Many companies commission a pen test. Good idea. But did you know that a pen test is only
as good as your visibility on your IT environment? Without Asset Discovery, you remain blind
to risks you don’t know about.

Why visibility is the foundation of cybersecurity

A pen test simulates an attack. But what if your IT team doesn’t know about all the assets in your network?
Printers, old switches, forgotten VMs, test servers, IoT sensors…. Asset
Discovery literally maps everything. That’s step one in any cybersecurity strategy – and
is often skipped.

The hard truth? What you can’t see, you can’t secure.

Asset Discovery is thus not a nice-to-have, but an essential add-on that doubles the value of
your pen test.

What exactly does Asset Discovery do?

Through AI-driven network detection and smart integrations with technology partners such as Armis
, NetBoss automatically identifies all connected devices in your IT, OT and IoT
infrastructure.
Asset Discovery goes beyond “device detection”? – the system understands:

• What type of device it is (e.g., a NAS, PLC or camera)
• What the risk profile is (based on behaviors and vulnerabilities)
• How important it is to your operation

That context makes all the difference. Without context, a pen test is just shooting in the dark.

Without Asset Discovery, you miss out on this (and it costs you money)

Do you choose to skip Asset Discovery? Then you run the risk of:

1 Invisible vulnerabilities
For example, forgotten test servers with old software that are fully open.
2 False Priorities
When you miss sight, you often focus on the wrong risks.
3 Compliance risks
NIS2 and other regulations explicitly require an understanding of digital assets.
Reputation damage
A hack on a system you didn’t know existed? Your customer won’t
understand.
The conclusion is clear: what you don’t know can harm you.

How does it work at Discover the Hack?

1. You order one (or a few) pen test(s) through the Discover the Hack campaign page or
   Netboss
2. You check ‘Asset Discovery’ as an optional add-on
3. Before the initial pen test starts, you will receive a detailed overview of all discovered
   assets, their risk profiles and priority
4. Then we perform the pen test, focusing on the real risks – including what normally stays out of
   view.

Find. Fix. Verify. begins at. find.

NetBoss operates according to the Find. Fix. Verify. model. And the first step, Find, is only
effective if you really find everything.
Do you really want to get a grip on the infrastructure? Then that starts with Asset Discovery.
This add-on prevents your pen test from providing false security. Instead
you get a complete, prioritizable picture of your digital vulnerabilities – with context.

Wondering how many hidden risks your infrastructure contains? Order your pen test and check
Asset Discovery – really knowing = working safer.