In the modern threat landscape, Workflow Transformation is the strategic shift from manual, reactive security operations to a modernized, intelligence-led, and automated lifecycle. In cybersecurity, this transformation involves re-engineering how organizations discover, assess, and mitigate risks by replacing siloed tasks with integrated, continuous processes.
ThreatNG serves as the foundational engine for Workflow Transformation by providing a comprehensive, "outside-in" perspective of an organization’s digital presence. It shifts the security paradigm from defending a known perimeter to proactively managing an ever-evolving external attack surface.
The Role of ThreatNG in Workflow Transformation
ThreatNG facilitates Workflow Transformation by unifying External Attack Surface Management (EASM), Digital Risk Protection (DRP), and Security Ratings. This integration enables security teams to automate exposure discovery and orchestrate responses via a structured hierarchy of intelligence.
1. Unified External Discovery (Shadow IT & Asset Identification)
Workflow Transformation begins with total visibility. ThreatNG’s External Discovery utilizes a "seedless" approach to identify an organization's "unknown unknowns."
How it transforms the workflow: Instead of security teams manually updating asset inventories, ThreatNG automatically uncovers forgotten subdomains, cloud buckets, and rogue code repositories.
Example: ThreatNG identifies a legacy staging server (
dev-legacy.company.com) that was never offboarded. This discovery triggers an automatic assessment without human intervention, ensuring no asset remains invisible.
2. Comprehensive External Assessment
ThreatNG conducts deep-dive External Assessments by evaluating discovered assets against multiple risk vectors. It assigns a numerical score (0-1000) that provides a standardized metric to drive prioritization workflows.
Vulnerability & Technical Assessment: It identifies unpatched software, misconfigured headers, and open ports.
Example: ThreatNG detects an outdated version of an Apache web server vulnerable to a critical CVE. The system automatically categorizes this as a high-priority risk.
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR): It scans for leaked credentials and non-human identities.
Example: ThreatNG identifies a set of corporate credentials leaked on a public paste site. It correlates this leak with the specific employee's role and assesses the potential for account takeover.
SaaS & Cloud Exposure: It evaluates the security posture of third-party cloud environments.
Example: ThreatNG discovers an AWS S3 bucket with public read access containing sensitive log files, immediately flagging the data sovereignty risk.
3. Actionable Reporting and Intelligence Repositories
Transformation requires moving from "data" to "actionable intelligence." ThreatNG’s Reporting capabilities provide curated, executive-ready insights alongside technical, granular data.
Intelligence Repositories: ThreatNG maintains a vast knowledge base of threat actor TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures), historical breach data, and dark web intelligence.
Workflow Impact: Teams no longer spend hours drafting risk reports; ThreatNG generates them on demand, mapped to industry standards, allowing leaders to make data-driven decisions regarding resource allocation.
4. Continuous Monitoring: The "Always-On" Workflow
Static audits are replaced by Continuous Monitoring. ThreatNG provides 24/7 oversight of the external attack surface, ensuring that any change to the environment—such as a new DNS record or a leaked API key—is detected in real time.
Example: A developer pushes code to a public GitHub repository containing a hardcoded API key. ThreatNG’s continuous monitor picks this up within minutes, triggering a high-severity alert before the key can be exploited.
5. Investigation Modules: Deep-Dive Forensics
ThreatNG features specialized Investigation Modules that allow analysts to pivot from a single data point to a full forensic picture.
Domain & IP Modules: Detailed lookups of WHOIS data, hosting history, and reputation.
Dark Web & Social Media Modules: Tracking mentions of the brand or its executives across illicit forums and public platforms.
Example: During an investigation into a suspected phishing campaign, an analyst uses the Domain Module to identify that the malicious domain was registered just 24 hours ago under a look-alike brand name. They then pivot to the Associated Organizations Module to see if other related domains have been registered by the same actor, uncovering a larger coordinated attack.
Cooperation with Complementary Solutions
Workflow Transformation reaches its full potential when ThreatNG operates in tandem with complementary solutions to create a self-healing security ecosystem.
ThreatNG + SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response)
ThreatNG acts as the "intelligence trigger" for SOAR platforms.
The Workflow: ThreatNG discovers a high-severity vulnerability on an external IP. It pushes this data to a complementary SOAR solution, which executes a pre-defined "playbook" to temporarily block that IP at the firewall and notify the patching team via Slack.
ThreatNG + ITSM (IT Service Management / Ticketing)
By integrating with complementary ITSM solutions like ServiceNow or Jira, ThreatNG automates the "Ticket-to-Remediation" lifecycle.
The Workflow: When ThreatNG identifies a leaked credential, it automatically opens a ticket in the ITSM solution. Once the password is reset and the exposure is closed, ThreatNG’s continuous monitoring verifies the fix and automatically closes the ticket.
ThreatNG + SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)
ThreatNG enriches internal logs from complementary SIEM solutions with external context.
The Workflow: An internal SIEM detects a suspicious login attempt. ThreatNG provides the "outside-in" context, showing that the IP address involved was recently flagged in its Investigation Module as associated with a known botnet, enabling immediate escalation.
