Cloud Asset Discovery cybersecurity interface

Cloud Asset Discovery, Made Simple

Q: How does Secure.com perform cloud asset discovery?

Secure.com performs automated cloud asset discovery through API polling, detecting all machines, applications, and their interrelationships across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This data is organized into a CMDB with ML-driven classification that determines asset criticality based on technical attributes and business context.

Q: What benefits does cloud asset discovery provide for lean security teams?

Our platform improves classification accuracy by 40%, reduces blind spots by 40%, and saves teams 10–12 hours per week by replacing manual tracking with real-time cloud discovery. Enhanced visibility into cloud environments and the full attack surface allows lean teams to reduce operational costs and strengthen proactive risk management.

Q: How does cloud asset discovery enhance overall security?

Continuous monitoring provides a live cloud asset inventory enriched with identity and business context. Secure.com maps interconnections, integrates threat intelligence, and strengthens CSPM capabilities to prioritize risks, accelerate detection, and enable autonomous threat remediation.

Gain instant, AI-powered visibility across every cloud asset—uncover shadow IT, eliminate blind spots, and secure your entire environment in real time. Built for lean teams that need CISO-level intelligence without complexity.

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The Cloud Blind Spot: Why Traditional Discovery Fails

Cloud environments evolve constantly. Without continuous cloud asset discovery, organizations face blind spots, rising risks, and operational inefficiencies.

Lack of Unified Visibility

Cloud assets shift by the minute. When tools aren’t connected, teams are left guessing—creating blind spots attackers exploit.

Manual Burdens

Manually managing and classifying cloud assets wastes time, increases errors, and strains already lean security teams.

Delayed Remediation & Risk

Without up-to-date cloud asset intelligence, vulnerabilities remain exposed, compliance gaps expand, and response slows.

What Is Cloud Asset Discovery?

Cloud Asset Discovery is the continuous identification and monitoring of all cloud resources—virtual machines, containers, SaaS apps, and more. It provides a real-time, accurate, and context-rich inventory that replaces manual tracking and disjointed tools.
This level of visibility strengthens threat detection, reduces blind spots, and improves compliance by giving security teams a complete understanding of their cloud environment.

Modern vs. Traditional Discovery

Traditional Asset Discovery

Limited and Reactive - Organizations face “too many tools” and “not enough clarity,” resulting in “thousands of alerts—and zero clarity.” Traditional approaches cause blind spots, misclassification, and dependence on manual tracking.

Periodic & Manual - Relies on infrequent network scans and manual spreadsheets that are tedious, error-prone, and quickly outdated.

Limited Scope - Often covers only on-premise IT assets while completely missing cloud resources, SaaS applications, and shadow IT.

Lack of Context - Provides raw technical data (like IP addresses) but lacks business context, ownership, and interdependency insights.

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Modern Asset Discovery with Secure.com

AI/ML-Driven Discovery - Leverages machine learning for asset classification and for determining Asset Criticality Value based on system parameters and business context.

API-Based & Agentless - Uses advanced automated discovery through API polling and an agentless architecture, enabling organizations to be up and running within 30 minutes.

CMDB Integration - Builds a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) aligned with international standards and applies ML-based classification, improving accuracy by 40%.

Real-Time Visual Map

See your entire asset ecosystem mapped in one interactive view. Track relationships, identify shadow IT, and prioritize risk across thousands of assets in real time.

How Secure.com Helps

Our AI-native platform is purpose-built to address the complexities of asset discovery, transforming how lean teams achieve full visibility across OT and IT environments.

Comprehensive Automated Discovery

Our agentless architecture uses advanced API polling to map machines, applications, and relationships. Get up and running within 30 minutes by connecting your existing tools, SaaS apps, and cloud infrastructure.

Intelligent Classification & CMDB

We use machine learning to classify assets, determine criticality, and construct a CMDB aligned with international standards—improving classification accuracy by 40%.

Real-Time Attack Surface Map

View a real-time map of your attack surface, plotting assets, risks, and misconfigurations. This reduces blind spots by 40% and enhances decision-making.

Context-Aware Insights

Instead of showing raw data, we map assets, identities, and business context to highlight what truly matters—ensuring your security posture stays adaptive.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Secure.com perform cloud asset discovery?

What benefits does cloud asset discovery provide for lean security teams?

How does cloud asset discovery enhance overall security?

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Explore More Asset Discovery Solutions

Discover specialized pages to learn how Secure.com empowers every environment and asset type:

OT Asset Discovery

Complete visibility for operational technology

Asset Intelligence

Intelligent asset classification and insights

IT Asset Discovery

Comprehensive IT asset visibility

Cloud Asset Discovery

Discover all cloud resources

Enterprise Asset Discovery

Enterprise-wide asset visibility

SaaS Asset Discovery

Discover all SaaS applications

Agentless Asset Discovery

Agentless discovery architecture

ICS Asset Discovery

Industrial control system discovery

Automated Asset Discovery

Fully automated discovery workflows

Continuous Asset Discovery

Continuous monitoring and discovery

Network Asset Discovery

Network-based asset discovery

Real-Time Asset Discovery

Real-time asset visibility