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OT Asset Discovery: Complete Visibility for Security Risks

Q: How is this different from IT asset discovery?

IT discovery tools are designed for enterprise networks and typically lack support for industrial protocols. OT asset discovery is built specifically for operational networks and can identify vendor-specific equipment using protocols such as Modbus and DNP3.

Q: What kinds of assets can be discovered?

OT asset discovery reveals a wide range of operational devices—from legacy industrial equipment to modern IoT systems—regardless of manufacturer or device age.

Q: Can this help with compliance audits?

Yes. A continuously updated OT asset inventory provides the documentation and control evidence needed to support audits and align with standards like NIST CSF, IEC 62443, and NERC CIP.

Q: How fast can we see results after deployment?

Most organizations begin seeing a complete asset inventory within hours. Our passive approach allows rapid implementation without system downtime or configuration changes.

Q: What makes Secure.com's approach to Asset Intelligence different from traditional tools?

Unlike traditional tools that show raw data and generate excessive alerts, Secure.com is AI-native and context-aware. We think and act like your best security engineer—mapping assets, identities, and business context to deliver actionable insights. Our platform not only discovers and classifies assets but understands their criticality and interconnections, providing clarity that traditional tools lack.

Gain real-time visibility into every machine, endpoint, and legacy system without disruption. Reduce blind spots across IT and OT to enhance resilience and protect critical infrastructure.

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The OT Visibility Gap: Where IT Tools Fall Short

Traditional IT discovery tools weren't built for industrial networks. They miss critical devices, disrupt operations, and leave OT environments dangerously exposed.

Legacy Limitations

Most asset discovery tools rely on active scanning that can disrupt sensitive OT systems or fail to detect proprietary protocols. This leads to scattered inventories and dangerous blind spots.

Disjointed Visibility

Without unified insight and a CMDB, OT asset data becomes scattered across tools, spreadsheets, and manual processes. Security teams struggle to track what they own, weakening response and resilience.

Compliance Pressures

Regulations demand proof of monitoring and control across OT environments. Incomplete visibility creates audit gaps, operational fatigue, and increased organizational risk.

What is OT Asset Discovery?

OT Asset Discovery is the practice of safely identifying and monitoring every asset in an industrial control system environment—from PLCs and HMIs to remote terminal units. Unlike traditional IT scans that risk disrupting operations, OT discovery relies on passive monitoring of network traffic to reveal devices, configurations, firmware, and communication patterns.This complete inventory improves visibility across legacy and modern systems, helps detect suspicious activities, and supports compliance by keeping a traceable record of asset changes. For security and compliance teams, it forms the foundation of effective risk management and resilient threat response.

Modern vs. Traditional Discovery

Traditional Asset Discovery

Periodic &amp;amp; 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 &amp;amp; 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 &amp;amp;amp; CMDB

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 is this different from IT asset discovery?

What kinds of assets can be discovered?

Can this help with compliance audits?

How fast can we see results after deployment?

What makes Secure.com's approach to Asset Intelligence different from traditional tools?

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Explore More Asset Discovery Solutions

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OT Asset Discovery

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Enterprise Asset Discovery

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SaaS Asset Discovery

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Agentless Asset Discovery

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ICS Asset Discovery

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Automated Asset Discovery

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Continuous Asset Discovery

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Network Asset Discovery

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Real-Time Asset Discovery

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