Attack Surface Management (ASM)
Attack Surface Management (ASM) refers to the continuous process of identifying, monitoring, and assessing all external digital assets and exposures that could be targeted by threat actors.
Attack Surface Management (ASM) refers to the continuous process of identifying, monitoring, and assessing all external digital assets and exposures that could be targeted by threat actors. ASM solutions provide organizations with visibility into their internet-facing infrastructure, including domains, IP addresses, cloud services, and third-party assets, to help uncover unknown or unmanaged resources that may introduce risk.
Core capabilities of ASM include automated asset discovery, vulnerability detection, risk prioritization, and contextual analysis of exposures. These solutions often leverage external scanning, passive intelligence, and correlation with threat intelligence to map the organization’s attack surface as seen from an adversary’s perspective. ASM tools support ongoing monitoring to detect changes or new exposures in real time.
Security teams, risk managers, and IT administrators typically use ASM to reduce the likelihood of external breaches by proactively managing digital exposures. Unlike vulnerability management, which focuses on known assets and internal scanning, ASM emphasizes the discovery and assessment of unknown or shadow assets outside the traditional security perimeter.
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