for asset risk management, prioritization and quantification
Asset Exposure Management is a solution for enterprise asset risk management that falls under the category of Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM). This solution forms the foundation of Zscaler's comprehensive Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) offering and provides organizations with an accurate inventory of their assets by consolidating and correlating data from a variety of sources. This allows them to quickly identify security vulnerabilities and thus mitigate cyber risks.
Quickly identify security gaps
Companies struggle to accurately and efficiently inventory their assets. IT and security teams rely on time-consuming spreadsheets to manage inventory. This manual approach makes it difficult to assess the risks of these assets and prioritize remediation. The problem of lack of visibility is particularly acute in regulated industries such as healthcare and financial services, where non-compliance can result in significant fines.
Powered by the powerful Data Fabric for Security, Zscaler Asset Exposure Management integrates and correlates data from hundreds of sources, providing organizations with a comprehensive and accurate inventory of their assets and the associated risks. Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange platform processes more than 500 billion security transactions daily, providing a comprehensive view of the risks associated with customer assets. With more than 50 million devices deployed by Zscaler agents to collect and exchange telemetry data, the platform provides detailed visibility into branch and factory assets through the Zero Trust Branch solution. Additionally, the Zero Trust Cloud solution provides insights into workloads across multi-cloud environments and can leverage this comprehensive data to drive more effective security outcomes.
Important functions at a glance
Zscaler Asset Exposure Management, as part of the CAASM solution, together with Risk360 and Unified Vulnerability Management, provides comprehensive asset risk management, enabling organizations to:
- Creating an accurate inventory of all assets: Data from various sources is aggregated and deduplicated to provide a comprehensive view of the assets and their associated software stacks.
- Identifying gaps: Assets that lack essential security measures, such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions or outdated software versions, are identified.
- Improving data accuracy: Data hygiene is improved by automatically updating Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs) and thus eliminating cross-system data discrepancies.
- Mitigating risks: Automated remediation workflows and policy adjustments are triggered to restrict access for users associated with risky assets, thereby reducing business risk.
"For decades, companies have grappled with the fundamental question of how many assets they actually own and what risk this poses to the business," says Adam Geller, Chief Product Officer at Zscaler. "The Zscaler platform's unmatched dataset of 500 billion daily transactions, combined with third-party data, gives our customers a unique advantage in identifying asset risks. By aggregating this data, we provide additional context and offer our customers more comprehensive insight to inform decision-making."
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