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Just connecting to the internet or using email can make your company a target for hackers bent on spreading viruses or stealing confidential data.

How Does It Work?

Intelligent Vulnerability Monitoring starts by scanning the environment for thousands of known vulnerabilities, with new ones added daily. If a weakness is detected, Catbird sends a detailed report with suggested solutions. Each weakness is classified based on ratings from CERT and NIST. System administrators can then make their own informed decisions on which of these weaknesses to address, and when. Then, Catbird’s sophisticated database system will record what actions were taken, providing a comprehensive historical archive as well as a reference for ongoing maintenance.

Once the network is locked down, Catbird monitors it 24/7/365 to make sure it remains secure. That is, whenever a new vulnerability is issued to Catbird’s database, Catbird will automatically review all of the open Internet-facing ports and perform an automatic targeted vulnerability scan to determine if the new vulnerability applies to a customer’s systems. If it does, the customer will find out immediately.

Via the Port Scan Monitor built into the Intelligent Vulnerability Monitor, Catbird watches both your port status and the potential vulnerabilities in open ports. In the case of a new port opening, the customer is notified immediately. This alert is followed by a targeted vulnerability analysis of this specific port to let the administrator know of new vulnerability exposures.

Because a firewall has over 64,000 potential points of entry, a port that is locked down today may not be secure tomorrow. There are typically over 50 new potential vulnerability threats reported every week. Many of the vulnerabilities introduced are not caused by malicious attacks. What can accidentally open ports and expose your network?

• Software upgrades
• New Internet services
• Human error

IVM Data Sheet

Vulnerability Monitor Overview