Beyond the Traffic: Why Your Cybersecurity Depends on True Network Insight

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Before you can optimize performance or monitor for malicious activity, you need a network that you fully understand, is compliant with internal and external requirements, and the operational activity is measurable and reportable to management. This understanding must not rely on static design documents or institutional lore from the original implementers. Instead, it must come from a systemic model of the current as-built reality of the network as it exists in the present moment.

This comprehensive, single-pane-of-glass understanding must evolve alongside the dynamic nature of changes in a modern production network. Such visibility enables organizations to answer critical questions that drive situational awareness and actionable intelligence, such as:

  • How do you reconcile various vendor management systems for “end-to-end” visibility and verification of network asset inventories?
  • How can you audit and verify that all network infrastructure devices are securely configured and compliant?
  • How do you automate the identification and explanation of all possible network ingress, egress, and internet exposure before actual traffic is observed?
  • How do you account for and understand the impact of NAT and VRF when analyzing and validating network access controls and segmentation policies?
  • How can you leverage and automate a risk-based vulnerability prioritization and mitigation process that quantifies the likelihood of compromise, rather than just asset value and CVSS score?
  • How do you continuously monitor for compliance violations to avoid “compliance drift” across the entire network?

While these questions represent an essential starting point for Continuous Threat Exposure Management and Zero Trust implementations, achieving such visibility is just the beginning. With a clear, dynamic understanding of your network, you can:

  • Test for “security impact” of change requests on the business before implementation and business impact, securing the network at a configuration and access level.
  • Measure overall cyber hygiene and resilience of your networks with executive level KPI’s & KRI’s to support cybersecurity strategies and avoid unintentional business disruptions.
  • Automate processes that are continuously performed on the entire network, not just sample segments, including cloud & SDN fabrics, on a daily basis as part of business as usual, day to day operations.

All of these processes should be automated and performed continuously across the entire network, not just sample segments. This includes coverage for cloud and SDN fabrics, ensuring daily operational insights as part of your business-as-usual activities.

 The RedSeal Advantage

RedSeal provides the foundational capabilities needed to achieve this level of understanding and operational efficiency, including:

  • Network visualization: Gain complete visibility into the structure and behavior of your network.
  • Attack path management: Identify and mitigate potential attack vectors before they can be exploited.
  • Risk prioritization: Focus resources on addressing vulnerabilities with the greatest potential impact using a risk-based approach.
  • Continuous compliance: Avoid compliance drift with automated, ongoing compliance monitoring and reporting.

These capabilities ensure maximum return on investment for other cybersecurity platforms, reduce staffing requirements, and provide comprehensive compliance reporting across your entire network—not just isolated samples.

With RedSeal, you’re achieving a systemic, dynamic, and actionable understanding of your network to stay ahead of threats and ensure robust cybersecurity. Reach out to RedSeal or schedule a demo today today for a personalized walkthrough and discover how RedSeal can revolutionize your approach to cybersecurity.