UUSE CSE CAASE GUSE GUIIDDEE Defend against high-profile cyberattacks You can use ServiceNow® and reduce your attack surface ITOM Visibility to discover High-profile cyberattacks such as ransomware have become big news, causing end-to-end IT major disruption to business, government, and the general public. The total cost of infrastructure and ransomware was over $20 billion USD in 2021 and as much as $265 billion annually by 2031. Between expanding attack surfaces and the rise of ransomware-as-a-service, automatically map the risk will only continue to grow. it to your digital Adequately defending against these high-profile attacks requires organizational services, creating a resilience, defined as “the ability of an organization to anticipate, prepare for, respond and adapt to incremental change and sudden disruptions in order to survive and complete, accurate, prosper.” This final use case requires all of the techniques we’ve covered, plus a up-todate, and few new ones. Let’s look at how ServiceNow can help your organization successfully achieve resilience. consistent record in the CMDB. ServiceNow IT Asset Management and Vulnerability Response can also keep records updated for an accurate hardware and software inventory, and they can help you find end-of-life assets that should be Anticipate retired or replaced. This first phase is around discovery and planning. It starts with understanding your attack surface by cataloguing all of your assets, whether on-premises or in the cloud, and understanding their relationship to each other and your business services. You can use ServiceNow® ITOM Visibility to discover end-to-end IT infrastructure and automatically map it to your digital services, creating a complete, accurate, up-to- date, and consistent record in the CMDB. ServiceNow IT Asset Management and Vulnerability Response can also keep records updated for an accurate hardware and software inventory, and they can help you find end-of-life assets that should be retired or replaced. Knowing what you have and what needs to be protected allows you to perform a business impact analysis and create a business continuity plan with ServiceNow® Business Continuity Management. This may include running tabletop exercises and attack simulations to find weaknesses. 5 Cybersecurity Ventures, Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted To Exceed $265 Billion By 2031, 2021 6 British Standards Institution, BS 6500 1717