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Desktop Software Findings

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  • November 3, 2022: Added Hostnames field.
  • April 8, 2021: Published.

⇤ Diligence Findings

The Desktop Software risk vector determines if desktop device software is supported or out-of-date. Desktop devices are laptops, servers, and other non-tablet, non-phone computers in a company’s network that access the Internet. The outgoing communications from desktop devices includes metadata about the device’s operating system and browser version (endpoint data).

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Bitsight API: GET /v1/companies/company_guid/findings?risk_vector=desktop_software

Finding Details

The details include the data in Findings, Diligence details, and also the following information:

❖This field can be included in the table from the Customize Columns option.

Field Description
Estimated Users❖ The estimated number of users based on visible web activity.
Host IPs❖ Host IPs detected to be using the OS or browser.
Hostnames❖ Sample of the observed destination hostnames.
Operating system (OS) and Browser Information
  EOL The end-of-life date for the version.
EOL Status The end-of-life status of the current version.
Family❖
  • OS
  • Browser
 The family of the detected OS or browser.
Grade❖
  • OS Grade
  • Browser Grade
 An assessment of the detected OS or browser based on the version’s support status.
Launch The launch date of the current version.
Support Status❖
  • OS Support
  • Browser Support
 The support status of the current OS or browser version.
Version❖
  • OS Version
  • Browser Version
 The current version of the detected OS or browser.
Remediation Instructions❖ Information for how to resolve a negative finding.

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