IT asset discovery
- Quickly find every external digital asset your company owns.
- Detect new and forgotten assets automatically as they appear.
- Get a clear, attacker’s-eye view of your external attack surface.
WHAT’S AT STAKE
The risks hiding in your exposed assets
Forgotten assets become open doors
You can’t secure what you don’t know you own, and orphaned subdomains or inactive services left running become unmonitored entry points wide open to takeover.
One slip hands your attackers the keys
A single setup mistake lets an attacker walk straight in through an exposed admin panel, a public config file, or default credentials nobody ever changed.
What’s secure today is exploitable tomorrow
An asset that’s safe right now becomes a liability the moment a new, relevant CVE is published or a certificate expires, and without continuous discovery, you find out too late.
WHAT WE DISCOVER
Detect every external IT asset in minutes
Use NordLayer Intelligence by NordStellar to get clear visibility into everything your company exposes across its external attack surface.
Domains, subdomains, and DNS
Websites and web applications
Exposed admin panels
Network services
SSL/TLS certificates
IP addresses
Technology stacks
Email addresses
Exposed files
How it works
How NordLayer Intelligence asset discovery works
NordLayer Intelligence automatically scans your external attack surface for exposed IT assets, then analyzes them for real risks, so you can take control of your attack surface from one place.
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Comprehensive discovery
Start with a complete inventory of your footprint as the platform discovers and catalogs every asset across your external attack surface.
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Multi-vector scanning
Gain broad perimeter visibility as the platform scans your web apps, network services, IP addresses, SSL certificates, and DNS configurations.
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Technology stack detection
See what each website or web app runs on as the scanner analyzes HTTP headers, HTML content, and other signals to identify the frameworks, servers, and software powering your sites.
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Active vulnerability testing
Learn which risks are real as the platform safely tests for exploitable flaws like SQL injection or default credentials, while reducing false alarms.
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Continuous monitoring
Stay ahead of exposures and detect new assets or vulnerabilities early by running on-demand checks or scheduling weekly scans.
benefits
Why security analysts use NordLayer Intelligence for IT asset discovery
Quickly find every unknown asset
Map your complete digital footprint, from forgotten subdomains to unsanctioned shadow IT, so every exposed asset gets secured or taken offline fast.
Fix the risks that matter most first
Replace alert fatigue with a ranked list of verified, exploitable risks, so your team spends its hours on the exposures that truly put the business in danger.
See exactly what your attackers see
View your organization through the eyes of threat actors with full external coverage, identifying the same weak points a real-world attacker would reach for first.
Win back precious hours every week
Automate the detection of outdated technology, everyday misconfigurations, and known CVEs before any of them become a liability.
Streamline onboarding and M&A
For MSPs or companies undergoing mergers, the external assessment allows for rapid discovery and risk evaluation without complex onboarding.
Trusted by leading security teams worldwide
See what our customers and cybersecurity experts say about NordLayer Intelligence by NordStellar.
I honestly believe that this tool is essential for every company. The platform's user-friendly interface and proactive threat detection have significantly enhanced our organization's security posture. The team behind Nordstellar is amazing as well, and addresses our feedback very promptly and professionally.
Senior Offensive Security Engineer
After putting NordStellar through its paces, I can confidently say it’s up to the challenge. Cyber threats today are relentless, and many solutions simply don’t go far enough. But NordStellar stands out. Its dark web monitoring, instant alerts, and advanced threat detection go beyond the basics, equipping businesses with the tools they genuinely need to stay ahead. In a world where basic security falls short, NordStellar offers a proactive, reliable approach that I’d trust to protect critical data and tackle real-world cyber risks.
Lead Writer
NordStellar provides great insights on threats out there, especially in environments where you have no control. It is also important that the team behind the product listens to the feedback and finds a way to solve the issues. Over a short period, the tool became much more usable, and new sources were added. All you need to do is to provide the company domain, and you are ready to go. I'm really happy about this purchase.
Director of Information Security
The platform's real-time alerts and big data analysis provide invaluable insights into risks, especially from lesser-known sources.
Director of Information Security
The platform offers a user-friendly interface that makes navigation seamless and enjoyable. Additionally, it provides a wide range of features and tools that help enhance your organisations security posture. The integration also seems pretty straightforward.
Senior Risk Manager
Take control of external IT asset discovery today
Talk to us about how NordLayer Intelligence gives you continuous visibility into every internet-facing asset you own, so you can find and fix your external exposures before attackers reach them.
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Attack surface management
Monitors internet-facing assets, such as domains, IP addresses, open ports, and outdated technologies, to identify exposed services, misconfigurations, and other security gaps. It also helps detect and verify vulnerabilities, giving your team clearer visibility into external risk before it can be exploited.
Dark web monitoring
Detects leaked data and company mentions across hidden online spaces, such as hacker forums, illicit marketplaces, and private Telegram channels. It helps you identify threats targeting your business in real time and protect exposed consumer and employee information before it can be exploited.
Data breach monitoring
Scans the deep and dark web for leaked sensitive information associated with your business, reviewing infostealer malware logs, leaked databases, and stolen credentials. It provides real-time alerts and full context on past and ongoing attacks to help minimize the risk of ransomware and account takeovers.
Brand protection
Identifies brand misuse and online impersonation across the web, social platforms, and app stores, and enables the quick removal of fraudulent content. It helps protect your company’s reputation and maintain customer trust, offering a detailed view of each potential threat.
Additional info
Frequently asked questions
IT asset discovery is the automated process of identifying and cataloging every technology asset across your organization’s external perimeter. It’s the foundational first step for both attack surface management and IT asset management, giving you real-time visibility into your entire internet-facing footprint, so nothing exposed goes unaccounted for.
IT asset discovery software starts from a domain you own, then maps every connected subdomain, IP address, service, and certificate. By identifying the technology behind each asset, the software provides an inventory that serves as the basis for subsequent vulnerability testing and risk assessment.
Asset discovery finds and inventories every internet-facing asset you own, while attack surface management builds on that inventory by continuously monitoring those assets for misconfigurations, outdated technology, and verified vulnerabilities. In other words, IT asset discovery gives you the map, and attack surface management keeps it under watch.
Strong asset discovery software gives you continuous external coverage, accurate technology detection, and active testing that proves which risks are real. The best automated IT asset discovery tools also let you scan on demand or on a schedule, so your inventory never goes stale.
You can add domains, IP addresses, emails, and phone numbers as starting assets, and the platform then handles asset discovery for you by mapping the related web applications, network services, subdomains, and DNS configurations connected to them.
When you add a domain and enable the “Auto-discover” option, the platform generates a list of associated subdomains and maps them to their respective IP addresses. This allows the system to identify the full extent of your infrastructure where external vulnerabilities may exist.
This means your inventory refreshes automatically rather than being captured once and forgotten. With IT asset discovery software running on scheduled scans, you catch new and changed assets the moment they appear instead of weeks later.
No, getting IT asset discovery up and running takes minutes, since you add your primary domain, enable asset discovery, and let the platform map the rest, so your first asset discovery scan can start the same day, with no complex onboarding.
You can add multiple assets of the same type in bulk by copying and pasting a list, such as a set of domains, into the relevant field with each entry separated by a space, which keeps asset discovery fast even across a large estate.