BreachLock Introduces Attack Path Validation & Mapping

BreachLock has introduced a powerful new features to the BreachLock Integrated Platform.

Attack Path Validation & Mapping

The BreachLock Unified Platform offers a groundbreaking feature with Attack Path Validation and Mapping. This feature provides a comprehensive visual overview of the attack surface, helping teams understand the relationships between different entities such as domains, subdomains, IP addresses, and vulnerabilities. By illustrating how these nodes are interconnected, the visualization highlights the pathways an attacker might take. This contextual understanding is critical for security teams to see the broader picture of how a vulnerability in one area can impact other parts of the network.

Understanding how vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers is crucial for effective defense. One of the most powerful tools in achieving this understanding is the visualization of potential attack paths. This new modern feature offers a clear and comprehensive picture of how an attacker might navigate through a network to exploit vulnerabilities and reach valuable assets.

These paths are not always obvious through traditional text-based reports. By graphically representing the attack paths, security teams can easily pinpoint the shortest or most likely routes an attacker would take to reach high-value assets. This insight is invaluable for prioritizing defensive measures and focusing resources on securing the most vulnerable and critical points in the network.

Key Features

• Critical Path Identification: The feature pinpoints the most critical paths an attacker might take to exploit vulnerabilities. By showing the connections between different nodes (representing assets, vulnerabilities, and attack steps), teams can see the broader context of each vulnerability within the network.
• Prioritization of Defenses: The ability to identify the shortest or most likely path an attacker might take to reach valuable assets helps prioritize defenses along these paths. This prioritization ensures that resources are allocated effectively to protect the most critical points in the network.
  Visual Representation: The visual representation of attack path validation helps security teams easily understand how vulnerabilities can be exploited in a sequence to reach critical assets. This visualization makes complex attack scenarios more comprehensible, allowing teams to focus on securing high-risk points.
• Chokepoint Identification: By identifying chokepoints or nodes that serve as pivotal points in multiple attack paths, organizations can prioritize remediation efforts on these nodes to disrupt many potential attacks immediately. This approach ensures that securing key points can have a broader impact on overall security.
• Enhanced Communication and Collaboration: A visual map of attack paths serves as a common reference point for different teams within the organization, including security, IT, and management. This shared understanding facilitates better communication and collaboration, enabling teams to discuss and strategize defense mechanisms more effectively. Visual tools are often more well-received by non-technical stakeholders, helping bridge the gap between technical and business perspectives.

Conclusion

The integration of the new Attack path Validation and Mapping feature in the BreachLock Unified Platform represents a significant advancement in ensuring our customers have the latest innovation at their fingertips.

The Attack Path Validation and Mapping feature strengthens offensive security measures by providing a clear and comprehensive visualization of multiple attack paths to disrupt potential attacks in real-time. By leveraging these powerful features, BreachLock aims to equip its customers with tools that enable proactive measures to anticipate and address potential threats, allowing them to stay one step ahead of attackers by viewing their attack surface from an attacker’s perspective.

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Author



Ann Chesbrough

Vice President of Product Marketing, BreachLock