Tools for Attack Surface Management (ASM) promise lower risk.
Typically, they provide more details.
The rationale behind the majority of ASM programs is that you cannot protect what you are unaware of.
In actuality, teams encounter: Fatigue alertness Extended backlogs of assets that are "known but unresolved" Frequent confusion about ownership exposure that persists for several months The work is authentic.
It is more difficult to observe the risk reduction.
However, because most attack surface metrics concentrate on what the system can see rather than what the organization actually gains from ASM, ASM ROI is difficult to demonstrate.
It's one of the most obvious indications that ASM findings are being applied.
Not every asset is equally important.
A much stronger indication of whether the attack surface is contracting where it matters can be obtained by monitoring the number of external endpoints that can change state, the number that needs authentication, and how those numbers fluctuate over time.
Faster resolution is the goal, not more alerts.
When attack surface management is evaluated based on changes rather than just accumulations, it becomes defendable.
At Sprocket Security, we make an effort to consider attack surface management in terms of both the quantity of assets and the duration and speed of meaningful exposure.
if an assault comes to light.
The management program is unable to determine whether exposure is decreasing over time, and it is difficult to claim that it is doing more.
reporting the issue.
According to Topher Lyons, a Solutions Engineer at Sprocket, the most significant victories come from making the attack surface dull once more.
safety.
A community edition of the company's ASM platform is now available, offering asset discovery and ownership visibility without any fees or restrictions.
The community edition can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play and is offered for free on the Sprocket ASM website.