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Attack surface and vulnerability terms explained
Each term defined in one sentence, then explained so you can actually work with it.
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Attack Surface Management (ASM)
Attack surface management is the continuous discovery, assessment and reduction of every point through which…
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CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
The CISA KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US agency CISA of vulnerabilities proven to be exploited…
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)
CTEM is a programme described by Gartner with five phases (scoping, discovery, prioritisation, validation…
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Dark Web Monitoring (Darknet Monitoring)
Dark web monitoring continuously searches underground forums, marketplaces, leak sites and stealer logs for…
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EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)
EPSS is a scoring system by FIRST that estimates for every CVE the probability that it will actually be…
External Attack Surface Management (EASM)
External attack surface management inventories and monitors from the outside every internet-facing asset of…
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Infostealer
An infostealer is malware that collects passwords, session cookies, browser data and files stored on…
Initial Access Broker (IAB)
An initial access broker is a cybercriminal who obtains access to corporate networks and sells that access…
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NIS2 Directive
NIS2 is EU Directive 2022/2555 on network and information security, which obliges essential and important…
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Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS)
PTaaS delivers manual penetration tests through a platform instead of a PDF: findings appear continuously…
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Typosquatting (Lookalike Domains)
Typosquatting is the registration of domains that closely resemble a known brand in order to lead users to…
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Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability management is the ongoing process of detecting vulnerabilities in systems, prioritising them…
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