Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management - Co-Term EDU
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management provides continuous visibility into your organization's external attack surface, identifying and prioritizing risks before they can be exploited.
- Continuous Monitoring: Gain ongoing awareness of internet-facing assets and potential exposures.
- Risk Prioritization: Focus remediation efforts on the most critical vulnerabilities impacting your business.
- Attack Surface Reduction: Proactively close security gaps and reduce your organization's exposure to threats.
- Educational Institution Focus: Tailored solution for the unique needs and compliance requirements of educational organizations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is a cloud-based solution designed to provide organizations with a clear view of their external digital footprint. It continuously scans and analyzes internet-facing assets, identifying misconfigurations, exposed sensitive data, and potential entry points for cyberattacks.
This service is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within educational institutions of all sizes, from K-12 districts to universities. It helps them understand and mitigate risks associated with their online presence, ensuring compliance and protecting sensitive student and research data.
- External Asset Discovery: Automatically identifies all internet-facing assets, including domains, subdomains, IPs, and cloud services.
- Vulnerability Identification: Detects misconfigurations, exposed credentials, sensitive data leaks, and shadow IT.
- Attack Path Mapping: Visualizes potential attack vectors and their impact on the organization.
- Prioritized Remediation: Provides actionable insights to help teams focus on the most critical risks first.
- Continuous Monitoring: Offers ongoing visibility and alerts on changes to the attack surface.
Empower your educational institution with proactive threat intelligence and attack surface visibility to strengthen your cybersecurity posture.
What This Solves
Identify Shadow IT and Unknown Assets
Enable teams to discover all internet-facing assets, including forgotten or unauthorized services. Streamline the process of mapping your complete external digital footprint to prevent security oversights.
cloud-first environments, hybrid deployments, distributed teams, multi-cloud strategies, SaaS adoption
Detect Exposed Sensitive Data
Automate the detection of sensitive data exposed on internet-facing assets, such as PII or intellectual property. Protect your organization's reputation and comply with data privacy regulations by identifying and remediating leaks.
data-sensitive operations, compliance-driven organizations, remote workforce, digital transformation initiatives, customer data management
Prioritize Vulnerability Remediation
Streamline security operations by prioritizing the most critical vulnerabilities based on their potential impact. Enable teams to focus remediation efforts efficiently, reducing overall risk exposure.
resource constrained IT teams, risk management frameworks, incident response planning, security operations centers, proactive security posture
Key Features
Continuous External Scanning
Maintains an up-to-date understanding of your organization's internet-facing assets and their security posture.
Attack Surface Visualization
Provides clear graphical representations of potential attack paths, making complex risks easier to understand and manage.
Misconfiguration Detection
Identifies common security errors in cloud services and network devices that could be exploited by attackers.
Shadow IT Discovery
Uncovers unauthorized or unknown applications and services connected to the internet, closing potential security gaps.
Actionable Risk Prioritization
Helps IT teams focus limited resources on the most critical threats and vulnerabilities first, optimizing remediation efforts.
Industry Applications
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage vast amounts of sensitive student and research data, making them prime targets. EASM helps identify risks associated with online learning platforms, administrative systems, and research networks, aiding compliance with regulations like FERPA.
Finance & Insurance
Financial organizations handle highly sensitive customer data and are subject to stringent regulatory compliance. EASM helps them identify and mitigate risks associated with external-facing banking portals, trading platforms, and customer service interfaces.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers manage Protected Health Information (PHI) and must adhere to HIPAA. EASM assists in identifying vulnerabilities in patient portals, telehealth platforms, and connected medical devices that could lead to data breaches.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies manage critical infrastructure and sensitive citizen data, facing significant cybersecurity threats. EASM helps them secure public-facing websites, citizen service portals, and internal systems exposed to the internet.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is External Attack Surface Management (EASM)?
External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is a security practice focused on discovering and monitoring an organization's internet-facing assets and identifying potential vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit. It provides visibility into what the outside world sees.
How does Bitdefender GravityZone EASM help educational institutions?
For educational institutions, it helps identify risks associated with online learning platforms, research portals, and student data repositories. It ensures compliance with regulations like FERPA by highlighting potential data exposure points.
Is this a cloud-based solution?
Yes, Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management is a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, meaning there is no on-premises hardware to manage.
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.