FAQ about the CyberSentrx External Identity Protection Platform

A web vulnerability scanning tool is software that reviews the technical weaknesses in websites. The scanning tool looks for misconfigurations and outdated controls that can leave a website exposed to attacks.

No. Unlike other tools we protect your external identity. Seeing your business in the same way that a hacker does. As a result you can set up our scanning tools in minutes and get first insights straight away.

Cross-Site Scripting often also known as XSS is a type of attack by hackers on websites. The attack introduces malicious code (scripts) into trusted websites. Flaws in websites that allow these attacks to succeed are quite common and occur anywhere a web application uses input from a user within the output it generates without proper security. These scripts can even rewrite the content of HTML in a webpage.

Phishing is a broad, high-volume cyber attack that sends out fraudulent emails, texts, or calls. These messages invite the recipient to share sensitive information including banking credentials or introduce malware. There is nothing personal in the messaging and it aims to catch out a percentage of the people receiving the message. Spear Phishing is a highly targeted, personalized version of phishing. This is where an attacker researches specific individuals or organizations to build convincing messages based on their network or point in time events. These types of attacks are substantially more successful.

Credential theft is the process hackers follow to gain access to user login information. This can include usernames, passwords, or session specific access. The intention is to use this to impersonate the user and gain access to information or deeper systems and network access.

Ransomware is a type of software that is designed with malicious intent often referred to as Malware. This software attempts to block access to a computer system or remove data held in files that is then used as a form of hostage until a ransom payment is made. Attackers will demand money by threatening to leak data or permanently lock systems that can cripple organisations.

A deepfake attack uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create highly realistic audio, video, or image content. These fake media assets are designed to impersonate a specific, real person to manipulate, defraud, or cause reputational harm. They are used to misrepresent an individual in a convincing manner such as pretending to be the CEO of a company authorising a payment.

It is important to monitor social media vulnerabilities because it enables the early detection and prevention of cyber threats. This can include how visible your personal information is through social media. This information can be used to compose spear phishing or deep fake attacks against you. By monitoring this you can help to safeguard your brand reputation and integrity, and helps mitigate significant financial and legal risks.

Dark web monitoring scans hidden online marketplaces, forums, and chat rooms. These are not visible from standard website browsers and referred to as the Dark Web. Common alerts include exposed passwords, email addresses, credit card numbers, and bank account detail. CyberSentrx offers 2 levels of dark web monitoring under the Fortify and Apex packages. Fortify delivers the top 3 alerts from scanning the dark web on your company and Apex provides a full report including key user information tracked.

The CyberSentrx platform uses a combination of AI and expert cyber security specialists to create the monthly reports with current insights. Our database of vulnerabilities is updated daily with new findings and the best response to any issues found. Many cyber security tools only provide alerts that can lead to fatigue as you are bombarded with issues that continue to grow an no means to resolve them. Alongside all issues identified CyberSentrx provides our recommendations for the best action to remove these vulnerabilities.

Hackers are continually looking for vulnerabilities. By maintaining external identity monitoring you are staying ahead of these attacks. If you think about your house and having security cameras to help protect your home you don't just need this on day 1 but every day that a burglar may wish to enter your home. Using a report of vulnerabilities once and making improvements is good but it doesn't stop a different set of issues or attackers the following month.

CyberSentrx works on a pay-as-you-go basis unlike other tools without any long term contractual commitment. Using the portal you can amend the subscription level up and down based on the current needs of your business. The existing reports will continue to be available to you in the portal and your next report will be based on your new subscription level.