Armis

Armis Centrix is a cybersecurity asset management and cyber exposure management platform designed to provide complete visibility into every connected asset across enterprise environments. The platform uses an agentless approach to discover and classify all devices—including managed, unmanaged, and unmanageable assets such as IoT sensors, industrial controllers, and medical equipment.

The discovery engine passively monitors network traffic and integrates with existing infrastructure like switches, routers, and firewalls to identify every device that communicates on the network. This method allows Armis to discover assets without installing software on them, making it suitable for sensitive OT and medical device environments where traditional agents cannot be deployed.

Armis Centrix provides continuous asset inventory and CMDB enrichment, consolidating data from existing IT and security tools into a single source of truth. The platform identifies vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and network-based risks, then prioritizes them based on business impact and likelihood of exploitation rather than relying solely on CVSS scores.

The platform includes threat detection capabilities using behavioral analysis and anomaly detection to identify deviations from established baselines. Armis Centrix for Early Warning provides proactive intelligence about vulnerabilities being actively exploited or about to be weaponized.

Integration capabilities include over 200 pre-built integrations with ITSM platforms, SIEM/SOAR tools, firewalls, NAC solutions, and vulnerability scanners. The platform supports automated response actions such as quarantining devices through NAC integration, updating firewall rules, and opening tickets in ITSM systems.

Limitations

• Cloud-native architecture requires internet connectivity for full functionality, though hybrid deployment options are available for data sovereignty requirements
• Agentless discovery may have limited visibility into air-gapped networks or highly segmented OT environments without proper network tap placement
• Pricing is enterprise-focused and may be prohibitive for smaller organizations or those with limited security budgets
• Full platform capabilities require integration with existing security infrastructure (NAC, firewalls, SIEM) to enable automated response actions
• Passive monitoring approach may not detect dormant or infrequently communicating assets until they generate network traffic
• OT protocol support, while extensive, may not cover all proprietary industrial protocols used in specialized manufacturing environments