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Managed Network Discovery

Your network has more devices than you think, and the attacker looks for exactly what is off the radar: the personal laptop, the internet of things camera, the forgotten server.

You start seeing every device connected to your network, knowing what each one is and treating the blind spot before the attack, with no new hardware to install. Network discovery runs on the agents you already have, delivers a live inventory and Zamak Technologies drives each discovered device into protection.

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You cannot protect what you cannot see. And your network has more devices than you think.

Over time, every network accumulates devices that joined without anyone registering them: a personal computer, an internet of things gadget (the everyday devices connected to the network, like cameras and printers, known as IoT), an old system left behind. Each one is a door that no one is patching, monitoring or defending. And the attacker looks for exactly the device that is off the radar.

Inventorying every asset is CIS Control 1 (from the Center for Internet Security), before the firewall and before the antivirus. The industry puts visibility at the foundation of everything.

A device no one knows exists is a device no one patches, monitors or defends. It shows up in no security report.

A hand made equipment spreadsheet is born outdated: by the next day a device has joined and another has left. Only continuous reading of the network keeps that pace.

Network discovery that sees every connected device, identifies what each one is and shows the blind spot before the attacker. Deployed and operated by Zamak Technologies.

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Why the invisible device is the biggest risk

The blind spot was there long before the attack

Here is how the device no one could see becomes the way in, in practice, in companies that thought they were organized.

The personal laptop on the company Wi-Fi.

An employee connected their home computer to the network to get ahead on a task. It does not have the protection of the company devices, no one manages it, and now it is the shortest path between the internet and your files.

The camera no one set up.

An internet of things camera or printer was plugged into the network and stayed for years on its factory password, the kind that tends to be in public lists online. It never received an update and became a silent foothold for whoever wants in.

The server no one turned off.

An old system was replaced, but the machine stayed on in a corner, forgotten, with no owner and no updates. For the attacker, a forgotten server is a gift: full of access and with no one watching.

The inventory that was born outdated.

The company does have an equipment spreadsheet, built by hand once. But the network changes every day: a device joins, a device leaves, a visitor connects. By the next day, the spreadsheet no longer matches reality, and decisions start leaning on a false picture.

The question from the audit and the insurer.

At cyber insurance renewal or during an audit, the direct question comes: do you have an up to date inventory of everything connected to your network? Without an answer backed by proof, the policy cost rises or the coverage drops.

The point is not whether there are devices off the radar, because there always are. It is whether you see them in time to do something. That is exactly what network discovery does.

What network discovery is

It turns the light on across your whole network

Network discovery is the practice of finding, identifying and inventorying every device connected to your network, without relying on someone writing it down by hand. It scans the network continuously, recognizes what each device is, separates what is protected from what is a blind spot and flags what no one registered, including a rogue device, the one that joined without permission. It is the difference between thinking you know your network and having, on the screen, the list of what is actually on it right now.

Sees everything on the network

It finds every connected device: the managed computers, the ones no one manages, the internet of things ones and the forgotten server. And it does so using the agents you already have installed as sensors, with no new hardware needed.

Identifies what each one is

It is not enough to know a device exists; you need to know what it is. The platform recognizes and classifies each one, known or unknown, and shows which is under protection and which is a blind spot waiting for attention.

Turns the list into action

An inventory is only worth it if it becomes a decision. Zamak interprets what was found and drives the next step: bringing the discovered device into management and protection, isolating what should not be there and recording everything as proof for the audit.

It covers Windows, macOS and Linux computers as sensors and, from them, sees on the network the devices that have no agent at all, including the internet of things ones. All with no dedicated hardware and no changes to your network.

What is included

The technology that sees and the team that acts, together

You get the platform that discovers and classifies every device and the Zamak team that turns that inventory into a protected network and into proof for the audit. You focus on your business.

The technology that sees and classifies

The platform that lights up the whole network, with no new weight on the machines.

  • Continuous discovery of every device connected to the network
  • No new hardware: it uses the agents you already have as sensors
  • Identification and classification of each device, known or unknown
  • Flagging of what is unprotected and of the rogue device
  • An inventory that is always up to date, and not a one day snapshot

Management by Zamak

The team that turns the inventory into a protected network.

  • Activation and tuning of network discovery to your environment
  • Interpretation of the inventory and prioritization of the blind spots
  • Driving the discovered device into management and protection
  • Support for containing the rogue device when the risk calls for it
  • A documented inventory for audit and insurance, alongside your IT team when there is one

Inside the technology

The engineering behind network discovery

For those who want the technical detail: this is how network discovery works under the hood.

No dedicated hardware

Discovery is part of the same agent that already handles the computers security. No dedicated appliance, no mirroring of network ports and no changes to the infrastructure: nothing new to buy or to install.

Sensors distributed across the network

The platform designates a few of the agents already installed on each segment of the network to act as sensors. They are your own computers seeing what is around them, with no extra machine cost.

Passive listening and active scanning

The sensors listen to the normal network traffic to notice who is connected and, when needed, run a light active scan to confirm each device. The two methods together light up the blind spots that each one alone would miss.

Identification by machine learning

By correlating what it learns on the network, the platform recognizes and classifies each device, known or unknown, without installing anything on it. It is like a fingerprint of each piece of equipment.

Inventory in seconds

The network reading produces the inventory in seconds, from a single office to an operation spread across several sites. Instead of a spreadsheet that ages, a live list of what is connected right now.

Control of what should not be there

When it finds a device that should not be on the network, the platform can isolate it from the protected computers, and Zamak drives what to do next: bring it into management or cut off its access. Seeing becomes control.

The platform runs on infrastructure certified to SOC 2 and ISO 27001, compliant with HIPAA and PCI-DSS, and the network data travels encrypted in transit and at rest.

Network discovery is the first link of cybersecurity: it feeds the endpoint defense and the vulnerability management, because you cannot protect or fix a device you do not know exists.

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The comparison

Hand made spreadsheet, scanning appliance and endpoint integrated discovery

The industry recognizes three ways of knowing what is on the network: the manual inventory (a spreadsheet made by hand, outdated by the next day), the dedicated scanning appliance (a box or program of its own that takes a snapshot now and then and depends on its reach across the network) and discovery integrated into the agent that already protects the computers, which sees continuously, with no new hardware. This last one, integrated into the endpoint agent, is the approach published by N-able and SentinelOne, makers of the platform Zamak operates.

How each approach works
The Zamak choice
Endpoint integrated discovery
Dedicated scanning applianceManual spreadsheet inventory
How it sees the networkContinuously, through the agents you already have, with nothing else to installA snapshot now and then, with its own appliance or programIt does not see: it depends on someone remembering to write it down
What it findsManaged, unmanaged, internet of things and the rogue oneDepends on how far the scan reaches on the networkOnly what the person remembered to register
Hardware and network changeNone: it is part of the agent that already protects the computersIt requires buying and maintaining a separate appliance or programNone, but it also sees nothing on its own
How up to date it staysAlways: a live list of what is connected right nowUntil the next scheduled scanIt is outdated by the next day
What happens to the unknown oneIt is classified and Zamak drives the action: manage, protect or isolateIt goes into a list; acting is left to another toolIt probably does not even show up on the spreadsheet
Proof for audit and insuranceA documented and up to date inventory, managed by ZamakA static report from the day of the scanA spreadsheet no one can vouch is correct

How it sees the network

The Zamak choice

Endpoint integrated discovery

Continuously, through the agents you already have, with nothing else to install

Dedicated scanning appliance

A snapshot now and then, with its own appliance or program

Manual spreadsheet inventory

It does not see: it depends on someone remembering to write it down

What it finds

The Zamak choice

Endpoint integrated discovery

Managed, unmanaged, internet of things and the rogue one

Dedicated scanning appliance

Depends on how far the scan reaches on the network

Manual spreadsheet inventory

Only what the person remembered to register

Hardware and network change

The Zamak choice

Endpoint integrated discovery

None: it is part of the agent that already protects the computers

Dedicated scanning appliance

It requires buying and maintaining a separate appliance or program

Manual spreadsheet inventory

None, but it also sees nothing on its own

How up to date it stays

The Zamak choice

Endpoint integrated discovery

Always: a live list of what is connected right now

Dedicated scanning appliance

Until the next scheduled scan

Manual spreadsheet inventory

It is outdated by the next day

What happens to the unknown one

The Zamak choice

Endpoint integrated discovery

It is classified and Zamak drives the action: manage, protect or isolate

Dedicated scanning appliance

It goes into a list; acting is left to another tool

Manual spreadsheet inventory

It probably does not even show up on the spreadsheet

Proof for audit and insurance

The Zamak choice

Endpoint integrated discovery

A documented and up to date inventory, managed by Zamak

Dedicated scanning appliance

A static report from the day of the scan

Manual spreadsheet inventory

A spreadsheet no one can vouch is correct

The categories of manual inventory, dedicated scanning appliance and endpoint integrated discovery follow the taxonomy recognized by the industry. The endpoint agent integrated approach is the one published by N-able and SentinelOne, makers of the platform operated by Zamak. The highlighted column lists only what Zamak delivers to the client.

Risk, impact and response

For every blind spot, a concrete response

Risk scenarioWhat is at stakeHow network discovery responds
Connected devices that no one registeredEach one is a way in that no one is watchingIt continuously finds and classifies every device on the network, turning the blind spot into a known and treatable item
A personal or internet of things device joins the networkIt becomes the shortest path into the companyIt detects the newcomer as soon as it appears, and Zamak drives it: bring it into protection or cut off its access
The company inventory is a hand made spreadsheetSecurity decisions lean on a false pictureIt replaces the static picture with a live list, reflecting what is connected right now
An audit or the insurer requires an asset inventoryFailing the requirement, losing coverage or paying moreIt delivers the documented and up to date inventory that meets CIS Control 1, with Zamak driving it

Connected devices that no one registered

Each one is a way in that no one is watching

How network discovery responds

It continuously finds and classifies every device on the network, turning the blind spot into a known and treatable item

A personal or internet of things device joins the network

It becomes the shortest path into the company

How network discovery responds

It detects the newcomer as soon as it appears, and Zamak drives it: bring it into protection or cut off its access

The company inventory is a hand made spreadsheet

Security decisions lean on a false picture

How network discovery responds

It replaces the static picture with a live list, reflecting what is connected right now

An audit or the insurer requires an asset inventory

Failing the requirement, losing coverage or paying more

How network discovery responds

It delivers the documented and up to date inventory that meets CIS Control 1, with Zamak driving it

The operation and the monitoring are handled by Zamak.

For every decision maker

What this means for whoever decides

Network discovery solves a different pain for each role in the company.

Owner and founder

The attack that comes through the invisible door stays shut

The worst attack is the one that comes through a device you did not even know existed. Zamak finds that blind spot and brings it under control before it becomes the crisis that stains the reputation you took years to build.

Executives and management

The insurance and audit requirement, with predictable cost

You do not manage or budget what you cannot count. Audits and cyber insurers ask for an asset inventory, which is CIS Control 1. Here you have that live inventory as a predictable monthly cost, with the documented proof they ask of you.

Internal IT leader

You stop maintaining a spreadsheet that is born outdated

Instead of trying to keep by hand an inventory that changes every day, you get a live and reliable list of what is on the network right now, and you bring your leadership the documented proof that you know exactly what is connected. Zamak is the backup alongside your team, adding to the work of whoever already cares for the environment, never in its place, and you decide how much to delegate.

IT partner

Enterprise-grade network discovery to resell

Offer your clients full network visibility without buying scanning hardware or building a team of your own for it. Zamak operates behind the scenes; the relationship with the client stays yours.

Why Zamak

Leading technology, driven by people who understand your risk

Zamak Technologies does not just hand over a list of devices. It selects one of the market's most recognized network discovery platforms, the kind built into the endpoint agent, switches it on in your environment, interprets what shows up, prioritizes the blind spots and drives each one into protection, alongside your team.

It is years of experience caring for the IT of companies, with specialists who serve in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Zamak is your security backup, adding to the work of whoever already cares for your environment, never in its place.

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Platform operated on infrastructure certified to SOC 2 and ISO 27001, compliant with HIPAA and PCI-DSS.

Frequently asked questions

What companies ask before signing up

No, and one needs the other. Endpoint defense protects the devices you already know; network discovery finds the ones you do not know yet. The most advanced protection is useless if it is not installed on the device no one knew existed. That is why discovery comes first: it shows where the protection needs to reach.
No. Network discovery is part of the same agent that already handles your computers security, using a few of them as sensors. No dedicated appliance, no port mirroring and no change to the infrastructure: nothing new to buy or to install.
Yes, and that is exactly the point. Discovery sees on the network the devices that have no agent at all, from the forgotten server to the internet of things camera or printer, which are usually the most dangerous blind spot because they go years without an update.
The platform identifies and classifies the device, and Zamak drives the next step according to the risk: bringing it into management and protection, or, if it should not be there, isolating it from the protected computers and cutting off its access. Seeing is the beginning; the work ends with the blind spot under control.
Because the hand made spreadsheet is a one day snapshot, and the network changes every day. Network discovery delivers a live list, always up to date, of what is connected right now, without relying on someone remembering to write down every arrival and departure.
Yes. The asset inventory is the first of the CIS Critical Security Controls, and audits and cyber insurers increasingly ask for that up to date list. You get the managed inventory and the documented proof that you know what is on your network.
No. Most of the work is passive listening, which only observes the traffic that already exists, and the active scan is light and spread across the sensors. People's daily work goes on as normal, with no noticeable weight on the network.

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