Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management - Educational Co-term
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management provides educational institutions with continuous visibility and control over their external digital exposure, identifying critical risks before they are exploited.
- Continuous Monitoring: Access ongoing scanning and analysis of your organization's external attack surface.
- Risk Prioritization: Coverage for identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities based on exploitability and business impact.
- Proactive Defense: Protection against unknown external threats by mapping and understanding your digital footprint.
- Compliance Support: Entitlement to detailed reporting that aids in meeting regulatory and audit requirements for external asset security.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management is a cloud-based solution designed to continuously discover, monitor, and manage an organization's external digital assets and their associated risks. It provides critical visibility into potential attack vectors that could be exploited by malicious actors.
This service is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within educational institutions, from K-12 districts to universities, who need to secure their expanding digital presence. It integrates into existing security frameworks to offer a consolidated view of external threats and vulnerabilities.
- External Asset Discovery: Automatically identifies all internet-facing assets, including shadow IT.
- Vulnerability Assessment: Continuously scans for and prioritizes external vulnerabilities.
- Attack Path Mapping: Visualizes potential attack routes an adversary could take.
- Threat Intelligence Integration: Correlates findings with real-time threat data.
- Risk Scoring: Provides a clear, actionable risk score for each identified asset and vulnerability.
Secure your institution's external digital footprint with continuous, actionable insights to prevent breaches and maintain operational integrity.
What This Solves
Discover and Map External Digital Assets
Enable teams to automatically discover all internet-facing assets, including shadow IT and misconfigured services. Streamline the process of maintaining an accurate inventory of your organization's external digital footprint.
cloud-first environments, hybrid networks, distributed campuses, remote workforce enablement
Identify and Prioritize External Vulnerabilities
Automate the identification of critical vulnerabilities across all discovered external assets. Streamline risk management by prioritizing remediation efforts based on exploitability and potential business impact.
compliance-driven operations, risk-averse organizations, security operations centers, IT governance frameworks
Visualize Potential Attack Paths
Enable security teams to understand how attackers might traverse their external attack surface to reach critical internal systems. Streamline incident response planning by identifying the most likely attack vectors.
threat hunting initiatives, security awareness training, incident response readiness, advanced persistent threat defense
Key Features
Continuous External Asset Discovery
Automatically identifies all internet-facing assets, including shadow IT and forgotten services, ensuring complete visibility.
Attack Surface Vulnerability Scanning
Proactively detects and prioritizes vulnerabilities on external assets, reducing the window of opportunity for attackers.
Attack Path Visualization
Maps potential routes attackers could take, enabling focused defense and incident response planning.
Risk-Based Prioritization
Assigns risk scores to assets and vulnerabilities, allowing IT teams to focus on the most critical threats first.
Integration with Security Ecosystem
Complements existing security tools by providing essential external context for threat detection and response.
Industry Applications
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage vast amounts of sensitive student and research data, making them prime targets. Continuous external monitoring is vital for compliance with data privacy regulations and protecting intellectual property.
Government & Public Sector
Public sector organizations handle citizen data and critical infrastructure information, requiring robust security against state-sponsored and criminal attacks. EASM helps identify and mitigate external exposures that could compromise public services.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must protect patient health information (PHI) under strict regulations like HIPAA. EASM helps identify external vulnerabilities in patient portals, telehealth platforms, and connected medical devices.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions are heavily regulated and face constant threats from sophisticated attackers seeking financial data. EASM provides essential visibility into external-facing banking platforms, trading systems, and customer portals.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is External Attack Surface Management (EASM)?
External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is a security practice focused on discovering, monitoring, and managing an organization's digital assets that are exposed to the internet. It aims to identify potential vulnerabilities and attack vectors from an attacker's perspective.
How does Bitdefender GravityZone EASM help educational institutions?
For educational institutions, it provides crucial visibility into their often complex and expanding digital footprint, including student portals, research platforms, and administrative systems. This helps protect sensitive student and faculty data from external threats.
Is this a cloud-based solution?
Yes, Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management is a cloud-based (SaaS) solution, meaning it requires no on-premises hardware and can be accessed from anywhere.
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.