The organisation lacked complete visibility of its internet-facing assets, shadow IT, cloud services, and third-party digital exposure, making it difficult to proactively identify cyber risks before attackers could exploit them.
As the organisation's digital ecosystem continued to expand, the lack of a centralised and continuously updated view of its external attack surface created challenges in identifying unknown assets, assessing third-party exposure, and prioritising vulnerabilities effectively.
The Challenge
The organisation had limited visibility across its internet-facing digital environment.
Internet-facing assets, shadow IT, cloud services, and third-party digital connections created a constantly changing external attack surface. Without continuous discovery and monitoring, previously unknown assets and exposures could remain undetected.
The organisation required a proactive approach to external attack surface management that could continuously discover, classify, monitor, and prioritise risks across its broader digital ecosystem.
You cannot protect what you cannot see. Continuous visibility across the external attack surface enables organisations to identify unknown assets, understand exposure, prioritise risk, and take action before attackers do.
Our Approach
Abiryva consultants implemented the IONIX External Attack Surface Management (EASM) platform to continuously discover, classify, and monitor internet-facing assets across the organisation's digital ecosystem.
The engagement provided the organisation with a continuous and comprehensive view of its external attack surface, helping security teams identify previously unknown assets, assess third-party exposure, prioritise vulnerabilities, and improve cyber risk decision-making.
The engagement included:
- External Asset Discovery
- Continuous Risk Monitoring
- Third-Party Exposure Analysis
- Vulnerability Prioritisation
- Executive Dashboards
- Continuous Security Reporting
Creating Continuous External Visibility
The implementation of an External Attack Surface Management capability enabled the organisation to move from periodic and fragmented assessments towards continuous visibility of its internet-facing digital environment.
By continuously discovering and classifying external assets, the organisation was able to identify previously unknown internet-facing systems, monitor changes in its digital footprint, and gain a clearer understanding of its exposure to external threats.
The approach also strengthened third-party cyber risk management by providing greater visibility into external digital exposure connected to suppliers, partners, and other organisations within the broader ecosystem.
Business Value Delivered
The implementation delivered complete visibility across the organisation's external attack surface and enabled security teams to take a more proactive approach to identifying and managing cyber risk.
- Achieved complete visibility across the organisation's external attack surface
- Identified previously unknown internet-facing assets
- Reduced third-party cyber risk
- Improved vulnerability prioritisation
- Reduced the external attack surface
- Strengthened executive cyber risk reporting
Technology Stack
IONIX
External Attack Surface Management (EASM)
Threat Intelligence
Vulnerability Management
Services Delivered
- Cyber Risk Management
- External Attack Surface Management
- Continuous Security Monitoring
Through the implementation of IONIX External Attack Surface Management, Abiryva helped the organisation establish continuous visibility across its external digital environment and improve its ability to proactively identify and manage cyber risk.
The organisation gained a clearer understanding of its internet-facing assets, third-party exposure, and external vulnerabilities, enabling security teams and executives to make better-informed decisions and reduce the organisation's overall external attack surface.