The internet is now part of the network. That might sound like hyperbole, but the massive shift to hybrid and remote work and a multicloud environment means security teams must now defend their entire online ecosystem. Recent ransomware attacks against internet-facing systems have served as a wake-up call. Now that Zero Trust has become the gold standard for enterprise security, it’s critical that organizations gain a complete picture of their attack surface—
Microsoft acquired RiskIQ in 2021 to help organizations assess the security of their entire digital enterprise.1 Powered by the RiskIQ Internet Intelligence Graph, organizations can discover and investigate threats across the components, connections, services, IP-connected devices, and infrastructure that make up their attack surface to create a resilient, scalable defense.2 For security teams, such a task might seem like trying to boil the ocean. So, in this post, I’ll help you put things in perspective with five things to remember when managing external attack surfaces. Learn more in the full RiskIQ report.