External Attack Surface Management(EASM) has emerged as a cybersecurity gold standard – a core component of modern cybersecurity programs. As digital organizations have grown more complex, getting the whole picture of the external attack surface – what’s connected to what and how this could pose danger – is a maze that only-world-class EASM solutions have been able to successfully navigate.

In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, cyber security has grown increasingly complex. Organisations are shifting operations to the cloud, enabling remote work, and engaging with third-party ecosystems, expanding the potential attack surfaces. Threat actors are exploiting this complexity with high-volume, multi-faceted attacks.

In an increasingly connected digital landscape, the security of your organization’s data and publicly facing assets is more critical than ever. According to the CrowdStrike 2023 Threat Hunting Report, more than 20% of all interactive intrusions are associated with the exploitation of public-facing applications. As an organization’s attack surface expands and cyberthreats proliferate, it is imperative IT and security teams take a proactive approach to safeguarding their digital footprint.

Critical zero-day Citrix CVE-2023-3519 is still being exploited two months after Citrix released a patch. IONIX research found that 19% of the CVE-2023-3519 vulnerabilities are still unmitigated in comparison to only 3% among IONIX customers. In addition, IONIX customers were able to resolve this critical risk three times faster.

In the tech security scene, we’re always on the lookout for new vulnerabilities, especially when they are already exploited in the wild. The latest zero-day CVE-2023-20269 is hitting Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance VPN features. The attack surface scan conducted by IONIX research on a sample of organizations indicates that 13% of these appliances are potentially vulnerable through at least one interface.