Let us see how a device visibility and control software functions to automatically alert when a rogue or unauthorized device enters your network.
Device visibility and control is a cybersecurity concept that refers to the ability to discover, identify, monitor, and manage all the devices that are connected to a network, regardless of their type, location, or ownership.
Device visibility and control help organizations to reduce the risk of unauthorized or compromised devices accessing sensitive data or disrupting network operations.
Device visibility and control also enable organizations to enforce security policies and compliance standards across their network infrastructure.
It enhances network performance by optimizing device configuration and resource allocation, such as bandwidth, power, or CPU. It supports network automation and orchestration by integrating with other security tools and platforms, such as firewalls, antivirus, or cloud services.
A device visibility and control strategy can help an organization to improve its network security and performance, support its network automation and orchestration, and facilitate its network auditing and reporting.
A device inventory that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date list of all the devices on the network, along with their attributes, such as identity, role, function, or risk.
A device classification that categorizes the devices into different types, such as IT, IoT, OT, or cloud devices, based on their characteristics and functions.
A device assessment that evaluates the security posture and compliance status of the devices, such as vulnerabilities, patches, configurations, or certificates.
A device monitoring that tracks the activity and behavior of the devices, such as traffic, alerts, or incidents.
A device control that enforces granular access policies and remediation actions on the devices, such as blocking, quarantining, patching, or encrypting.
A device integration that connects the device visibility and control solution with other security and management systems, such as SIEM, firewall, antivirus, or cloud services.
A device segmentation that creates and manages logical network segments based on device attributes, such as identity, role, function, or risk.
Benefits of a CMDB Device Visibility and Control by Using CMDB. One of the main benefits of a CMDB is to provide device visibility and control.
A CMDB can support IT service delivery and optimization by mapping the relationships and dependencies between devices and other CIs, such as applications, business processes, etc.
A CMDB can improve IT security and compliance by tracking and recording the changes and configurations of the devices over time, as well as by identifying and resolving any unauthorized or non-compliant changes.
CMDB can be used as the Verification Source for Authentications, and it ensures that all owned and/or authorized devices are in the CMDB. When devices attempt to connect to the network, the monitoring tool searches for the device in the CMDB. If the device is found with a valid status, the device is permitted onto the network.
In this modern technology world with a lot of connected assets in banks, device visibility and control play a critical role.
CMDB can be used as the Verification Source for Authentications, and it ensures that all owned and/or authorized devices are in the CMDB. This will prevent unauthorized and retired devices from accessing the network.
When devices attempt to connect to the network, the monitoring tool searches for the device in the CMDB. If the device is found with a valid status, the device is permitted onto the network.
This Cyber News was published on feeds.dzone.com. Publication date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:13:04 +0000