Attack Surface Management (ASM) for MSPs
See what attackers see - without credentials. Our outside-in ASM continuously discovers exposed assets, highlights misconfigurations, and prioritizes fixes across your clients' internet-facing footprint.
Attack Surface Management (ASM) is crucial for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to continuously discover, monitor, and secure their clients' digital assets, which mitigates risk and strengthens security posture. For MSPs, this means providing comprehensive visibility across diverse and dynamic client environments, identifying vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them, and streamlining the remediation process to ensure clients are protected against emerging threats.
How ASM Benefits MSPs
Expands Client Visibility
ASM provides MSPs with a unified view of a client's entire digital footprint, including unknown or "shadow" IT assets, which is often a major challenge in diverse client environments.
Proactive Threat Mitigation
It allows for the continuous discovery and monitoring of assets, identifying vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and exposures that could be exploited.
Prioritizes Risks
By correlating discovered assets with real-time vulnerability data, ASM helps MSPs prioritize which threats to address first, leading to more efficient use of resources.
Accelerates Incident Response
With a clearer understanding of the attack surface and risks, MSPs can detect threats faster and respond to incidents more effectively.
Improves Service Offerings
Offering robust ASM as a service helps MSPs differentiate themselves by providing clients with a more reliable and comprehensive security solution.
Enhances Collaboration
A shared, real-time view of the attack surface enables better collaboration between security teams and other departments, improving efficiency and outcomes.
Key Capabilities and Best Practices for MSPs
Continuous Asset Discovery
Use automated tools to continuously scan for and inventory all known and unknown assets, including domains, IPs, cloud resources, and APIs.
Continuous Monitoring
Implement a process that constantly monitors for new vulnerabilities, threats, and changes to the attack surface, as this changes daily.
Integration
Integrate ASM tools with existing security workflows, such as SIEMs, ticketing systems, and incident response platforms, for a more cohesive process.
Prioritize and Reduce
Once visibility is achieved, focus on reducing the attack surface by retiring unnecessary assets and remediating high-priority vulnerabilities.
Map Third-Party Risks
Understand and monitor the security posture of third-party vendors, as breaches are often a result of third-party exposure.
Common MSP Challenges
- Unknown or unmanaged internet-facing assets
- Misaligned DNS, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and TLS issues
- Subdomain sprawl and legacy records
- Vendor/CDN changes introducing new risk
- Evidence collection for audits and insurance
Business Outcomes
- Fewer exploitable entry points
- Faster client onboarding & QBRs with proof
- Continuous compliance evidence trail
- Clear remediation plans tied to risk
- Stickier, higher-margin services
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