In a world where digital footprints expand every day, organizations face not just traditional threats inside the network but also evolving dangers lurking outside where attackers look first. Two key solutions from Outpost24 help security teams stay ahead of these risks: External Attack Surface Management (EASM) and Digital Risk Protection (DRP).
What Is External Attack Surface Management (EASM)?
Your external attack surface includes all the systems, services, cloud assets, domains, APIs and other digital components your organization exposes to the internet. Every unmanaged website, forgotten subdomain or misconfigured cloud service is a potential entry point for attackers.
Outpost24’s EASM solution continuously discovers and maps both known and unknown internet-facing assets, providing a real-time inventory and risk insights so your team can detect vulnerabilities before adversaries do. This includes:
- 24/7 automated asset discovery to uncover vulnerabilities and shadow IT.
- Contextual prioritization of risks, so security teams can focus on what matters most.
- Seamless integration with existing tools (SIEM, SOAR, ITSM) for streamlined workflows.
In short, EASM gives you visibility and control over the parts of your environment that are exposed to the outside world—a foundational step in any proactive cybersecurity strategy.
What Is Digital Risk Protection (DRP)?
While EASM focuses on your own exposed assets, Digital Risk Protection looks at external threats and risks that emerge from the broader digital environment, including sources attackers use before they strike.
Outpost24’s DRP solution (powered by CompassDRP) uses real-time threat intelligence to monitor and protect against risks such as:
- Leaked credentials and data exposure on the open, deep and dark web.
- Brand impersonation and social media threats where attackers could target your reputation.
- Unauthorized use of domains or malicious lookalikes that could be used in phishing or fraud.
With DRP, teams get a centralized, contextualized view of digital threats, helping them respond early and accurately to emerging risks before they affect operations or brand trust.
🔗 Why Both Matter
Individually, EASM and DRP address different types of risk—internal exposure vs. external threat intelligence—but together they form a more complete defense strategy:
- EASM tells you what you have exposed and how vulnerable it is.
- DRP tells you how the outside world could exploit those exposures, including through stolen credentials, dark web chatter, or social channels.
Combining these approaches helps teams move from reactive security to continuous, intelligence-led risk management—closing gaps before attackers can leverage them.
