Automated risk assessment updates

Purpose

1.1. Ensure timely, consistent, and accurate risk assessment updates for Air Force bases, aligning with evolving security policies, threat information, and compliance benchmarks.
1.2. Minimize manual effort and error risks by automating data gathering, risk scoring, documentation, escalation, and reporting.
1.3. Integrate internal systems and third-party feeds to provide a 360-degree view of security posture and risk trends.
1.4. Facilitate audits and continuous compliance by archiving each update and providing audit-ready logs.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Scheduled intervals (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly).
2.2. Receipt of new audit data or incident reports.
2.3. Relevant configuration or asset changes (e.g., detected by CMDB update).
2.4. Detection of new vulnerabilities from threat feeds.
2.5. Regulatory or compliance rule change notifications.
2.6. Manual initiation by security/compliance personnel.

Platform Variants

3.1. Microsoft Azure Sentinel
– Feature/Setting: Logic Apps; configure playbooks triggered upon new incidents or scheduled times to pull updated risk intelligence and update case status.

3.2. AWS Security Hub
– Feature/Setting: Custom Actions API; automate finding aggregation and invoke Lambda to recalculate risk levels.

3.3. Google Chronicle
– Feature/Setting: Rule-based detection triggers via API; automate risk assessment update on detection events.

3.4. Splunk
– Feature/Setting: Scheduled Search and alert actions; trigger scripted risk scoring on log ingestion.

3.5. ServiceNow
– Feature/Setting: Flow Designer; trigger flows on Security Incident/Asset CMDB updates to flag risk.

3.6. Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR
– Feature/Setting: Risk Scoring Playbook; schedule playbook to re-evaluate and report risk.

3.7. IBM QRadar
– Feature/Setting: Custom AQL Queries and Offense API; automate offense correlation and update risk index.

3.8. Tenable.io
– Feature/Setting: API-based export of new vulnerabilities; integrate with update handler.

3.9. Rapid7 InsightVM
– Feature/Setting: Scheduled assessment exports and risk calculations; push via API for workflow trigger.

3.10. Qualys
– Feature/Setting: Connect via Vulnerability Detection and Reporting API on schedule.

3.11. Archer GRC
– Feature/Setting: Data Import/Web Services; synchronize and auto-update risk register.

3.12. Okta
– Feature/Setting: System Log API; detect abnormal events and update risk status.

3.13. Cisco SecureX
– Feature/Setting: Workflow automation with Accelerator; update risk register on event intake.

3.14. Slack
– Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook; send real-time risk assessment alerts upon update.

3.15. Jira Service Management
– Feature/Setting: REST API to auto-create/close risk tasks upon assessment update.

3.16. Snowflake
– Feature/Setting: Schedule Data Pipelines; enrich risk assessment with analytical queries.

3.17. Trello
– Feature/Setting: Incoming webhook; update or create cards for risk events automatically.

3.18. Zapier
– Feature/Setting: Schedule by Zapier plus webhook/REST calls to orchestrate multi-platform updates.

3.19. MuleSoft
– Feature/Setting: Event-based flows to bridge between compliance/system APIs.

3.20. Elastic (ELK Stack)
– Feature/Setting: Watcher or Kibana alert; trigger Lambda/webhook on critical changes.

3.21. Microsoft Power Automate
– Feature/Setting: Recurrence trigger + HTTP Call; update risk documentation in SharePoint or Teams.

3.22. ServiceMesh
– Feature/Setting: Configure event-driven updates to risk posture using integrated compliance apps.

Benefits

4.1. Ensures up-to-date risk visibility and continuous compliance monitoring.
4.2. Reduces manual intervention, decreasing human error and response times.
4.3. Accelerates audit preparation with precise logs and automated documentation.
4.4. Improves incident response by ensuring risk posture is always current.
4.5. Fosters cross-team awareness through automated, real-time notifications.
4.6. Enables focus on strategic analysis by automating routine assessment mechanics.