DarkSight

Open the console, connect your directories and config tools, and let DarkSight inventory your estate. Link it to Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM) to auto-import collections, or point it at network ranges for agentless checks. Deploy the lightweight agent to roaming laptops, and add credentials for Windows, Linux, and macOS to enable authenticated inspections. Tag systems by owner, environment, and sensitivity so you can slice results later. Set a scan cadence—daily for high-risk segments, weekly for the rest—and enable quick delta passes between full baselines. Within an hour, you’ll have a living catalog of assets, software, and missing updates.

Next, triage with intent. The exposure queue ranks items using exploit availability, business impact, and how long the issue has lingered. Filter for internet-facing hosts with critical gaps, save the view, and assign it to your incident team. Define policies like “critical on crown-jewel systems fixed in 72 hours,” and watch SLA timers track compliance automatically. Push issues to Jira or ServiceNow with one click so work lands in the right backlog. Use suppression rules with expiry dates for approved exceptions. Alerts flow to email or Slack when a new zero‑day hits assets you own.

Move to remediation when priorities are clear. Build deployment rings—lab, pilot, broad—and attach pre-check and post-validation scripts. Bundle vendor updates and config fixes, respect maintenance windows, and queue reboots only when absolutely required. DarkSight throttles bandwidth and can leverage peer caching for remote sites. If something misbehaves, roll back to the prior state and capture diagnostics automatically. Track progress by device group and see what’s pending, failed, or awaiting user action. For systems that were offline, the agent resumes the plan once they reconnect.

Close the loop with evidence. Generate exports for auditors that map fixes to standards like CIS, NIST, and PCI DSS, or share an executive snapshot that highlights risk reduction over time. Build your own views from a widget library, or query the API to feed your data lake. Schedule recurring emails to stakeholders and attach the latest numbers before steering meetings. When you need a hand, use the in-product help center to open a ticket, review best-practice runbooks, or chat with support about a tricky rollout.