How to use Network Discovery to find Targets
Learn how to leverage network discovery techniques to identify potential targets for your cybersecurity strategy efficiently and effectively.
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Navigate to Targets:
- Visit Admin > Targets in your dashboard.
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Choose Network Discovery:
- Select the Network Discovery option to start the process of scanning for available targets.
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Fill in the Details:
- Enter the required information for the network discovery. Note that the agent must have admin credentials to access machines in the subnet being scanned.
- Credentials can be provided during agent provisioning or when scheduling the scan by selecting the "Use Alternate" credential option.
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Schedule the Scan:
- Set a schedule for when the network discovery scan should run.
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Review Scan Results:
- Once the scan is complete, navigate back to Admin > Targets > Network Discovery.

View Detailed Results:
- Click anywhere in the row of your network discovery to see the results displayed below.

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Update Agent Credentials if Necessary:
- The agent service runs as "system" with local system rights. Depending on local network rights, this "system" account may not have permission to access remote machines.
- If access is denied, edit the Cyrisma_Agent service and update it to use a service account with local admin rights for the hosts in the subnet being scanned.
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Merge Targets:
- Check the boxes of the machines you want to merge as targets and select Merge.
- Merged targets will now appear in the Target table for future vulnerability, data sensitivity, or secure baseline scans.
By following these steps, you can successfully perform a network discovery scan to identify and manage targets within your network.