2022 Gartner® Innovation Insight for Attack Surface Management

According to 2022 Gartner® Innovation Insight for Attack Surface Management, “organizations are faced with a growing attack surface as their technological environments become increasingly complex and dispersed, both on-premises and in the cloud, and involve containers, the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems”.

During the height of the pandemic, Microsoft Teams arose as a popular collaboration option for many firms, and for good reason: Teams is a powerful tool for real-time communication no matter where your colleagues are currently located. Although Teams has proven invaluable for many organizations, it’s important to be thoughtful when implementing it at your firm to avoid repeating the mistakes that some made when email was the new communication tool.

In this report, your will learn:

What Attack Surface Management (ASM) is and how to align your security program to address the threats posed by new technologies and business initiatives
Key pillars in Exposure Management secrets to help you understand which technologies you should implement to increase your attack surface visibility
Why visibility is a necessary but not sufficient condition to protect your enterprise and why you should also bet on risk prioritization.
The common use cases supported by Cyber Asset Attack surface management (CAASM), External Attack Surface Management (EASM) and Digital Risk Protection Services (DRPS).

Gartner, Innovation Insight for Attack Surface Management, Mitchell Schneider, John Watts, Pete Shoard, 24 March 2022.

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