How to Select the Best Attack Surface Management Platform

Bugcrowd formally launches crowd-powered Attack Surface Management, ranking discovered assets by real risk rather than size and funneling uncovered assets into active bug bounty or pen test coverage.

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.

ASM reduces attack surface by continuously discovering unmanaged assets and exposures like open ports; separating known from unknown assets helps teams shrink exploitable entry points.

Webinar recap with Forrester's Erik Nost on external attack surface management: continuous discovery and prioritization of exposures complements pentesting, plus criteria for evaluating EASM vendors.

NetSPI adds two Attack Surface Management features: a Portfolio Dashboard giving global risk views across corporate and client networks, and perceptual hashing to flag reused or spoofed assets.

Forgotten event websites illustrate shadow IT risk; citing ESG research, Bugcrowd notes two-thirds of security leaders find the attack surface harder to defend and shares three management tips.