Remote Attack Surface Use Cases - User Guide - 1.0 - Cortex XPANSE - Cortex - Security Operations

Cortex Xpanse User Guide

Product
Cortex XPANSE
Version
1.0
Creation date
2022-08-25
Last date published
2024-03-26
End_of_Life
EoL
Category
User Guide
Abstract

Cortex Xpanse supports a number of use cases to protect your remote attack surface.

Cortex Xpanse supports a number of use cases to protect your remote attack surface.

Use Case

Xpanse + Cortex XDR

Xpanse + GlobalProtect

Reveal risks and reduce the attack surface related to the remote employee environment

Xpanse ingests Cortex XDR endpoint data and GlobalProtect client data and combines it with its global scan results to find risky services and issues. Xpanse creates new Services and Issues in Expander, which you can remediate through XDR or network configuration.

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Identify the internal and external IP mapping of your remote workforce

For issues detected on networks where a Cortex XDR agent is installed or GlobalProtect client is deployed, Cortex Xpanse will know the most recent internal IP address of the device, which can aid in investigation and remediation.

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Ensure employees are using a VPN service

Cortex Xpanse creates new Remote Device records for each Cortex XDR endpoint and maintains a history of IP addresses the endpoint has used. These IP addresses can be compared to your global VPN network to ensure employees are using the VPN service.

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Discover the gaps in coverage of Cortex XDR agents in your organization

Cortex Xpanse can identify services running on core infrastructure that lack a corresponding Cortex XDR Agent. Within Expander you can filter Services and Issues by whether or not a Cortex XDR Agent is present.

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