Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management provides continuous visibility into your organization's external attack surface, identifying risks before they are exploited.
- Continuous Discovery: Access to ongoing identification of all external-facing assets and potential exposures.
- Risk Prioritization: Coverage for detailed risk scoring and prioritization based on exploitability and business impact.
- Attack Surface Reduction: Protection against unknown vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that attackers could target.
- Educational Focus: Entitlement to specialized features and licensing tailored for educational institutions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is a cloud-based solution designed to continuously discover, monitor, and manage an organization's external digital footprint. It identifies and prioritizes risks associated with internet-facing assets, helping to prevent breaches by proactively addressing vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
This service is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in educational institutions of all sizes, from K-12 districts to universities. It integrates into existing security stacks, providing a critical layer of visibility for networks that rely heavily on external access and digital resources.
- External Asset Discovery: Automatically maps all internet-facing assets, including shadow IT and cloud services.
- Vulnerability Identification: Detects misconfigurations, exposed sensitive data, and exploitable vulnerabilities.
- Risk Prioritization Engine: Scores risks based on exploitability and potential business impact.
- Attack Path Visualization: Illustrates how attackers could move from discovered vulnerabilities to critical assets.
- Continuous Monitoring: Provides ongoing alerts and updates on changes to the external attack surface.
Secure your institution's digital perimeter with continuous external threat intelligence and risk reduction capabilities.
What This Solves
Identify Shadow IT and Unmanaged Assets
Enable teams to discover all internet-facing assets, including unauthorized or forgotten systems and cloud services. Streamline the process of inventorying external resources to reduce the attack surface.
cloud-first environments, hybrid networks, distributed campuses, remote workforce enablement
Detect External Vulnerabilities and Misconfigurations
Automate the detection of exploitable vulnerabilities, exposed sensitive data, and common misconfigurations across all external assets. Provide teams with actionable intelligence to remediate risks.
compliance-driven operations, risk-averse IT departments, security-focused institutions, data privacy initiatives
Prioritize Security Efforts and Investments
Streamline the prioritization of security efforts by scoring identified risks based on exploitability and potential business impact. Enable teams to focus remediation on the most critical threats.
resource-constrained IT teams, proactive security postures, incident prevention strategies, budget optimization
Key Features
Continuous External Asset Discovery
Automatically maps all internet-facing assets, including shadow IT and cloud services, providing a complete view of your organization's external presence.
Attack Surface Monitoring
Detects changes and new exposures on your external attack surface in real-time, alerting you to potential risks before they are exploited.
Vulnerability and Misconfiguration Detection
Identifies exploitable vulnerabilities, exposed sensitive data, and common security misconfigurations across your external assets.
Risk Scoring and Prioritization
Assigns risk scores to identified issues based on exploitability and potential business impact, enabling focused remediation efforts.
Attack Path Visualization
Illustrates how attackers could chain together vulnerabilities to reach critical assets, aiding in defensive strategy development.
Industry Applications
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage vast amounts of sensitive student and research data, requiring robust external security to protect against data breaches and ensure compliance with regulations like FERPA.
Government & Public Sector
Public sector organizations must secure citizen data and critical infrastructure from external threats, adhering to strict security mandates and compliance frameworks.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers handle highly sensitive patient data (PHI) and must maintain continuous external security to comply with HIPAA and prevent breaches that could impact patient care and trust.
Finance & Insurance
Financial and insurance companies manage sensitive financial data and are prime targets for cyberattacks, necessitating strong external defenses to protect customer assets and maintain regulatory compliance like PCI DSS.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an external attack surface?
An organization's external attack surface refers to all the components and entry points of its network that are accessible from the internet. This includes websites, servers, cloud services, and any other digital assets exposed externally.
How does External Attack Surface Management help educational institutions?
For educational institutions, EASM helps identify risks associated with student portals, online learning platforms, research servers, and administrative systems. It ensures these critical digital resources are secured against external threats.
Is this a cloud-based solution?
Yes, Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management is a cloud-based SaaS solution, meaning it is delivered over the internet and requires no on-premises hardware installation.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.