As cyberattacks grow more sophisticated, organizations are rethinking how they identify and eliminate risk. Two core components of any effective cybersecurity strategy, attack surface management and vulnerability management, are often confused or used interchangeably. While both aim to reduce risk, they operate in fundamentally different ways and address various stages of the security lifecycle.
Understanding the distinction between attack surface management and vulnerability management helps IT teams and managed service providers (MSPs) build a more comprehensive security posture that detects known weaknesses and uncovers hidden exposures before threat actors can exploit them.
Key takeaways
- Attack surface management identifies and monitors all IT assets, known and unknown, to uncover hidden exposures in real-time.
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SOURCE ConnectWise
