Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management EDU
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management provides continuous visibility into your external attack surface, identifying and prioritizing risks for educational institutions over a 1-year term.
- Continuous Discovery: Access to ongoing scanning and mapping of all external-facing assets and potential entry points.
- Risk Prioritization: Coverage for detailed vulnerability assessment and risk scoring to focus remediation efforts.
- Attack Surface Visibility: Protection against unknown or shadow IT assets that could be exploited by attackers.
- Proactive Security Posture: Entitlement to actionable insights that strengthen defenses before an attack occurs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is a cloud-based solution designed to provide organizations with a clear, actionable view of their external digital footprint. It continuously discovers, monitors, and assesses internet-facing assets, identifying potential vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that could be exploited by threat actors. This service is crucial for understanding and mitigating risks originating from outside the traditional network perimeter.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and Security Professionals within educational institutions seeking to maintain a strong security posture without the overhead of extensive manual processes. It integrates into existing security frameworks, offering a centralized platform to manage external threats and ensure compliance with evolving security standards.
- External Asset Discovery: Automatically identifies all internet-facing assets, including domains, subdomains, IP addresses, and cloud services.
- Vulnerability Assessment: Scans discovered assets for known vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and exposed sensitive data.
- Attack Vector Mapping: Visualizes potential attack paths and threat actor tactics relevant to your organization's external exposure.
- Risk Prioritization Engine: Assigns risk scores based on asset criticality, vulnerability severity, and exploitability.
- Continuous Monitoring: Provides ongoing updates on changes to the attack surface and emerging threats.
Bitdefender GravityZone EASM empowers educational institutions to proactively manage their external risks, ensuring a more secure digital environment.
What This Solves
Identify Shadow IT and Unknown Assets
Enable teams to discover and inventory all internet-facing assets, including those not managed by IT. Streamline the process of identifying and securing unauthorized or forgotten services that pose a security risk.
cloud-first environments, hybrid IT infrastructure, distributed workforce, BYOD policies
Prioritize Vulnerability Remediation
Automate the assessment of external vulnerabilities and their potential impact on the organization. Streamline the prioritization of patching and configuration fixes based on real-world exploitability and business impact.
risk-averse operations, compliance-driven organizations, security operations centers, incident response teams
Map Potential Attack Vectors
Enable security teams to visualize how attackers might target the organization by mapping potential attack paths. Understand the external threat landscape specific to your digital footprint.
threat intelligence gathering, security awareness training, penetration testing preparation, proactive defense strategies
Key Features
Continuous External Asset Discovery
Automatically identifies all internet-facing assets, preventing blind spots and unknown risks.
Attack Surface Visualization
Provides a clear map of potential attack vectors, helping security teams understand and prioritize threats.
Vulnerability and Misconfiguration Detection
Identifies exploitable weaknesses and insecure configurations on external assets.
Risk-Based Prioritization
Assigns actionable risk scores to vulnerabilities, enabling efficient remediation efforts.
Threat Intelligence Integration
Correlates discovered assets and vulnerabilities with known threat actor activity.
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
Government agencies handle critical infrastructure and citizen data, necessitating continuous monitoring of their external attack surface to prevent cyberattacks that could disrupt services or compromise national security.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must protect sensitive patient health information (PHI) and comply with HIPAA, making the continuous identification and remediation of external vulnerabilities essential to prevent breaches.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions are prime targets for cybercriminals and must adhere to strict regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and GLBA, demanding comprehensive visibility and control over their external-facing systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is External Attack Surface Management (EASM)?
External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is a security practice focused on discovering, monitoring, and assessing an organization's internet-facing assets and their associated vulnerabilities. It aims to provide visibility into potential entry points that threat actors could exploit.
How does Bitdefender GravityZone EASM work?
The platform continuously scans the internet to discover your organization's external assets, such as domains, IP addresses, and cloud services. It then analyzes these assets for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and potential risks, presenting the findings in a centralized dashboard.
Who should use External Attack Surface Management?
Any organization with an internet presence can benefit from EASM. It is particularly valuable for IT and security teams seeking to proactively identify and mitigate risks associated with their external digital footprint, ensuring a stronger overall security posture.
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.