---
id: 7864
title: "Attack Surface Management vs. External Network Penetration Testing"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/attack-surface-management/attack-surface-management-vs-external-network-penetration-testing/"
published_at: "2023-08-22T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["vulnerability-management", "attack-surface-management", "security-strategy", "asset-discovery", "external-pentest"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7864"
lang: en
---

# Attack Surface Management vs. External Network Penetration Testing

## Summary

External network pentesting delivers deep point-in-time analysis of a defined scope, while ASM continuously discovers assets and exposures; together they close gaps from unknown assets.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2023-08-22T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/attack-surface-management/attack-surface-management-vs-external-network-penetration-testing/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7864