signalfort · from outside

New subdomains: catch shadow IT early

Staging and “temporary” VPN hosts often appear without security review. We keep inventory and raise a finding when an unknown host shows up.

  • ✓Current subdomain inventory
  • ✓Alert on a new host
  • ✓Tied into stack matching
  • ✓No agents on servers
Host signals
SubdomainsNew hostIP changePer-host SSLStack

signalfort in numbers

Nothing to install. Enter a domain — and the check starts.

10min
to first results
8sources
of vulnerability data
0agents
on your servers
14days
Contour trial after DNS

Where shadow IT comes from

Marketing, a vendor, or a “two-day test” expose a host. From outside it is the same entry — often unpatched and untracked.

  • —No single subdomain inventory
  • —Stands never get turned off
  • —New hosts miss SSL monitoring
  • —Security finds out last

What we capture

A host change is a full finding in the same lifecycle.

Inventory

Current subdomains and services under the verified root.

www · api · mail · vpnlist

New host

Unknown name appears — alert and change record.

staging.acme.com · todaynew

Tied to the stack

New hosts go into CVE/BDU matching and HTTPS hygiene.

stack + TLSnext

Notifications

Email, and on Business also webhooks into your tools and AI assistants over MCP.

new host emailalert

How to start

Ownership first — then inventory.

  1. 01

    Verify the root

    DNS TXT for your domain.

  2. 02

    Wait for inventory

    See what is visible from outside.

  3. 03

    Triage what is new

    Owner, whether it should face the internet, close or harden.

Radar refreshes weekly; Contour daily

✓After verification✓Alert on new✓Tied to stack✓No agents

Spreadsheet vs monitoring

Listing subs in Excel vs learning the day they appear.

Manual list
  • Stale in a month
  • No alert on new
  • Not tied to CVE
  • Easy to lose a stand
signalfort
  • 1.Live inventoryby plan
  • 2.Change alertnew host
  • 3.Straight into analysisstack and SSL
  • 4.One dashboardwith every finding

A signal to act

A new subdomain is a task: whose, why, close or not.

Detected
New subdomain on the perimeter
staging.acme.com
new

Host missing from prior inventory

Resolved
New subdomain on the perimeter
staging.acme.com
decided

Owner found; stand closed or hardened

Fact in the finding
  • ·hostname
  • ·when it appeared
  • ·link to root

Who needs it

Teams with many vendors and fast landing pages.

IT and security

Surface control without walking every DNS zone by hand.

Agencies

Clarity on what is open in the client’s name.

Product / marketing

New storefronts should not be invisible to security.

Plans for the job

Perimeter hygiene is in every plan; frequency and depth differ.

Radar

Free

Passive analysis and weekly hygiene. One domain.

Contour

from ₽1,490/mo

Daily checks, confirmation, fix deadlines and re-check.

Business

from ₽4,490/mo

5 domains, fix deadlines, webhooks and MCP for AI assistants, FSTEC/CRA reports, deep analysis with consent.

Not a full DNS bruteforce

We collect what is visible from open sources and passive discovery under a verified domain — not “bruteforce the whole internet”.

A host disappearing or an IP change is a cue to re-check: taken down or moved.

Why a new subdomain is a finding

Shadow IT often runs without patches and without security ownership. A new host on the same root is another entrance.

The finding gets confidence and the same lifecycle as CVE and SSL — a task to close, not a chat note.

What to do after the alert

Find the owner, decide if it must face the internet, shut down extras, update software and TLS.

If it stays, it joins stack matching and hygiene monitoring with the rest of the perimeter.

Related

FAQ

Is this a full DNS bruteforce?

No. Only what is visible for a verified domain from open sources and passive discovery.

When do I get an alert?

When inventory gains a host that was not there. Radar weekly; Contour daily.

What should I do with a new subdomain?

Find the owner, decide if it should face the internet, close extras, patch. The finding stays in the shared lifecycle.

Do you scan other people’s domains?

No. Inventory and active checks only after ownership verification.

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