Reducing shadow IT visibility gaps with Wazuh
Wazuh inventory and agent-status views help teams find unmanaged endpoints and unapproved software.
The article describes how unmanaged endpoints, unapproved applications, and agentless devices create shadow-IT blind spots that network scans do not fully reveal. Wazuh, a free open-source SIEM and XDR platform, collects hardware, operating-system, package, process, port, user, service, and browser-extension inventory, with hourly rescans by default. From version 4.14.0, extension and service data are normalized across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Agentless SSH and syslog add partial visibility for devices that cannot run an agent, while agent connection states expose incomplete coverage.
- Network discovery misses offline hosts and software without listening ports.
- Wazuh inventory is enabled by default and rescans hourly.
- Version 4.14.0 adds browser-extension and service inventory.
- SSH and syslog cover some devices that cannot run an agent.
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5 min read at bleepingcomputer.com
Shadow IT can leave security teams unaware of unmanaged endpoints, unauthorized software, and other assets that fall outside existing monitoring. Wazuh explains how endpoint inventory, agentless monitoring, and centralized analysis can help organizations identify and reduce these visibility gaps. [...]
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