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Manage Targets



Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide an  overview of the Manage Targets feature for OUTSCAN and HIAB, and has been elaborated under the assumption that the reader has access to the OUTSCAN/HIAB account and Portal Interface with Netsec subscription.

Introduction

Targets are the assets that are managed by the system, usually a web site, web application, server, or network device that you would like to scan for security vulnerabilities.

The amount of targets can be hard to maintain, therefor it's good practice to manage all targets in target groups. See Target Groups and Dynamic Target Groups.

Getting Started

There are two ways of launching your applications.

  • From OUTSCAN
  • From a HIAB

OUTSCAN

To launch the OUTSCAN application, navigate to https://outscan.outpost24.com.

Note

Use HTTPS protocol.

Login OUTSCAN

Log in using your credentials.

HIAB

To connect to a HIAB, use the assigned network address.

Note

Use HTTPS protocol.

Login HIAB

Log in using your credentials.

To access the Manage Targets module, go to Main Menu > Netsec > Manage Targets.

Targets

Targets are added under the Manage Target section, which is accessible either using the icon on the desktop of from the menu at the bottom left of the GUI.

First time when you enter this section it does not contain any targets groups and only state, All Targets and Ungrouped. Multiple groups can be created, and the targets can be in multiple groups. Arrangement can either be done automatically in Dynamic Target Groups or by manually using drag-n-drop functionality of added target.

There are three generic ways to add targets to the system. Two of those can be performed from this section and the third is to conduct a Discovery Scan and thus that functionality is tied to the scheduling section discussed later in this document.

Once the targets are in place these are the best practices.

  • If the number of targets justifies groups of targets, then consider adding targets that matches your organizations requirements. For example, create groups so that you can compare targets and/or teams in order to see how the vulnerability management is progressing over time.
  • If you have complex requirements regarding scanning time and restrictions, consider managing those rules from groups instead of having to manually edit schedule objects but simply use drag-n-drop when moving/changing scanning periods.
  • If you have additional information that would help in the day to day operation if that information was present in vulnerability management reports, add those detains to the target using custom fields. Read the user guide for more information about custom fields.
  • If the number of users having access to the tool is large along with the network, consider adding target groups per role (or even per user). This will allow you to re-assign assets between users and grant access to systems without having to re-configure users.
  • Use dynamic groups to always have updated information about the targets so that the information does not become obsolete over time.
    For example: system owners can be defined as a separate customer field and be used as a dynamic filter to organize the targets. See the Dynamic Target Groups for information on how to add Dynamic Groups.

The grouping system provided by the tool can be used in many ways and allows you to have a better control of what is currently going on within your organization.

On the left side you have an overview of some of the things that has been discussed above (the number to the right of the group name represents the number of targets present in the group).

The Business Function group contains two subgroups that are used for reporting those systems separately even though they share the same database cluster for instance.

In the Event system you can see that groups have been created for different types of notifications and this allows you to simply re-configure notifications and likewise tasks without going over the notification event list trying to figure out which object to edit. Same thing applies to the Scan Window group.

The Target Assignment group contains both By Role and By User and both can be used simultaneous giving you the possibility to have individual targets assign to users and belong to a group of administrators.

Note

Best practice is also to not use the groups for anything else without updating the name to reflect their usage.
Example:
Do not perform scheduling on system owner groups without specifically adding that information to the group name.


Cheat Sheet

Best practice

 

Goal


In place?

Yes

No

N/A

Add details on targets

Add custom fields on the targets and populate them with adequate information. Chose information that will be useful to have access to when reading the report or managing the targets and/or risks.

For example: System Owner, Datacenter, Rack slot, Geographical location or likewise.




Add groups to match you reporting requirements

Add group that matches what you are required to report upon.
For example: Geographical location, system owner/group or business function.

Note

Optional in smaller organizations.




Add groups for scheduling purpose

If you have many restrictions on when you can perform your scanning, consider adding target groups for the scheduling since that provides you with a tree structured overview instead of a list of schedules.

Note

Optional in smaller organizations.




Target assignment

Should there be a high number of users added to the tool, consider using the grouping system to have the same tree as overview of why can see and have access to what within the system.

Note

Optional in smaller organizations.




Dynamic groups

If possible, create Dynamic Target Groups that assign targets to their respective group automatically instead of relying on manual updates that may be performed or not on a regular basis. With the use of this type of groups their content will not become obsolete over time causing you to use time to re-organize them over and over.






The Manage Targets Interface

Manage Targets Interface

The figure shows the Manage Targets main page which displays all the defined IP’s and target groups. The Manage Targets window consists of two areas, Target Groups and Targets

Icon List

IconNameDescription

New

New

Clicking New opens the Add New Targets window. The newly created targets will belong to the currently selected target group. 

Show Groups

Show GroupsShow all target groups in which this target has been added to.

Audit Log

Audit Log

To see the changes made to a certain entry, right click on it and select Audit log. This show a dialog with all the changes made to the object that were made by you or one of the users that you administrate.

Lookup

LookupFilter the target group grid.

Delete

Delete

Clicking Delete while having any targets selected deletes them from the system. Multiple targets can be selected for deletion by holding shift while selecting the targets.

Note

Reports for the selected targets are not deleted.

Edit

Edit

To edit a target, right-click on it and select Edit. This allows you to set the Hostname, MAC Address, label the systems importance which is used to calculate CVSS scores, and set Virtual host, hidden URLs. It also includes settings to set target to override scan policy.

Export

ExportTo export data from the grid, right click on any entry and select either to export it as HTML or CSV (comma separated values) in the sub menu. This gives you either a HTML page or a CSV file with data that you can save or copy data from.

Settings

Settings

Global settings for Target Management

Scan

ScanCreate a scan schedule for the target group.

Label

Label Target, Update from ServiceNow, Set Policies on TargetBy right-clicking on a target you can choose to update specific labels or attributes on the target.

Show Scanner

Show Scanner, Set Scanners on TargetsLists or set scanners on targets groups.

Refresh

Refresh

Refresh the grid

Label Targets,Update from ServiceNow, Set Policies on TargetsBy right-clicking on a target group you can choose to update specific labels or attributes on the targets in that group.

Set Target Authentication

Set Target AuthenticationSelect available authentication from a drop down menu

Column Menu

Column Menu

To add or remove columns, hover the mouse over any column name and click the down pointing arrow.


Global Settings

Click on the Settings icon located in the top right corner to customize Manage Targets.

Settings

Target Settings

OptionDescription
Allow Target In Multiple Groups

Select this option to allow the targets to be placed in multiple groups

Calculate Next Scandate

Select this option if the system should calculate the next scan date for the schedules.

Calculating the next scan date is resource-heavy so if you experience performance issues with the schedules view, disable this option.


Inactive Targets Event Notification

OptionDescription
Consecutive Discovery ScansSets the number of event notifications sent on inactive targets.


Adding Targets

The Target Groups grid is used to organize targets. Targets are the assets that can be managed in the system.

To create a target:

  1. Open the Manage Targets module in Main Menu > Netsec > Manage Targets.
  2. Click on + New in the Targets field to display the Add New Targets window.



    FormatDescription
    fc00::23IPv6
    192.168.200.23|virtualhost,virtualhostIPv4
    192.168.200.1/24CIDR
    192.168.200.3-192.168.200.15IP range
    host.domain.comFQDN
    \\netbios_hostnetBIOS hostname
  3. Fill in the required information in the form fields and click Save.

Targets can also be imported from a Comma Separated Values (csv) file, LDAP/AD, or ServiceNow by clicking on respective Import/Upload button.

OptionDescription
New Target List

Add one or multiple targets using the presented help text.

Note

Private IP addresses cannot be added when using OUTSCAN.

DNS Lookup

Select if a DNS look-up should be performed when adding the IP addresses to the system to get the host name in the system.

NetBIOS Lookup (HIAB only)Select if a NetBIOS look-up should be performed when adding the IP addresses to the system to get the host name in the system.

Scanner

(HIAB only)

Set which scanner that should scan the defined targets. Default is set to local and that is referring to the machine that you are logged on to. If you have a distributed network with multiple scanners that is accepted by the scheduler, you will be able to choose which scanner to use in the drop-down menu. If you have a HIAB External license, the OUTSCAN scanner is also available in the drop-down and should be used if public IPs are to be scanned from the OUTSCAN SaaS solution.
AttributesThis option is used to add additional information about the target. This is displayed as a column with the given field name in the Managed Targets grid.
Upload From FileImport a previously exported target group file or custom Comma Separated Values (csv) file.
Import from LDAP/ADImport targets from LDAP/AD.
Import From ServiceNowImport targets from ServiceNow.


Important

Certain tasks like adding a large/multiple networks can take a long time. When it takes more than 90 seconds, the progress can be viewed in the Task Viewer tab located at the bottom right of the task bar. Task Viewer appears for a user only if  there is at least one task in the list. The three possible states for a task appearing in Task Viewer are:

  • In Progress
  • Done
  • Error

Import from LDAP/AD

The Import from LDAP/AD button displays a window where you can select which targets to import into the HIAB.



OptionDescription
Search FilterStandard LDAP search filter. See Search Filter Syntax on Windows Dev Center for more information.

Import From ServiceNow

The Import from ServiceNow button displays a window where you can select which targets to import into the HIAB from ServiceNow.


Import From ServiceNow


OptionDescription
TableTable name containing the targets in ServiceNow.
TagTags are text labels in ServiceNow associated with items such as records and pages.
Asset TagThe Asset tag refers to assets in ServiceNow Asset Management system.
Query

Search query to retrieve the ServiceNow targets.

Upload From File

Adding targets from a CSV-file.

  1. Click the + New button in the Targets view.




  2. Click the Upload From File button.



  3. Import the exported target group file or custom Comma Separated Values (csv) file by clicking the + button to select a file.

    Add New Targets Upload


    OptionDescription
    Upload From FileSelect a file to import.
    Separator

    Define what separator is used in the file.

    • Tab
    • Comma ( , )
    • Semicolon ( ; )
    • Colon ( : )
    Text Delimiter

    Define what text delimiter is used in the file.

    • Single Quote ( ' )
    • Double Quote ( " )
    Skip First LineSelect this to skip the first line.
    Ex. for a header line.
  4. Click Next to continue.
  5. Once uploaded, continue with mapping the files information to the target by selecting the appropriate subject in the drop-down menus.



  6. Finish by clicking the Save button.

Label Targets

  1. Right click the target.
  2. Select Label targets in list.



  3. Select labels from drop-down menus.



    Note that the checkbox to the left of the drop-down must be checked for the value to be set. 

    OptionDescription
    ExposedYes/No
    Business criticalityLow, Medium, High , Critical
    Collateral Damage PotentialNot Defined, None, Low, Low-Medium, Medium-High, High
    Security Requirements - AvailabilityNot Defined, Low, Medium, High
    Security Requirements - IntegrityNot Defined, Low, Medium, High
    Security Requirements - ConfidentialityNot Defined, Low, Medium, High
    Target distributionNot Defined, None, Low, Medium, High
  4. Click Save.

Target Groups

The Target Groups area is used to organize targets. A target group can contain any number of targets and subgroups. This allows for organization of the targets to make them easy to navigate. A target can exist in more than one target group. The number next to the target group name represents the number of targets present in that group. 

Built In Target Groups

A couple of special target groups are already built in the system by default:

All Targets: This group contains all the targets that have been added to the system.

Ungrouped contains all targets that are not in another group.

Populate the new groups with targets from these groups.

Create Target Group

To create a target group:

  1. Go to Main Menu > Netsec > Manage Targets.

  2. Click on + New in the Target Groups field and name the group.

Populate a Target Group

To populate a new group with already existing targets within another group:

  1. Select the Targets field to add to the new group, either by ctrl + select or shift + select multiple entries, then drag them to the group and release.

Edit a Target Group

Select a target group to edit and right click on the groups.

Targets Menu

Targets

The edit menu allows you to:

Label Targets: By right-clicking on a target group you can choose to label all your targets. The labels are used to calculate CVSS scores. In the Label Targets window you can define exactly which fields that will be updated. See Label Targets section for more information.

Update from ServiceNow: If you have a ServiceNow license, The ServiceNow window displays the Username and URI that is used when updating an asset.

ServiceNow

Set Policies on Target: Select policies for the group.

Set Policies on Target

Set Target Authentication: This option allows you to define authentication on all targets currently present in the selected group. Choose from:

  • None
  • SSH
  • SMB
  • CyberArc SSH
  • CyberArc SMB
  • Thycotic SSH
  • Thycotic SMB

Fill in the credentials and click the Test button to verify the credentials against the target.

SSH

Set Target Authentication

OptionDescription
SSH usernameEnter your SSH user name.
SSH passwordEnter your SSH password.
SSH substitute user command
  • None
  • sudo
  • doas
  • sesu
  • dzdo
  • pfexec
  • custom
SSH custom user commandIf custom is selected in SSH substitute user command then add it here.
SSH public keyAdd or select public key.
SSH private keyAdd or select private key.
SSH private key passphraseSet a private key password.
Test Credentials

Verify your credentials by selecting port and press the Test button


SMB

SMB

Option

Description
SMB DomainSMB Domain which will authenticate the user.

SMB allow NTLMv1

Allow NTLM authentication over SMB.
SMB usernameSMB username to be authenticated with.
SMB passwordSMB password to be authenticated with.
Enable remote registryEnable to be able to scan target registry.
Test Credentials

Verify your credentials by pressing the Test button


CyberArk SSH

CyberArk SSH

OptionDescription
UsernameUsername to be authenticated with.
Object nameThe name of the object that stores the credentials.
Override safeOverride the CyberArk safe that contains the credentials.
Override folderOverride the CyberArk folder that contains the credentials.
Test Credentials

Verify your credentials by pressing the Test button


CyberArk SMB

CyberArk SMB

OptionDescription
UsernameUsername to be authenticated with.
Object nameThe name of the object that stores the credentials.
Override safeOverride the CyberArk safe that contains the credentials.
Override folderOverride the CyberArk folder that contains the credentials.
SMB DomainSMB Domain which will authenticate the user
SMB allow NTLMv1Allow NTLM authentication over SMB
Enable remote registryEnable to be able to scan target registry
Thycotic SSH /SMB

Refer to Thycotic for information about setting up Thycotic SSH or Thycotic SMB authentication. 

Test Credentials

Verify your credentials by pressing the Test button.


Set Scanner on targets: This option sets the scanner for selected targets. Select available scanners from the drop-down menu.

Set Scanner on targets

Show Scanners: Displays a list of scanners that has been set for this group.

Delete Targets: Deletes the targets in the group.

Note

The targets will be deleted and not just removed from the group.

Perform DNS lookup: To perform a DNS lookup on all targets in a group, right click on the group and select Perform DNS lookup, this does a DNS lookup to get the targets host names in the system.

Perform MAC lookup: To perform a MAC address lookup on all targets in a group, right click on the group and select this option.

Perform NetBIOS lookup: To perform a NetBIOS lookup on all targets in a group, right click on the group and select Perform NetBIOS lookup, this does a NetBIOS lookup to get the targets NetBIOS names in the system.

Export target list: This option will display the targets within this group and any sub groups in a pop up window.

New dynamic group: This option will create a new dynamic group. A dynamic group is managed by the system so all targets that match the criteria for the group will automatically be added to the group. Targets that no longer matches the criteria will be removed. To create a group, first select a set of filters matching the criteria that the group should have.

Target Group

New: Allows you to add a new target group, as a subgroup to the currently selected target group. To move a target group in the hierarchy, use the drag and drop functionality.

Delete: Allows you to delete the group you have currently selected.

Edit: Lets you add a description to the selected group.

Scan: A scan can be started on a target group by right clicking on it and select Scan. From here you can set a Name, Scan Mode, Scan Policy, Scanning Frequency, and the start of the next scan.

Create Scan Schedule

OptionDescription
NameName the Scan Schedule.
Scan Mode

Select scan mode

  • Discovery
  • Discovery/Scan
  • Scan
Scan Policy

Select scan policy from drop down menu.

Scanning Frequency
  • Select scan frequency from list:
  • Once
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Bimonthly
  • Quarterly
  • Fortnightly
  • Daily
Next ScanSet date and time for next scan.

Audit Log: It is possible to right click on a group and check the audit entries related to that group.

Dynamic Target Groups

A dynamic group is managed by the system so all targets that match the criteria for the group will automatically be added to the group. Targets that no longer matches the criteria will be removed.


Example

Adding a filter on an  IP-range makes sure that all targets within that range is part of the group. New targets being added within the same IP-range is automatically added to the group. Any number of filters can be applied when creating the group.

To create a dynamic group complete the following steps.

Creating a View From Filters

The first step is to create a filter in your view.

  1. Go to Main Menu > Netsec > Manage Targets.
  2. Select All targets in the Target Groups list on the left side of the Manage Targets window. 
  3. Open the Filters menu by hovering the mouse pointer over the heading of a column and click on the little down pointing arrow to open the Column menu.

    Note

    Different columns gives different filter options depending on the content of the columns.



    Filters


  4. Select Filters and create a filter by writing a string or number in the All: field.
  5. After you have created a filter open the Column menu again and select Views.
  6. Select Save View.

    Views


  7. Enter a name for the view and click the Save button.

    Save view


  8. Your new view is now created.

Create a Dynamic Group

Once a view has been created you can proceed to create a dynamic group from that view.

  1. Go to Main Menu > Netsec > Manage Targets.
  2. Select your view.
  3. Right click the group and select New dynamic group.

    New dynamic group


  4. Name the new target group.

    Manage Targets



When the new dynamic group is ready, all new targets that are added and covered by the filter will be displayed in this group.

You can create different dynamic groups based on different filters and sorting.

Update Dynamic Group

The Update dynamic group updates a dynamic group with a new set of filters, disregarding the old ones.






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