BSV is a tool designed for clear visualization of network communications and modeling the relationships between business services and IT infrastructure.
Managing IT activities is a fundamental prerequisite for effectively handling incidents in a rapidly evolving cyber environment. By providing an overview of the communication relationships of IP devices over time, BSV equips Security Analysts and SOC operators with critical information for service interventions, swift identification, and investigation of security events within network infrastructure.
The Novicom BVS tool uniquely connects the world of IT technologies with an organization’s business services through intuitive modeling of dependencies between these layers. Its key advantage lies in the automated collection of metadata on network communication relationships between IT devices, along with the ability to model the organization’s supporting business services.
With Novicom BVS, users can quickly grasp the real state of their IT infrastructure and the relationships between IT activities (communication visibility between network devices) thanks to automated processing of network communication. This enables inputs for the immediate resolution of security incidents in the context of their impact on operational services.
NOVICOM BVS OFFERS TWO FUNCTIONAL MODULES:
1. BVS Network Edition
This module provides visualization of the current state of the IT infrastructure and captures communication between IT devices, storing a history of these interactions. It offers insights into network behavior, such as the types of traffic occurring at specific locations.
The BVS Network Edition answers key questions like:
- What devices are present in the network at any given time?
- Are there any unauthorized or new devices?
- Which devices have not been used in the network for an extended period (known as “dead woods”)?
- What are the new connections and communication attempts between devices? Could these indicate unwanted or harmful behavior?
- Who is the technical owner of the device?
- What services (ports) are being run on the network?
- What other devices might affect the availability of a monitored device?
- What is the communication history (profile) of a selected device and the changes it underwent?
- What set of devices communicated with a particular IP address within a selected time frame?
- What are the most recent device changes (open ports, risk level changes, vulnerabilities, etc.)?
2. BVS Business Edition
This is an advanced layer built on top of the network module, enabling the modeling of business services and their dependencies on IT infrastructure. It provides a real-time view of the importance and criticality of IT devices in operating key services for end customers.
The BVS Business Edition module is designed for SOC staff, IT and IT security managers, offering insights into the current risks, operational service availability, and links to supporting IT resources.
BVS Business Edition offers the following capabilities:
- Creation of logical assets representing technical, application, and business services of the organization
- Cataloging of services provided, with optional attributes
- Visual modeling of dependencies between business services, applications, IT services, and IT devices (known as Business Impact Analysis), supported by automated identification and asset behavior through BVS Network Edition
- Easy management and monitoring of the current status of business services within the service model (overview of key operational services, the applications supporting them, and the environments they run on)
- Identification of the impact of operational events on the organization’s business services (what-if scenario)
- Information on identified vulnerabilities
Novicom BVS plays a significant role in the Active SOC (Security Operation Center) strategy, which Novicom and its SOC partners strive to promote in the market. Together with Novicom ADDNET for efficient network service management and access control, and Novicom ELISA for collecting and evaluating cybersecurity events, Novicom BVS forms a unique portfolio that prepares customers for quick and seamless SOC service integration.
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