Attack Surface Management

Part III. Prioritization and Remediation

Now that you’ve got a solid grip on identifying and cataloging your assets, it’s time to take the next steps: prioritization and remediation. These chapters will cover how to determine what matters most when measuring risks across your attack surfaces.

While this may initially appear challenging, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. We’ll discuss how to prioritize your assets—because not all of them need the same level of attention—and how to assess your internal and external vulnerabilities.

Here’s the key: not every organizational asset carries equal organizational value. Some are your “crown jewels”—those critical systems that keep the lights on and drive your business forward—while others, though important, won’t bring everything to a halt if compromised. We’ll walk through how to rank assets so that you can allocate your security resources smartly. With attack surface analysis, you’ll learn how to monitor for risks and stay ahead of potential threats continuously.

Once you understand what assets are prioritized, you can determine how best to remediate the identified risks. With this information, organizations can make better, more targeted investments, gaining more value for every dollar of the security budget spent.

By the end of Part III, you’ll understand how proper prioritization makes remediation possible. You’ll know exactly where to focus your efforts, how to measure your attack surface, and where to apply remediation first for ...