What is the full attack surface of this application?
The Challenge
Fragmented
application risk
Applications today are dynamic ecosystems spanning cloud services, on-prem infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and multiple security tools. Each tool speaks a different language — different IDs, tags, and dashboards.
The result: swivel-chair correlation, inconsistent priorities, and constant firefighting. Security leaders struggle to answer simple questions:
Which 2% of exposures drive 80% of our risk?
How does business impact influence remediation priority?
Balbix ends this fragmentation by automatically unifying infrastructure, vulnerabilities, application artifacts, AppSec findings, and business context into a single, explainable, and actionable view.
One Graph. All Your Data.
Unified data foundation
Balbix ingests and correlates telemetry from across your environment:
| Source type | Examples | Key insights provided |
|---|---|---|
| CMDB / ITSM |  ServiceNow Device42 |
Authoritative app registry, business metadata, security impact, ownership |
| Cloud Security |  AWS Aqua Security Orca Wiz |
Asset discovery, misconfigurations, cloud-native vulnerabilities |
| Vulnerability Management |  Qualys Tenable Rapid7 |
Host vulnerabilities, patch data, compliance signals |
| Endpoint / EDR |  Microsoft Defender SentinelOne |
Control coverage, detection efficacy, real-time endpoint status |
| Application Security (AppSec) |  Black Duck Veracode Checkmarx |
Code vulnerabilities, dependencies, open-source risk |
| Network / Segmentation |  Firewalls Zone tags |
Exposure, reachability, segmentation zones |
The correlation flow
Balbix’s AI-native pipeline resolves data chaos into a coherent application graph through five automated stages.
Stage 1
Ingestion and normalization
Secure API connectors continuously collect data from all integrated sources. Balbix normalizes varying formats and preserves lineage — ensuring every asset and vulnerability can be traced back to its source.
Outcome
Consistent, trusted data foundation across all of your IT and security data sources without manual mapping.
Stage 2
Asset deduplication and identity resolution
Balbix performs asset deduplication and identity resolution through its host enumeration logic, which consolidates multiple representations of the same asset across connectors into a single canonical record. It leverages deterministic matching on stable identifiers such as hostname, IP, MAC, serial number, and FQDN, while accounting for transient attributes like DHCP or NAT changes. This ensures a unified asset inventory and accurate linkage of exposures, controls, and context across the enterprise.
Outcome
99%+ deduplication accuracy and a single source of truth for every asset.
Stage 3
Tag-based correlation using APP-ID
Balbix links assets to applications using ServiceNow APP-ID or similar unique identifiers. Different tools encode these IDs inconsistently (BIZ-APP-ID: APP0001234, qvs-app-app1234, etc.). Balbix applies a flexible regex pattern — [aA][pP][mM]\d{6,10} — to detect APP-IDs across any tag format or case, and correlates assets even when some are untagged through ownership and dependency inference. Even when APP-IDs are missing, Balbix infers application relationships using ownership metadata, network proximity, and deployment patterns to maintain full visibility.
Outcome
95%+ tag-matching success and comprehensive visibility without tag standardization.
Stage 4
Composite application formation
Once correlations are complete, Balbix forms a Composite Application — a unified entity that merges:
- Infrastructure assets (servers, containers, cloud services)
- Code and app artifacts (repos, packages, microservices, scanned domains, URLs)
- Vulnerabilities and controls from every source
- Business context (criticality, owner, SLA tier, zone)
Outcome
A single, business-aware application graph updated continuously.
Stage 5
Context propagation and governance
Business attributes such as Security Impact and Compliance Tier automatically flow from CMDB records down to every correlated asset and vulnerability. Changes propagate in real time, eliminating manual tag management.
Outcome
Consistent, governed context across thousands of assets with >90% reduction in tag maintenance effort.
The Balbix shift
Legacy vs. Balbix: A new operating model
Balbix’s AI-native pipeline transforms noisy, inconsistent and siloed telemetry into a coherent application graph – enabling continuous, business-aware visibility across your entire attack surface.
| Legacy approach | With Balbix |
|---|---|
| Siloed tool dashboards | Unified, application-centric risk view |
| Manual data correlation | Automated multi-source correlation |
| Raw CVSS scoring | Business-aware exposure scoring |
| Unclear ownership | Role-based, scoped dashboards |
| Reactive remediation | SLA-driven, automated workflows |
| Manual tag upkeep | Real-time context propagation |
| Unverifiable metrics | Explainable, auditable risk model |
Results
Performance and impact
Balbix replaces fragmented tools and guesswork with automation, context, and explainability – delivering faster, auditable outcomes across your security stack.
See it in action
The Integrated AppSec Risk is part of the Balbix AI-Native Exposure Management Platform, combining correlation, explainability, and automation to power continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) at enterprise scale.
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