# Manage exposure across your entire attack surface

## EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT

## From your firewalls to the deepest corners of the dark web.

The more your attack surface expands, the harder it is to connect the dots on what’s putting your organization at risk. Which assets are most vulnerable? Which vendors are high risk? What threat activities are most relevant?

Bitsight gives you visibility into threats and exposures across parties and through the cybercriminal underground, so you can see and protect your entire digital infrastructure—on-prem, in the cloud, and across the supply chain.

## Redefining how organizations see risk.

## External Attack Surface Management

### Visualize your attack surface

Discover unknown assets, identify and prioritize vulnerabilities, and see your digital infrastructure like your adversaries do with [External Attack Surface Management](https://www.bitsight.com/products/external-attack-surface-management).

- Automatically map your digital footprint from day one, including shadow IT and third-party vendor risks
- Prioritize remediation efforts based on real-world impact
- Use trusted metrics to generate executive-level reports that link cyber exposure to business outcomes

[Learn more](https://www.bitsight.com/products/external-attack-surface-management)

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## Continuous Monitoring

### Map threats across your digital supply chain

Supply chain attacks, zero days, and other cyber threats don’t wait for annual questionnaires or reassessments. To stay ahead, use [Continuous Monitoring](https://www.bitsight.com/products/continuous-monitoring) to keep a pulse on your vendor ecosystem and proactively mitigate risk.

- Gain broad visibility into your extended attack surface, including fourth party vendors
- Use tangible, objective evidence to partner with your third parties for quicker remediation
- Communicate critical third-party risk insights across the company and to the board

[Learn more](https://www.bitsight.com/products/continuous-monitoring)

## Cyber Threat Intelligence

### Stay ahead with real-time intelligence

Take control of your organization’s risk with [Cyber Threat Intelligence](https://www.bitsight.com/products/cyber-threat-intelligence), which captures, processes, and alerts teams to emerging threats, TTPs, IOCs, and their risk exposure as it surfaces. We collect 7 million intelligence items daily from over 1,000 underground forums and marketplaces.

- Use AI-driven enriched insights provide security teams with information about the source of threats in less than a minute
- See real-time findings from some of the most common risk areas—including compromised credentials, vulnerabilities, ransomware, adversaries
- Leverage customizable alerts for your highest risk areas

[Learn More](https://www.bitsight.com/products/cyber-threat-intelligence)

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## Security Posture Management

### Set goals and take action

Take the guesswork out of analyzing performance and setting program goals with metrics based on your own cybersecurity needs and risk tolerance with advanced analytics.

- Compare yourself against meaningful peer groups
- Drill-down into areas of exposure, such as hosting provider, subsidiary, or asset count
- Understand how effective your security controls have been over the last six months

[Learn more](https://www.bitsight.com/products/advanced-analytics)

communication, SIMPLIFIED.

## Easier reporting. Better buy-in.

No more surface-level metrics. Let stakeholders know how you’re actually doing with security program targets that you can benchmark, map to outcomes, and track over time.

#### Cyber Governance

Prove that your cyber risk is under control. Align the team around a consistent strategy, get the right context, and track your progress.

[Learn more](https://www.bitsight.com/products/governance-and-analytics)

#### Executive Reporting

Bridge the communication gap with digestible metrics that reframe the conversation about cybersecurity into one about business risk.

[Learn more](https://www.bitsight.com/uses/executive-cybersecurity-reporting)

## Quality matters. 
For data, it matters more.

Bitsight operates one of the largest risk datasets in the world, combining Artificial Intelligence with the experience and knowledge from dedicated technical researchers to map the linkages across entities and provide the most accurate view of your attack surface within our solutions.

We leverage knowledge on millions of entities, continuously updated by researchers to create a unique AI training set. The training set enables us to identify relationships between data sources, assess confidence, and attribute assets at internet scale.

The result is a truly unique view of the internet — and your organization—to offer insights on assets, third-party relationships, vulnerabilities, and other indicators of security diligence to help you effectively manage risk.

[Explore data and insights](https://www.bitsight.com/data/cyber-data-and-insights)

## Exposure management Resources

## Insights, guides, and tools

#### [The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Rating Platforms, Q2 2026](https://www.bitsight.com/resources/2026-forrester-wave-cybersecurity-risk-rating-platforms)

### [Download now](https://www.bitsight.com/resources/2026-forrester-wave-cybersecurity-risk-rating-platforms)

#### [2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cyber Threat Intelligence Technologies](https://www.bitsight.com/resources/2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-cyber-threat-intelligence)

### [Download now](https://www.bitsight.com/resources/2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-cyber-threat-intelligence)

#### [A Critical Guide to Closing Your Exposure Management Gaps](https://www.bitsight.com/resources/critical-guide-closing-your-exposure-management-gaps)

### [Download now](https://www.bitsight.com/resources/critical-guide-closing-your-exposure-management-gaps)

#### [The Total Economic Impact™ Of Bitsight](https://www.bitsight.com/resources/total-economic-impact-bitsight)

### [Download now](https://www.bitsight.com/resources/total-economic-impact-bitsight)

## Exposure management FAQs

### What is exposure management?

[Exposure Management](https://www.bitsight.com/glossary/cyber-exposure-management) is a security practice designed to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats within an organization's digital ecosystem. By identifying cyber exposure, organizations can calculate the level of risk associated with each exposure, evaluate the effectiveness of security controls intended to mitigate each type of risk, and prioritize the steps required to improve security programs and remediate vulnerabilities.

### What is exposure risk management?

[Exposure](https://www.bitsight.com/glossary/threat-exposure) in risk management refers to the extent to which an organization is vulnerable to potential loss or damage due to a particular threat or risk. In cybersecurity, exposure is the sum of the vulnerabilities and risks associated with an organization’s IT environment, including networks, applications, data, and systems. By accurately understanding and evaluating cyber exposure, organizations can measure the strength of their security programs and prioritize remediation to address the greatest risk.

### What is continuous threat exposure management (CTEM)?

[CTEM](https://www.bitsight.com/glossary/continuous-threat-exposure-management-ctem) is a comprehensive approach to security that enables organizations to continuously identify, monitor, quantify, and remediate threats across every component of their attack surface—before attackers can exploit them.

### What is the exposure factor in cybersecurity?

The Exposure Factor (EF) in cybersecurity represents the percentage of an asset's value that would be lost if a specific threat were realized. It estimates the impact of a successful attack on an asset. EF is often used to help [calculate financial loss](https://www.bitsight.com/products/financial-quantification-enterprise-cyber-risk) and inform risk management decisions.

### What's the difference between vulnerability management and exposure management?

[Vulnerability Management](https://www.bitsight.com/blog/what-is-vulnerability-management) focuses on identifying, prioritizing, and fixing weaknesses in systems and software to reduce the attack surface. Exposure Management is broader, encompassing vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, assets, and other risks to provide a complete view of an organization’s exposure. It aims for proactive monitoring and mitigation of all potential attack vectors, not just known vulnerabilities.