According to Gartner®, attack surface management (ASM) is evolving to support continuous threat exposure management solutions as many capabilities are being acquired and consolidated. This research highlights the evolutionary phases, technologies and services that product leaders must understand to gain a competitive advantage.
Emerging Tech: Security—The Future of Attack Surface Management Supports Exposure Management by Ruggero Contu, Elizabeth KIm, & Jonathan Nunez, April 19, 2023. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
This report states that, attack surface management (ASM) evolution is following three main paths:
- Enhancing threat intelligence (TI) capabilities by correlating discovered exposures with TI
- Combining vulnerability assessment (VA) and external attack surface management (EASM) to have more targeted and prioritized vulnerability management capabilities
- Converging EASM and security validation tools that support red team and blue team (and/or purple team) activities