Forescout

Forescout is a cybersecurity company that helps organizations identify, protect, and ensure the compliance of all managed and unmanaged connected assets, including IT, IoT, IoMT, and OT. This automated cybersecurity platform assesses, segments, and enforces proactive and reactive controls for effective network security. Forescout's solutions focus on risk and exposure management, threat detection and response, and asset inventory, making it a comprehensive tool for managing cyber risk.

The platform offers a range of features to support different use cases:

• Network Security: Assess, segment, and enforce with proactive and reactive controls to protect the network.
• Risk and Exposure Management: Identify, quantify, and prioritize cybersecurity risk and compliance across all connected assets.
• Threat Detection and Response: Detect, investigate, and respond to true threats and incidents.
• Asset Inventory: Deliver a real-time inventory of all connected assets, enabling intelligent security and business decisions.
• Zero Trust: Implement zero trust security through asset visibility, network segmentation, continuous monitoring, and automated control enforcement.
• OT Security: Enhance safety, operational efficiency, and uptime in OT networks through in-depth visibility and threat detection.
• IoT Security: Automate the discovery, assessment, and control of connected IoT devices to reduce risk.
• Medical Device Security: Continuously discover and assess medical devices for risk, ensuring safety and compliance.
• SIEM Modernization: Enhance SIEM capabilities through a phased approach for improved security operations.
• Device Compliance: Automate the assessment and remediation of device compliance to mitigate security risks.

Forescout serves a range of industries, including financial services, government, healthcare, energy and utilities, oil and gas, manufacturing, and education. This platform is designed to manage cyber risk and mitigate threats across diverse environments. Key benefits include:

• Vendor and device agnosticism: Supports a wide range of devices and systems.
• Real-time and continuous monitoring: Provides up-to-the-minute visibility and control.
• Flexible deployment options: Accommodates various deployment scenarios.
• Converged platform: Offers multiple security features on a single platform.
• Proven scalability: Effective at large and small scales.

Ideal users of Forescout include security professionals, IT teams, and organizations seeking to enhance their cybersecurity posture across multiple asset types. While pricing information is not publicly available, interested users can request a demo to explore the platform's features and suitability for their specific needs.

Published on July 1, 2024