The shifting threat landscape demands more than just perimeter-based security to protect critical network infrastructure.
According to Gartner, hybrid work and cloud adoption by enterprises have led to the expansion of business attack surfaces.
In response, security and IT leaders are beginning to adopt attack surface management (ASM) systems to ensure digital perimeters are adequately secured. ASM offers businesses real-time visibility into vulnerabilities and exposures often missed by traditional perimeter defenses.
But that’s not the only benefit. ASM empowered by Threat Intelligence Feeds goes beyond just perimeter defense; it can free up resources that facilitate strategic business growth.
In this article, we’ll discuss how continuous ASM enables business growth and how Outpost24’s cloud-based platform can help track growing attack surfaces through AI-powered continuous attack surface monitoring.
The Business Case for Rethinking Security Visibility
While many cloud service providers can defend part of your network environment through a shared responsibility model, you must configure and use the infrastructure securely.
But achieving this shared responsibility is not easy. Modern cloud infrastructure is volatile and prone to change. Many organizations today do not have a full overview of all their cloud-based assets.
This lack of cloud visibility is a widespread issue. A new report by Bedrock Security reveals that about 83% of organizations have gaps in data visibility in 2025.
The visibility gap is not just a technical issue but a strategic blind spot. Without a clear, continuous view of their cloud environments, organizations are unable to prioritize risks or allocate resources effectively. This often leads to reactive security postures, where teams scramble to respond to threats rather than proactively reducing exposure.
Having a continuous attack surface monitoring system in place is one effective way to increase cloud visibility and protection within your business. Continuous ASM allows you to assess risks in real-time, make decisions faster, and validate the safety of any digital project with greater confidence.
Outpost24’s EASM Platform can provide you with real-time discovery of all known and unknown internet-facing assets, including those outside traditional IT oversight. With the solution, you can have automated granular insights into how each asset or service impacts the overall attack surface.
From Reactive to Strategic: Automating Trust and Enabling Growth
Automation is a critical driver that transforms attack surface management into a strategic enabler of business growth, operational efficiency, and organizational trust.
There is no doubt that a manual security checkup takes up a lot of resources and time that could otherwise be used to fuel innovation. Businesses that continue to rely on manual methods to monitor network data often struggle to scale effectively and face increased difficulty managing their attack surfaces across dynamic cloud environments.
Aside from discouraging business growth, a delay in data visibility can have serious consequences, including data breaches, compliance failures, and reputational damage.
Automated ASM fundamentally reshapes this landscape by eliminating manual bottlenecks that hinder timely visibility and, by extension, business growth. When attack surface monitoring becomes automated, it makes it easier for security teams to reallocate their efforts toward higher-value, business-critical initiatives.
How Does Outpost24’s EASM Platform Turn Business Data Into Actionable Insights?
Outpost24’s EASM scoring system uses AI-driven modules and Threat Intelligence Data to rate an organization’s entire security posture (from A to F) across seven dimensions: vulnerabilities, configuration, exposed services, encryption, reputation, hygiene, and threat intelligence. The platform uses these seven dimensions to generate detailed, audit-ready reports that conform to regulatory requirements like GDPR, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.
Beyond compliance, Outpost24’s platform empowers IT leaders with measurable, data-driven metrics to monitor and improve security performance. By making the quantification and assessment of cyber risks easier and more efficient, Outpost24 enables CISOs to demonstrate in practical terms how security initiatives protect brand reputation and contribute to strategic business goals.
Turning Visibility Into Value
Today’s cloud-first business environment requires continuous and full visibility to remain resilient against threat actors probing their growing attack surfaces. The biggest advantage of continuous ASM isn’t just about reactive problem-solving; it is a catalyst that IT leaders leverage to push for business innovation and growth.
If you’re an organization navigating complex attack surfaces, Outpost24’s EASM platform is a critical tool for transforming cybersecurity into a driver of business success. As a tech leader, Outpost24 EASM solutions place you in a stronger position to act as a proactive data defender than traditional vulnerability management tools allow.
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