Automated Vendor Detection
Find the vendors your team forgot to tell you about — before your auditor or attacker does.
Why teams choose this
Shadow-IT discovery
Surface unsanctioned SaaS and tooling used across the organization.
Fourth-party mapping
Trace dependencies your vendors rely on — the silent supply chain.
New-vendor alerts
Get notified the moment a new third party appears in your environment.
Stack consolidation
Identify duplicate tools and reduce licensing and risk exposure.
What's included
- DNS, email and SSO-based discovery
- Browser & endpoint telemetry connectors (optional)
- Automatic vendor enrichment with security ratings
- Risk-scored shadow-IT inventory
- Export to CMDB, GRC or procurement
How it works
- 01Connect
Add your domain or vendor list — no agents, no DNS changes. vendor discovery starts within minutes.
- 02Analyze
Our engine continuously ingests open-source intelligence, scan data and threat feeds to produce an objective risk score.
- 03Act
Receive prioritized remediations, alerts and exportable evidence — share with your team, board or auditors.
Automated Vendor Detection — frequently asked questions
- How does discovery work without endpoint agents?
- We combine public DNS, SSL, email and (optionally) SSO data to map outbound vendor relationships. Endpoint telemetry is supported but not required.
- Will this duplicate my CMDB?
- No — it complements it. Most teams find 2–4x more vendors than what is logged in CMDB or procurement.
- Is endpoint data sent off-network?
- Only metadata required for vendor identification (domains, hostnames). No file contents or user activity leave your environment.
- What is shadow IT and why does it matter?
- Shadow IT is any software, SaaS or cloud service used by employees without IT's sanction. It matters because unmonitored services bypass security review, expand the attack surface and create undisclosed third-party risk.
- How is automated vendor detection different from a CASB?
- CASBs detect SaaS use from network or browser telemetry inside your perimeter. SecurityRating.com adds outside-in signals — DNS, email, SSO and TLS — so you also catch vendors that never touch a monitored endpoint.
- How many vendors does a typical company actually have?
- In our customer base the median enterprise discovers 3–4× more third parties than they had logged. A 1,000-employee company typically depends on 200–600 distinct SaaS and cloud vendors.
Related capabilities
Ready to see Automated Vendor Detection in action?
Talk to our team about a 30-minute walkthrough tailored to your environment, or run a free non-intrusive scan of any domain.