A new generation of xIoT asset discovery & risk assessment
The Phosphorus Unified xIoT Security Management Platform is powered by the industry’s first and only scalable Intelligent Active Discovery (IAD) engine that is fast, accurate, and safe, across a wide variety of Cyber-Physical System asset classes including Office/Workplace IoT devices, OT and ICS devices, IoMT devices, IIoT devices, and other IPv4 or IPv6-enabled embedded devices. The patented Phosphorus IAD approach intelligently calibrates the platform’s device interactions, dynamically adjusting discovery parameters such as probe sequencing, packet rates, ports in scope, and more – while ensuring that assets are fully classified with speed, safety, and minimal network impact.
Complete visibility
All xIoT devices discovered through active polling, not traffic monitoring. Deterministic discovery means first-time and accurate classification.
Deep discovery
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Unmatched high-resolution device detail, with granular risk assessment and deep device metadata. All without hardware, agents, or complexity.
Zero disruption
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Safety is the foundation of our platform. Devices are fully classified without operational impact on mission-critical, life-critical, and other sensitive cyber-physical devices.
A tale of two xIoT discovery approaches
Legacy passive discovery solutions are dependent on network monitoring to perform discovery, resulting in limited visibility, inaccurate inventory, long mean-time-to-inventory, and high network performance impact. Legacy active solutions fail with xIoT assets primarily because of their intrusive, brute-force device polling approaches that result in disrupted or dramatically degraded operations.
THE OTHER
DISCOVERY APPROACHES
DISCOVERY APPROACHES
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Dangerous, brute force scanning
Overwhelms devices, often causing harm and interruption.
Assumption-based analysis
Often results in lower confidence & speculation. Not sufficient for device remediation.
Infrastructure dependencies
SPANs & TAPs—requiring big network switching investments.
Unscalable manual effort
Slow, complex, error-prone, costly, and manual.
No remediation
No built-in remediation. Can only isolate using VLANs, which is complex & expensive.
Phosphorus xIoT
DISCOVERY Approach
DISCOVERY Approach
Safe, native communication
No reckless scanning. Only safe and intelligent active xIoT discovery using native device protocols.
Evidence-based analysis
No guesswork here. 99% = 0%. 100% device certainty the first time.
No infrastructure or agents
Software-based and agentless. Can be deployed on-prem or in the cloud in minutes.
Automated and scalable
Discovers faster, uses fewer resources, & collects more granular data. Scalable for the largest enterprise environments.
Full remediation
Goes beyond discovery to full risk remediation for passwords, firmware, certificates, insecure configurations.
OH. SO. FAST.
Fast discovery with immediate results
Phosphorus’s Intelligent Active Discovery solution delivers the industry’s lowest mean time-to-inventory (MTTI). As part of the Phosphorus Unified xIoT Security Management Platform, it assesses xIoT assets up to 98% faster than traditional passive scanners, and is up to 95% more efficient (lighter) than legacy active scanners. Using Customized Agendas, Phosphorus IAD generates tiered probe sequences designed to increase the speed of discovery, while dramatically reducing unnecessary traffic on the network.
Time-to-discovery for select xIoT customer environments:
More than 95% CLASSIFIED
Global 500 machinery & robotics conglomerate
xIoT Discovery across an OT site (1,778 IPs) was accomplished in about 4 minutes.
Leading agricultural machinery manufacturer
xIoT Discovery across a select customer network was accomplished in about 8 minutes.
Leading managed healthcare consortium
xIoT Discovery across a select customer network was accomplished in about 11 minutes.
Large American energy & exploration company
xIoT Discovery across a select customer network was accomplished in about 12 minutes.
Global economic zone and smart city
xIoT Discovery across the 10.1.0.0/16 network (~65k IPs) was accomplished in about 18 minutes.
Global financial services company
xIoT Discovery across a range of 1.2 Million IPs was accomplished in about 6 hours 40 minutes.
Only Phosphorus delivers deep discovery and xIoT attack surface visibility this fast with zero disruption.
OH. SO. ACCURATE.
Accurate to an x-I-o-T
Have confidence in your network discovery. Phosphorus Intelligent Active Discovery is evidence-based – no guesswork required. By collecting deep, granular device metadata, IAD provides 100% device certainty the first time, every time.
Covers a vendor list a mile long…
- Phosphorus covers more than 950 different IoT, OT, IoMT, and IIoT device vendors and manufacturers.
- The patented Phosphorus “Genus-Species” approach means that more than 1 Million different device models are covered.
Learn more about the xIoT Global Device Network
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…and growing.
- Phosphorus’s extensible xIoT Breach Prevention platform can add net-new capabilities, ultra-fast.
- Net-new xIoT device coverage can be added in a matter of hours, regardless of the type or vendor.
Minimal impact. Maximum results.
Phosphorus Intelligent Active Discovery is far more efficient than legacy solutions that strain network resources. Our IAD solution has no network performance impact and sends a fraction of the traffic compared to legacy passive solutions.
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OH. SO. SAFE.
Finally. xIoT discovery that’s safe.
Safety is the foundation of our platform. Devices are fully classified without operational impact on more sensitive, mission-critical, and life-critical devices. With full control over Intelligent Active Discovery, you set the agenda, so you can safely find every Thing.
ZERO disruption
Devices are fully classified with ZERO disruption.
Customized discovery agendas
Customized Discovery Agendas for a tiered sequence of probes ensuring safety.
Safely discovery all xIoT devices
Safely discover even the most sensitive, legacy, and critical OT, ICS, and IoMT devices.
OH. SO. CLEAR.
xIoT asset attributes in high resolution
Think fast because we’re throwing a lot at you. Get more device metadata and context than ever, including the make, model, firmware version, and whether or not that device is still supported or end-of-life.
High-fidelity xIoT asset attributes:
Device type
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Manufacturer
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Model/series
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IP
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MAC
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Device identifier
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Serial number
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Model number
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Firmware version
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Active protocols
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Open ports
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Active services
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Device family-specific detail
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Device manufacturer-specific detail
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Password configuration
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In-depth xIoT risk assessment and alerts
Beyond device detail, you’re going to see the state of things with in-depth Risk Assessment info as part of the device interrogation process.
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Default Passwords
Device is still running default passwords.
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Insecure Configuration
Device is running with an insecure configuration.
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Vulnerable Firmware
The active firmware version has known vulnerabilities.
Out-of-Date Firmware
A newer firmware version is available.
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Password Reset
Suspected device tampering as device password was reset to default out of band.
Firmware Changed
Suspected device tampering as firmware version was changed out of band.
Discontinued Device
Device has been marked End-of-Life or Discontinued by the manufacturer.
Expired Certificate
Device certificate needs renewal or replacement.
Prohibited Device
Device prohibited by the United States Government was discovered.
OUR PLATFORM
Go from FIND to FIX
Phosphorus Intelligent Active Discovery is just one part of the industry’s only xIoT Breach Prevention platform that allows you to go from complete visibility to complete remediation. Now you can Find, Fix, Monitor, and Manage all of your xIoT with just one unified platform.
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