Exposure Management for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
Evolve from asset-centric risk management to a defined, impact-centric approach tailored to risk reduction based on potential business impacts arising from incidents.
Evolve from asset-centric risk management to a defined, impact-centric approach tailored to risk reduction based on potential business impacts arising from incidents.
Critical infrastructure organizations taking an asset-centric view of risk management based on device properties struggle to secure these complex environments. Here’s why:
Due to their unique nature and the critical environments in which they operate, CPS assets pose a higher impact risk in the event they are compromised.
Visibility of CPS assets and device properties provides a baseline inventory of the environment, but informs only operational aspects of CPS programs, and fails to align the business context of an asset and the impact of a security issue if exploited, leaving risk reduction open to interpretation.
Existing solutions cannot assess CPS risk in a way that identifies exposures to external threats, and those risks in the context of business impact if compromised.
Confirming the exploit viability of an exposure requires an intimate understanding of the CPS and network involved and is generally not included in the publication of vulnerabilities or other known exposures.
Security and risk management teams intent on preventing process disruption, downtime, and financial loss require more than operational information about the business impact of asset groups should they be compromised and are unavailable.
Claroty xDome is a purpose-built solution that includes all CPS devices in your exposure management program. The foundation of xDome is superior asset visibility and in-depth understanding of critical industries. This foundation helps secure areas that may be blindspots for traditional enterprise solutions and account for operational outcomes when prioritizing security controls.
Claroty xDome employs multiple discovery methods to identify and profile all CPS on the network, maps their communication paths and protocol usage, attributes vulnerabilities, and monitors for threats, resulting in unique risk scores based on a transparent and uniquely tailored risk framework. Align devices with their business impact to inform risk scores, network zones, and remediation recommendations.
Claroty xDome highlights specific attack vectors and assesses them based on their likelihood of being exploited, business impact if exploited, and compensating controls that have been applied. Utilizing this information, the solution provides actionable recommendations and enables users to prioritize remediation efforts based on quantified outcomes.
Managing exposures goes beyond vulnerability management. If an exploit is not published, you may need to investigate via other means such as referring to VEX files, use active scanning techniques, or consult with an OEM to validate risk. Aside from enabling customers to upload their SBOMs and view relevant SBOMs from their peers, Claroty xDome supports VEX files to help eliminate false positives and also employs various other techniques, which highlight our intimate understanding of CPS assets.
Claroty xDome integrates with the industry's leading IT cybersecurity, OT cybersecurity, and asset management solutions to streamline existing risk management processes. xDome also provides automated recommendations and detailed reporting to fully mobilize your overall cybersecurity program.
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