IoT Security continuously and passively monitors network traffic in real time to do the following:

In addition, IoT Security integrates with third-party vulnerability scanners such as Rapid7 InsightVM and Nexpose. You can perform on-demand vulnerability scans to get deeper insights into device vulnerabilities or when IoT Security detects anomalous behavior warranting investigation of particular devices. Such targeted scans complement the passive monitoring that IoT Security performs on network traffic by uncovering vulnerabilities on open ports that aren’t generating traffic. IoT Security incorporates the scan results such as CVEs into its ongoing risk score assessments.

When you initiate a vulnerability scan from the IoT Security portal, it sends a command through Cortex XSOAR to either a Rapid7 management system in the cloud or on premises, depending on how it’s deployed. The management system then relays the scan command to a Rapid7 scanner, which performs the vulnerability scan on the targeted device. At regular intervals, Cortex XSOAR imports scan results and uploads them in a PDF report to IoT Security. The two integration workflows are illustrated step-by-step below.

You can later send detected vulnerabilities to a CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) as work orders for tracking and resolving.

Integrating with Rapid7 requires either a full-featured Cortex XSOAR server or the purchase and activation of an IoT Security third-party integration add-on license, which comes with a free cohosted Cortex XSOAR instance. The basic plan includes a license for three integration add-ons, one of which can be used for Rapid7. The advanced plan includes a license for all supported third-party integrations.