Finding New Agents In OUTSCAN

Purpose

This document describes how to find new agents in OUTSCAN.

Introduction

When you deploy Outpost24 agents across the organization, keeping track of newly installed agents is essential to ensure coverage and visibility. The Finding New Agents in OUTSCAN feature lets you use Discovery scans with the Agent Discovery option enabled to detect agents that have been recently installed but are not yet part of any target group. Once found, those agents can automatically be added to a designated target group, ensuring they receive the same scans, configurations, and monitoring as the rest of your infrastructure. This helps maintain a consistent security posture and prevents gaps where agents are overlooked.

Finding New Agents In OUTSCAN

To find new agents in OUTSCAN:

1. Log in to the OUTSCAN from which you downloaded the agent.

2. Create a target group where you want your agents to end up.

3. Create new Discovery scan schedule.

4. Make sure to enable Agent Discovery checkbox.

5. Select the group under Add Found Targets To Target Group.
   

   

   
   

6. Save the schedule.

7. Right click on the schedule and click Scan now.

8. You can now monitor the progress of discovery in the Scan status tab inside Scan scheduling window.
   

   

   
   

9. The scan finishes within a few seconds or at most a couple of minutes, provided a free slot is available and the scan starts.

10. The new agent is now visible in your group.