You’ve heard of your attack surface, but what exactly is it, and why is it important? Fortinet defines an attack surface as “the number of all possible points, or attack vectors, where an unauthorised user can access a system and extract data.” The bigger the surface, the bigger the target. Obviously, you don’t want to leave anything vulnerable in your attack surface. That’s cyber security 101. ✍️ Attack surfaces are generally growing through initiatives like remote working and increasing use of cloud services. In fact, 61% of medium to large UK businesses reported a cyber-attack last year. Despite this, only 52% of companies have a formal patch management process. (gov.uk) And of course, known vulnerabilities = a hackers dream. ❌ — So, what is your digital attack surface? 👇 → Websites and online services → Software → Cloud services → Endpoints Effectively any system that is public facing. Why does this matter? If you have a publicly facing system that has a known exploit you’re a sitting target. Even if this is behind some sort of security layer, it becomes an attractive target. Hopefully you’re using tools to scan your attack surface. But what about your supply chain? In a recent project, we scanned five of the top softwares in a certain category in a certain sector. (More on this later..) …Three had critical vulnerabilities. ...Two of those were known exploits. …And one vulnerability is all it takes to impact any client using their software. When it comes to your supply chain security don’t assume. Check it. If you have any concerns, get in touch.
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