Horizon3.ai Unveils Rapid Response Service for Cyber Resilience
April 30 2024 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Empowering Organizations to Preemptively
Address and Prioritize Confirmed Exploitable Vulnerabilities
Horizon3.ai, a pioneer in autonomous security solutions, today
announced the launch of its Rapid Response service, now part
of the NodeZero™ platform. This one-of-a-kind capability marks a
significant advancement in autonomous penetration testing solutions
by addressing a critical gap in measuring the real-world impact of
exploitable vulnerabilities within the software many organizations
have come to rely on. Now, organizations can gain a clear
understanding of their ‘likelihood of exploitability’ for the most
critical vulnerabilities being announced.
As organizations continue to contend with both zero-day and
N-day vulnerabilities, the window of time between the public
disclosure of a vulnerability and threat actors exploiting them in
the wild is steadily shrinking. Knowing this predicament,
organizations spend vast amounts of time, money, and resources
patching the software they use after hearing of a vendor
vulnerability announcement. Yet, how often are organizations
expending considerable effort not knowing if a vulnerability is
actually exploitable or not? The answer to that is, “quite
often.”
So far in 2024, the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
has tracked 12,296 new vulnerabilities in publicly released
software. A common challenge for organizations is determining
whether any software they are using that is identified as
vulnerable is actually exploitable within their specific
environments, a judgment often contingent on how the software is
deployed. Since organizations often lack a proven method to assess
the ‘exploitability’ of software, they may find themselves updating
software that does not require immediate patching. NodeZero
addresses this issue with its Rapid Response service, which is
specifically tailored to manage many of the most critical
vulnerabilities more effectively. The following outlines the
workings of the Rapid Response service.
As Horizon3.ai’s attack team conducts original research and
uncovers new vulnerabilities, they also keep an eye on public
vulnerability disclosures. They assess the exploitability of these
vulnerabilities, considering factors such as the ease of
exploitation, their severity, and the prevalence of the vulnerable
software. Following their assessment, they develop proof of concept
(POC) exploits, integrate them into NodeZero as new attack content,
and notify customers about these emerging vulnerabilities. With
NodeZero, customers can probe their systems using this new attack
content to gain immediate insights into their level of
exploitability. Furthermore, Horizon3.ai alerts customers if known
vulnerable software is present in their production environments and
warns them about NodeZero being able to exploit these
weaknesses.
The Rapid Response service doesn't just focus on
vulnerabilities; it zeroes in on the exploitability of known issues
in production environments. As part of this service, organizations
receive proactive measures to keep abreast of cyberattacks. The
vulnerabilities that flow through this program typically revolve
around publicly accessible assets since they are the most likely
targets for exploitation.
Recognizing the critical role of response time to emerging
exploits in the wild, Horizon3.ai’s Rapid Response service is
designed to provide organizations with a proactive defense
mechanism to stay ahead of evolving cyberattacks as they’re
discovered or trending in the wild. The fundamentals of this type
of rapid response effort are concentrated on enabling organizations
to preemptively mitigate nascent vulnerabilities before threat
actors target them.
"In the swiftly evolving arena of cybersecurity, where threats
emerge and proliferate with alarming speed, the essence of a robust
defensive posture lies in responding rapidly. We enable
organizations to move faster by prioritizing critical
vulnerabilities that have the most potential impact on their
organization,” says Snehal Antani, CEO and Co-founder of
Horizon3.ai. “Our Rapid Response service is engineered to provide a
preemptive shield, arming cybersecurity teams with the necessary
knowledge, insights, and tools they need to protect their vital
infrastructure.”
By leveraging Horizon3.ai's expertise in using ‘offense to
inform defense,’ and leaning into NodeZero’s autonomous
capabilities, customers can schedule and/or immediately launch
NodeZero using a single exploit-check to gain early detection of
exploitability from an attacker’s perspective. Once finished,
NodeZero prioritizes the most critical and exploitable
vulnerabilities that must be patched because they have been deemed
completely exploitable by the NodeZero platform.
Horizon3.ai's Rapid Response service is a groundbreaking step
forward in the field of cybersecurity, offering organizations an
unprecedented level of preparedness against cyber threats. With its
cutting-edge technology and proactive strategy, Horizon3.ai is
redefining the landscape of cyber defense, providing a critical
service that ensures organizations are not only aware of their
vulnerabilities but are also equipped to address exploitability
with unmatched speed and efficiency. This service, seamlessly
integrated into the NodeZero platform, solidifies Horizon3.ai's
position as a leader in autonomous security solutions, empowering
organizations to fortify their defenses against the unpredictable
nature of cyber threats.
Learn more about the Horizon3.ai Rapid Response service.
For more information, send your inquiry to info@horizon3.ai
About Horizon3.ai
The NodeZero™ platform empowers organizations to continuously
find, fix, and verify exploitable attack surfaces. It is the
flagship product of Horizon3.ai, founded in 2019 by former industry
and U.S. National Security veterans. Our mission is to help
organizations see their networks through the eyes of the attacker
and proactively fix problems that truly matter, improve the
effectiveness of their security initiatives, and ensure that they
are prepared to respond to real cyberattacks.
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