Attack surface management

The governance chain evaluation framework tests whether a platform can enforce the workflows that turn discovery into governance

The exercise, hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, simulated a Chinese military exercise around Taiwan in 2027, followed by suspected Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. ports, freight rail, and airports.

The 2026 State of Threat Exposure Management Report by Vectra AI found that dynamic enterprise environments, with new devices and roles appearing constantly, undermine static asset inventories.

Unrestricted local administrator rights represent a critical vulnerability, granting users dangerous control that threat actors frequently exploit to bypass security and move laterally across networks. This whitepaper details a strategic path to eliminating these excessive privileges without creating user friction or stalling productivity. By l...

Sidewinder represents a significant redesign of Assail's Ares platform, moving from a script-following scanner to a system that plans its own security engagements.

Modern enterprises face expanding digital footprints and unseen risk. This session explores how CISOs are operationalizing attack surface management to stay ahead of exposure through discovery, validation, and prioritization.