How Attack Surface Management Powers Each Stage of the CTEM Cycle
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is rapidly becoming the go-to framework for organizations that want to move beyond reactive vulnerability management. Instead of fixing issues in isolation, CTEM focuses on continuously identifying, prioritizing, and reducing exposures that present real business risk. However, CTEM does not operate in a vacuum. Its effectiveness depends heavily on Attack Surface Management (ASM) . Without ASM, CTEM lacks the visibility and context needed to function as a continuous, intelligence-driven process. To understand why ASM is critical, it’s important to look at how it powers each stage of the CTEM cycle . Stage 1: Scoping – Defining What Truly Matters The first stage of CTEM is scoping—deciding which assets, systems, and business services should be evaluated for exposure. This is where many programs struggle, relying on static asset inventories or internally reported systems. Attack Surface Management transforms scoping by: Continuous...