Attack Surface

Attack Surface

Attack surfaces are all of the entry points where an unauthorized bad actor can potentially access and exploit flaws and weaknesses. Organizations must continuously test their attack surfaces to identify and eliminate potential threats before they can be exploited. 

A digital attack surface includes all the hardware and software within an organization’s digital environment, like code, applications, ports, servers, and websites. It also includes user computers, smartphones, hard drives, and USB drives, as well as user credentials. 

Ridge Security provides continuous attack surface management: It enables organizations to continuously manage external exposure, providing a comprehensive list of attack surfaces before assessing and testing software vulnerabilities and infrastructure risks. Its historical reporting tracks how an organization’s attack surface changes over time, presenting the change dynamics in a graphic trending report so users can continuously monitor and manage exposure.