The Challenges Associated with Vulnerability Management in OT Environments
Legacy systems are prevalent in industrial settings, increasing susceptibility to vulnerabilities and risks that can pose significant management challenges.
Limited Asset Visibility
Industrial assets utilize protocols that often remain undetectable by conventional security tools. In the absence of asset identification, effectively managing vulnerabilities and risks becomes an insurmountable task.
Traditional Vulnerability Scanners Are Too Risky to Use
Industrial environments and the foundational assets within them possess a unique fragility, unable to withstand the traffic generated by typical vulnerability scanners.
Patching is Considered a Threat to Production Uptime in Sensitive OT Environments
Maintenance windows and subsequent patching occur rarely in OT environments because downtime is so costly. This is a dangerous strategy that can lead to vulnerabilities lying undetected for long periods of time.
Vulnerabilities Contextualized and Enriched with the
Armis Asset Intelligence Engine
Gain deeper knowledge of your vulnerabilities and enable the process of prioritization and remediation
Discover and Manage your Vulnerabilities with Unparalleled Contextual Insight
Armis Centrix™ monitors all vulnerabilities within the converged IT/OT environment and aligns them with the intelligence from over 4 billion external assets, enhancing the understanding of their risk. By integrating insights from behavior monitoring and traffic analysis, Armis assists in prioritizing CVEs requiring immediate attention.
Close the Vulnerability Gap
Aggregate vulnerabilities to eliminate risk blind spots and security gaps
Automate and Streamline the Aggregation and Management of Vulnerabilities with our Comprehensive Approach
Aggregating and managing vulnerabilities from diverse sources manually can be challenging, but Armis Centrix™ automates this process for every asset in the environment. Additionally, Armis Centrix™ for Vulnerability Prioritization and Remediation bridges gaps in scanner-identified assets by furnishing essential details such as the asset owner and location. This comprehensive approach ensures complete visibility, security and control of your organization’s entire attack surface, enabling a fully resilient converged OT infrastructure.
Energy Think Tank Showcases Armis to Utility Companies as a Key Component of a More Secure Grid
Heightened Awareness of Cyberattacks Helps Electricity Providers Coordinate their Defenses Across IT and OT Networks
On the heels of recent attacks on energy systems, this U.S.-based think tank is channeling its innovative research and thought leadership into providing utilities with viable solutions for strengthening their cybersecurity infrastructure. The think tank’s cybersecurity lab is running simulations and other projects to demonstrate the power of Armis to increase visibility to both the OT and IT attack surface. The think tank foresees a future where utilities will adopt an approach to security that encompasses zero trust, an integrated technology stack, and single-pane-of-glass visibility.
Additional Resources
White Paper: Overcoming the Cybersecurity Asset Management Challenge
Read this White Paper to learn how Armis delivers better visibility to all assets in your environment, identifies vulnerabilities and enforces policies.
Armis & Honeywell: Five Key Trends for OT and ICS Security
To enhance your knowledge of the current landscape of OT and ICS, read this whitepaper for expert insights into current key trends.
2023 Gartner Market Guide for Vulnerability Assessment
According to Gartner “Vulnerability Assessment solutions identify, categorize and prioritize vulnerabilities as well as orchestrate their remediation or mitigation.” Read the report to see the Gartner report’s recommendations for Security and Risk Management leaders and why Gartner recognizes Armis as a Vulnerability Assessment leader.