runZero

runZero is a comprehensive cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) and exposure management platform that specializes in high-fidelity network discovery and asset inventory. It provides security and IT teams with a complete, unified view of their entire infrastructure, encompassing managed and unmanaged devices, on-premises and cloud assets, IT and OT (Operational Technology) systems, and remote endpoints. The platform's foundational technology is a proprietary, unauthenticated active scanner that can identify and fingerprint devices without requiring agents, SNMP credentials, or privileged access, making it significantly faster and less intrusive than traditional vulnerability scanners. By combining its unique active scanning with native passive discovery and deep API integrations, runZero uncovers 'shadow IT' and rogue devices that often evade other security tools. It profiles each asset against nearly 1,000 different attributes, providing granular details about the operating system, hardware manufacturer, and running services. This depth of visibility allows organizations to identify critical exposure points, such as network segmentation gaps, end-of-life hardware, and misconfigured services, effectively shifting the focus from a sea of irrelevant alerts to the most exploitable risks in the environment.

runZero's primary competitive advantage is its proprietary, unauthenticated active discovery engine, which provides deeper insights than standard scanners without the need for credentials, agents, or special network configuration. Most CAASM and vulnerability management solutions fall into two categories: those that require privileged credentials (which are hard to manage and create security risks) and those that rely solely on third-party API data (which is often stale or incomplete). runZero bridges this gap by safely 'interrogating' devices at the network level using a wide array of protocols (HTTP, TLS, SMB, RPC, mDNS, and more) to build a precise fingerprint. This allows it to identify the exact make, model, and OS version of a device where other tools might only see an 'unknown IP.' Another differentiator is the platform's speed and safety, especially in sensitive Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control System (ICS) environments. runZero's scanner is designed to be 'fragile-network aware,' ensuring it does not crash older PLC or medical equipment that often fails under traditional aggressive scanning. Furthermore, runZero's 'inside-out' visibility is unique; it can detect if an internal device is reachable from the public internet by correlating internal scan data with external perspectives, a capability most External Attack Surface Management (EASM) tools lack. Lastly, the company's heritage in the security community, led by the creator of Metasploit, ensures that its discovery techniques are continuously updated to reflect the latest attacker methodologies and emerging device types.

• SMB
• Mid-Market
• Enterprise