{"id":71003,"date":"2026-09-18T02:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=71003"},"modified":"2026-09-18T02:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:17:00","slug":"exposure-management","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/glossary\/exposure-management","title":{"rendered":"What Is Exposure Management?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Exposure management<\/strong> is a continuous, risk-based cybersecurity approach that involves identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and other weaknesses that attackers are most likely to exploit across your IT infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also known as <em>threat <\/em><em>exposure management<\/em> or <em>cyber <\/em><em>exposure management<\/em>, this approach helps your security team focus on the conditions that pose the most risk to critical systems, sensitive data, and business operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">How exposure management works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An effective exposure management program continuously discovers potential weaknesses, provides the context needed to understand their real-world impact, and helps teams act on the most urgent risks first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A typical exposure management workflow includes the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18014803\/exposure-management-steps-1024x263.png\" alt=\"Exposure management lifecycle steps\" class=\"wp-image-71751\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Discover assets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To start, your organization needs to perform a current inventory of the assets within your environments. Unknown or unmanaged assets can create blind spots that attackers may exploit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d2696265-b034-4993-a411-efd88dc8d11a areoi-element container template-19 px-0 mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-26-22 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Assets to discover for exposure management<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-f6c7e370-947d-455d-930d-b32d59dba7ce row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b5eefd52-a54d-43f4-aec3-c588eae9e2af col areoi-element ps-3 ps-md-0 ps-lg-3 col-12 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5dcf9cb4-a50d-4935-817c-d526f996b1ee areoi-element rounded-bg-13px h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">On-premises endpoints<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6b819228-c007-4707-a8c6-91062bc58427 col areoi-element ps-3 ps-md-0 ps-lg-3 col-12 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d213a66a-33fd-44cd-ac82-72d0e65f41fb areoi-element rounded-bg-13px h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Servers and virtual machines<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b5eefd52-a54d-43f4-aec3-c588eae9e2af col areoi-element ps-3 ps-md-0 ps-lg-3 col-12 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5dcf9cb4-a50d-4935-817c-d526f996b1ee areoi-element rounded-bg-13px h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Cloud workloads<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6b819228-c007-4707-a8c6-91062bc58427 col areoi-element ps-3 ps-md-0 ps-lg-3 col-12 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d213a66a-33fd-44cd-ac82-72d0e65f41fb areoi-element rounded-bg-13px h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">SaaS applications<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b5eefd52-a54d-43f4-aec3-c588eae9e2af col areoi-element ps-3 ps-md-0 ps-lg-3 col-12 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5dcf9cb4-a50d-4935-817c-d526f996b1ee areoi-element rounded-bg-13px h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Privileged and service accounts<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6b819228-c007-4707-a8c6-91062bc58427 col areoi-element ps-3 ps-md-0 ps-lg-3 col-12 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d213a66a-33fd-44cd-ac82-72d0e65f41fb areoi-element rounded-bg-13px h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Databases and data stores<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b5eefd52-a54d-43f4-aec3-c588eae9e2af col areoi-element ps-3 ps-md-0 ps-lg-3 col-12 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5dcf9cb4-a50d-4935-817c-d526f996b1ee areoi-element rounded-bg-13px h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">OT and IoT devices<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6b819228-c007-4707-a8c6-91062bc58427 col areoi-element ps-3 ps-md-0 ps-lg-3 col-12 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d213a66a-33fd-44cd-ac82-72d0e65f41fb areoi-element rounded-bg-13px h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Third-party services and APIs<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Map the attack surface<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After identifying assets, your security team should examine how attackers could reach them. This can become possible through publicly exposed services, vulnerable applications, weak credentials and configuration, excessive permissions, and insecure connections between systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Assess and prioritize risks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Not every risk deserves the same response, so risks should be prioritized. Your teams should evaluate the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exploitability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internet exposure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Known threat activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asset criticality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identity privileges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Available security controls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potential business impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that a lower-severity issue on a critical system may pose more risk than a high-severity issue on an isolated asset. This is because a weakness in a critical system can give attackers access to valuable data or disrupt important business operations, while a more severe issue on an isolated asset may cause little harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Remediate or mitigate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the exposure, remediation steps may involve applying a patch, changing a configuration, removing unnecessary public access, disabling an unused service, <a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/what-is-least-privilege\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">restricting permi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/glossary\/what-is-least-privilege\">ssions<\/a>, or enforcing stronger authentication. When an immediate fix isn\u2019t possible, apply compensating controls to reduce risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Monitor risks continuously<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Environments change constantly as your organization deploys new applications, adds cloud resources, changes user permissions, and onboards third parties. Make sure your team detects new exposures before they become entry points for attackers. Also, it\u2019s vital to track remediation progress and validate that fixes work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-ecfc7037-1726-472d-a7bf-454563fdd5da areoi-element container template-12 p-3 rounded-bg-13px mb-4 mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(242, 250, 254,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Expert tip:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"px-3 pb-3\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Attack path analysis improves this process by showing how separate weaknesses can combine. For example, an attacker could exploit an internet-facing flaw, use a compromised account to access another system, and then exploit excessive privileges to access your sensitive data.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>Cloud security platforms similarly describe exposure findings as correlated signals involving vulnerabilities, configurations, threats, and resource relationships, not simply isolated issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exposure management vs. vulnerability management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference between vulnerability management vs. exposure management is context. Vulnerability management asks, \u201cWhat is vulnerable?\u201d It identifies and helps remediate software flaws, missing patches, and insecure configurations. Exposure management asks, \u201cWhat actually puts us at risk?\u201d by adding business context, attack paths, identity risk, asset value, and likely attacker behavior to the vulnerability list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vulnerability management remains an essential security practice. However, a high number of findings can make it difficult to determine which issues need immediate attention. Exposure management helps teams focus on the vulnerabilities and related conditions that could realistically lead to material impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3b33487c-543a-40a0-8d2e-a5987ef9df69 areoi-element container template-12 p-3 rounded-bg-13px  mb-4 mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(242, 250, 254,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Useful resource:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"px-3 pb-3\" style=\"font-size:1rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">CISA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog<\/a> provides a useful input for prioritization as it identifies vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why exposure management matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern IT environments are complex and distributed. Therefore, your organization may not have complete visibility into all the assets and environments you need to protect. Exposure management helps turn this complexity into a clearer, business-focused view of cyber risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-86128319-6deb-4acd-9380-beaf86c98c31 areoi-element container template-11 px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-bd83af4f-7c26-45b6-b8c0-5896b758812e areoi-element p-3 table-head\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Exposure management key benefits<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b9de907e-f811-4970-a89c-584fd8a0752c areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-5 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Reveal likely attack paths<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element col-12 col-md-7 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Teams can address the exposures attackers are most likely to exploit rather than respond to findings in arbitrary order.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-5 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(55, 84, 115,0.05)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Reduce alert noise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element col-12 col-md-7 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(55, 84, 115,0.05)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Business context helps security teams avoid treating every known vulnerability or configuration issue as equally urgent.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-5 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Improve risk reporting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element col-12 col-md-7 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Security leaders can explain cyber risk to executives and the board in terms of critical assets, potential impact, remediation status, and business priorities.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exposure management best practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Exposure management is most effective when discovery, prioritization, remediation, and validation continuously work together. These practices can help your security teams focus on the exposures most likely to affect critical assets and business operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-86b800b3-77d0-49ae-a429-26eacecddba9 areoi-element container template-15 mx-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-26-22 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">5 best practices for efficient exposure management<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-f9c7cde7-f88b-46fb-ba80-649898087fe3 row areoi-element pt-3 row-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-00293862-de68-4439-86cc-012eaa67310c col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2rem\">1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Maintain complete asset visibility<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-94d314aa-cecc-4a64-bb45-3b08a63d9419 col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2rem\">2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Prioritize by exploitability and business context<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-00293862-de68-4439-86cc-012eaa67310c col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2rem\">3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Automate discovery and low-risk remediation<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-94d314aa-cecc-4a64-bb45-3b08a63d9419 col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2rem\">4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Align with applicable compliance requirements<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-00293862-de68-4439-86cc-012eaa67310c col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2rem\">5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Reduce privileged access exposure<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Maintain complete asset visibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot reduce exposure you cannot see, so maintain an up-to-date inventory of systems, cloud resources, applications, identities, services, and external connections. <a href=\"https:\/\/nvlpubs.nist.gov\/nistpubs\/CSWP\/NIST.CSWP.29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0<\/a> [PDF] emphasizes identifying and managing assets according to their importance to organizational objectives and risk strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Prioritize by exploitability and business context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prioritize findings based on exploitability and business context, not <a href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln-metrics\/cvss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)<\/a> scores alone. Consider the following questions during prioritization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is the asset externally reachable, or accessible through an internal attack path?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are there any actively exploited weaknesses for the asset?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does the affected asset support a critical business process or service?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What data or systems could the asset expose if compromised?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does the affected identity have elevated permissions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Answering these questions helps security teams direct remediation efforts toward exposures that pose the greatest risk to critical assets and business operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Automate discovery and low-risk remediation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Automate discovery and low-risk remediation where possible. Continuous scanning, configuration monitoring, and automated workflows can help teams identify changes quickly and reduce the time between detection and mitigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CISA<\/a> also recommends regularly assessing internet exposure and reducing unnecessary public access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Align with applicable compliance requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Align the program with applicable compliance requirements, such as <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/nis2-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIS2<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/dora-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DORA<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/pci-dss-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PCI DSS<\/a>. Exposure management does not automatically make an organization compliant, but its asset inventory, risk prioritization, access control, remediation, monitoring, and evidence-gathering activities can support broader compliance efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-c4b29134-5bda-434f-9369-7cd6817a3a21 areoi-element container template-8 px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-cc3fcdfe-341a-45b5-b125-0c4edf642530 areoi-element p-3 table-head\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Compliance requirements to align with your exposure management program<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d1ada274-2af4-4b9e-a4d4-dc64d02a9ee0 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element row-cols-1 row-cols-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/nis2-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIS2<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/nist-800-171-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIST 800-171<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/swift-customer-security-program-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SWIFT CSP<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-1217937b-8533-4075-ab11-3bd40be08b43 row areoi-element row-cols-1 row-cols-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-2051e6a8-d758-4a6f-b1be-bfc2e198335d col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/gdpr-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GDPR<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5432fa5f-22b3-413d-b543-5a002856d40f col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/dora-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DORA<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-0b6f6b44-eba7-4aca-9cf0-aa47c4062596 col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\/iso-compliance-solution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISO 27001<\/a><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-7f3c1b02-c846-4653-83c1-a67abc239ca0 row 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