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A New Security Paradigm: External Attack Surface Management
2021-07-20 13:00

Gartner calls this highly-exposed ecosystem your "External attack surface," and has recently recommended adopting an External Attack Surface Management approach.

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Vulnerability assessment for subsidiaries - A leading cause of unknown, lost, or abandoned IT assets occurs when IT and security management crosses multiple organizations, including subsidiaries and acquired business.

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https://threatpost.com/external-attack-surface-management/167732/