Exposure Management
Exposure Management
In today’s threat landscape, security vulnerabilities are automatically detected and exploited within seconds. Reality also reveals just how vast the attack surface truly is: modern, large-scale IT environments contain an average of 11,000 vulnerabilities and numerous exposed systems, many of which remain undetected for long periods or are incorrectly prioritized. As a result, regulatory requirements are becoming increasingly stringent and demand explicit and continuous vulnerability management. Our Exposure Management addresses precisely these challenges. It goes far beyond traditional vulnerability management and focuses on the entire network perimeter – that is, truly all areas through which systems and applications are accessible. Instead of focusing solely on individual vulnerabilities, our approach specifically analyzes all access points using automated External Attack Surface Management. This gives you a holistic overview of potential risks and enables you to detect threats early, prioritize them effectively and mitigate them efficiently.
Our platform is a European solution that meets the highest data protection standards and is delivered entirely from a European cloud. It specifically supports companies in meeting regulatory requirements such as NIS-2 and other compliance obligations.
The solution
Our Exposure Management in detail:
COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING
Our platform establishes a comprehensive security risk management system that provides organizations with complete transparency and control over their entire attack surface. Instead of isolated, one-time scans, it creates a continuous, holistic process that integrates all steps of modern cyber defense: from identification and assessment to prioritization and targeted remediation of security risks. All assets, both internal systems and externally exposed components - are automatically detected and continuously monitored. This combines traditional vulnerability analysis with integrated Management of the external attack surface, revealing previously unknown or inadequately documented attack surfaces. By linking to current threat intelligence, the assessment is not conducted in isolation but within the context of real threats. This means: You not only identify vulnerabilities but also pinpoint exactly which ones actually endanger your business. Based on this, the platform prioritizes threats according to their risk and provides concrete, actionable recommendations. The result is clear decision-making criteria, structured processes and a reduction in your cyber risks, instead of long and hard-to-prioritize lists of vulnerabilities.
CLOSED SECURITY CYCLE
The innovative combination of Exposure and Patch Management enables a holistic approach to managing enterprise risks. While Exposure Management identifies security vulnerabilities, our Patch Management ensures their automated and controlled remediation. Risks are identified, prioritized and consistently resolved. The agent-based approach simplifies the identification and distribution of patches and allows maintenance windows, reboots and update rules to be defined individually for each system. Multi-stage rollout cycles also reduce the risk of errors, particularly for sensitive systems. This is complemented by a comprehensive application catalog, automated maintenance for servers and clients, flexible rules such as whitelisting and blacklisting, as well as comprehensive support and the implementation of defined remediation concepts by DTS experts.
DTS MANAGED SERVICE
To ensure that Exposure Management does not place an additional burden on the IT team, our platform is complemented by appropriate DTS Managed Service options, such as platform deployment and maintenance, first- and second-level support (5x9), and best practices for classifying asset criticality.
ASK IT: FAQ around the topic "Exposure Management"
The service continuously analyzes the entire IT and cloud environment, combining asset visibility with vulnerability and threat data.
The goal is not merely to make risks visible but to prioritize them specifically based on their actual relevance and exploitability.
Unlike traditional vulnerability management, exposure management considers a company's entire attack surface rather than just one individual vulnerability.
In addition to known vulnerabilities, it accounts for exposed systems, unknown assets, and external attack vectors. This provides a comprehensive view of actual risks rather than just a list of vulnerabilities.
The analysis relies on continuous data collection that captures all changes within the IT and cloud environment.
Asset data, vulnerability information, and threat intelligence are aggregated and correlated to provide an assessment of the attack surface that is both current and reliable.
Exposure management evaluates risks not only from a technical point of view but also in the context of their actual exploitability and relevance to the business.
This allows security measures to be implemented precisely where they will have the greatest impact on reducing the attack surface.
Exposure management is especially well-suited for companies with complex IT and cloud environments involving the simultaneous operation of numerous systems, applications, and external interfaces.
It is ideal for organizations that wish to continuously monitor their attack surface and prioritize risks within a business context, rather than simply identifying them technically. The service is particularly relevant for hybrid infrastructures characterized by high dynamism and a growing number of IT assets.
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