Findings Data: Patching Cadence – Bitsight Knowledge Base

The Patching Cadence data feed provides details on Patching Cadence findings along with several other data sets.

Schemas:

Finding Details
Remediation Dates

Other data sets:

Assets – Information about IPs and domains associated with findings.
Asset Event – How assets are attributed to findings.
Vulnerability Catalog – Detailed metadata on vulnerabilities in your Vulnerability Intelligence subscription.
Vulnerability Occurrence – Associates vulnerabilities to findings.

Data Structure Diagram

Data Solutions data feeds are optimized for relational databases. Use the structure conveyed in the following diagram to make the best use of entity relationships within the Patching Cadence Intelligence data feed:

Finding Details

Field	Description
temporary_finding_id String [`temp_finding_guid`]	The temporary unique identifier for this finding.
entity_guid String [`entity_guid`]	The unique identifier of the company.
event_date String [`YYYY-MM-DD`]	When the finding was first observed.
affects_rating Boolean	`true` = This finding affects the rating.
country String	The country where the asset attributed with this finding is located.
country_code String	The country code where the asset attributed with this finding is located.
decay_date String [`YYYY-MM-DD`]	The date when this finding stops impacting the rating if nothing else changes.
event_grade String	The finding grade.
evidence_key String	The source of evidence for the finding. It may be from an IP address, domain, IP/domain combination, or port.
first_seen String [`YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS`]	The first time the finding was observed.
impacts_risk_vector_code String	A reason code for why the finding does not impact on the rating.
impacts_risk_vector_label String	The reason why the finding no longer impacts the rating.
is_remediated Boolean	`true` = This finding has been remediated.
last_seen String [`YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS`]	The most recent time the finding was observed.
observation_id String	The unique identifier of this observation.
remediation_duration Integer	The number of days it took to remediate the finding.
risk_category String	The risk category.
risk_vector String	The risk vector slug name.
risk_vector_label String	The risk vector name.
rollup_start_date String [`YYYY-MM-DD`]	The date when this finding was first observed.
rollup_end_date String [`YYYY-MM-DD`]	The date when the infection was last observed.
rolledup_observation_id String	A stable and randomized identifier for findings. It is assigned to a finding when one or more observations with largely similar key properties occur in close succession.
severity Decimal	This finding’s Bitsight severity.
severity_category String	This finding’s Bitsight severity.

Remediation Dates

Field Description

temporary_finding_id

String

The temporary unique identifier for this finding.

first

String [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS]

The date and time when the finding first appeared.

last

String [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS]

When the finding is remediated.

September 11, 2024: Published.

Data Structure Diagram

Schemas

Finding Details

Remediation Dates

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