Target selection has guided traditional pentesting for years, and it now has a second job: directing compute and token budgets to the attack surface assets that actually matter.
Read moreExternal Attack Surface Management (EASM) promised to illuminate the unknown, but early tools barely scratched the surface, relying on what security teams already knew. Today’s attacker-centric EASM flips the script, discovering unknown assets, mapping them to the business, and validating real-world risk with zero input. The result isn’t just visibility—it’s proof of exposure, and a clear path to action.
Read more about External Attack Surface Management Promised Visibility — But Did It Deliver?Savvy security leaders are moving from the legacy framework of vulnerability management to the emerging framework of exposure management. To learn more about common challenges security teams might face on their journey to exposure management, check out this report: “Vulnerability Management to Exposure Management: A Roadmap for Modernizing Your Application Attack Surface Security.”
Read more about A New Framework: Understanding Exposure ManagementExposure Management (EM), introduced by Gartner in 2022, represents the evolution or vulnerability management. With EM, security teams can address visibility and testing gaps, and stay ahead of threats. This blog includes six signs that your organization needs EM, and five essential requirements to implement it.
Read more about Six Signs that Exposure Management is Right for Your OrganizationWith EASM becoming essential to security operations, many vendors are jumping on board, but not all solutions are enterprise-grade. Basic EASM products can waste time, undermine security teams, and offer a false sense of protection. To avoid these pitfalls, ask your vendor these five critical questions—if they can’t answer, it’s a red flag.
Read more about Five Questions Your EASM Vendor Doesn’t Want You to AskMany organizations believe their security testing is robust, but common tools like vulnerability scanning and penetration testing often leave surprising gaps. Infrequent tests, limited asset coverage and inaccurate results leave exposure and risk. Achieving ideal security goals requires full coverage, high accuracy, and frequent testing—criteria most approaches struggle to deliver. CyCognito bridges these gaps with automated testing for network systems and web applications, helping organizations strengthen their security, continuously.
Read more about Think your attack surface is covered? Let’s look at the math.I recently sat down with Daniel Schlegel, the Global Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Security Officer, and Chief Privacy Officer of Berlitz Corporation, a global leader in language training and cultural education, to hear about their transformative experience using CyCognito to gain global external attack surface visibility, reduce costs, and enhance their security posture.
Read more about A Recent Interview Uncovers How Berlitz Corporation Reduced Critical Alerts by 86% and Saved 100K with CyCognitoI recently sat down with Daniel Maier-Johnson, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and Markus Diehm, Cybersecurity Analyst, with Asklepios Kliniken GmbH, Germany’s second-largest private healthcare provider, to hear about their experience using CyCognito to gain continuous monitoring, prioritize cyber risks, and safeguard patient information.
Read more about Recent Interview Reveals How Asklepios Kliniken GmbH Improves Risk Exposure with CyCognitoThe U.S. SEC recently adopted new cybersecurity disclosure rules. This post describes the new disclosure rules and the potential burdens being placed on CISOs.
Read more about What CISOs Need to Know About the SEC’s New RulesBenjamin Bachmann, VP of Group Information Security at Ströer, transformed the German media conglomerate’s security posture by implementing CyCognito.
Read more about How Ströer, Uncovers and Secures Hidden Digital Assets with CyCognitoCISA’s proactive approach to cybersecurity is highlighted, focusing on two directives: BOD 22-01, which mandates agencies to consult the “Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog,” and BOD 23-01, aimed at improving agency asset visibility and vulnerability detection. These directives emphasize asset discovery and vulnerability enumeration as crucial activities for risk reduction. CyCognito’s platform aligns with these directives by automating discovery, contextualizing assets, and prioritizing vulnerabilities based on attacker perspective, enabling organizations to efficiently close gaps in their attack surface management.
Read more about The CISA Points Way Forward for More Effective Vulnerability Management with Directive 23-01
