Attack Surface Management
Continuous discovery, inventory, and risk monitoring of all external-facing assets that an attacker could target.
Definition
What is Attack Surface Management?
Attack Surface Management (ASM) is the continuous process of discovering, cataloging, and assessing the security risk of every external-facing asset in an organization's IT environment — including known and unknown assets. This includes domains, subdomains, IP addresses, cloud infrastructure, APIs, third-party services, and shadow IT. ASM platforms provide an attacker's-eye view of the organization, continuously monitoring for new exposures as the environment changes.
Why It Matters
Modern enterprise attack surfaces are dynamic. Cloud adoption, DevOps velocity, remote work, and mergers and acquisitions continuously introduce new external-facing systems — many without security team awareness. Studies show that 69% of organizations have experienced a breach through an unknown or unmanaged internet-facing asset. You cannot protect what you cannot see.
How It Works
ASM operates through continuous automated scanning of external-facing infrastructure, combined with threat intelligence feeds that identify when assets appear in breach data, dark web discussions, or attacker reconnaissance scans. ASM outputs are prioritized risk scores and remediation guidance — integrated into vulnerability management workflows.
Our Approach
Paxanimi's Approach to Attack Surface Management
Paxanimi's ASM engagements begin with a full external asset discovery to establish a baseline — often revealing 20-40% more external assets than clients were tracking. We then implement continuous monitoring, integrate findings into your vulnerability management process, and provide quarterly exposure trend reporting. For clients in financial services and technology, we also monitor for impersonation domains and brand-targeting infrastructure.
Quick Reference
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- Cybersecurity
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- Cybersecurity Services
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