Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management - Government
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management for Government provides continuous visibility into your organization's external attack surface, identifying and prioritizing risks before they can be exploited.
- Continuous Discovery: Access ongoing mapping of all internet-facing assets and potential exposures.
- Risk Prioritization: Coverage for detailed vulnerability assessment and contextual risk scoring.
- Proactive Defense: Protection against unknown threats by understanding your external footprint.
- Entitlement to Actionable Insights: Gain clear guidance on remediation steps to strengthen your security posture.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Bitdefender GravityZone External Attack Surface Management is a cloud-based solution designed to continuously discover, monitor, and assess an organization's external attack surface. It identifies internet-facing assets, vulnerabilities, and potential misconfigurations that could be exploited by threat actors.
This service is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to understand and mitigate risks associated with their public-facing digital presence. It integrates with existing security operations to provide a unified view of external threats.
- External Asset Discovery: Automatically maps all internet-exposed assets, including shadow IT.
- Vulnerability Identification: Detects security flaws, misconfigurations, and potential entry points.
- Risk Prioritization: Assigns risk scores based on asset criticality and vulnerability severity.
- Attack Path Simulation: Visualizes potential attack routes an adversary could take.
- Remediation Guidance: Provides actionable recommendations to address identified risks.
This solution empowers SMB and mid-market teams to proactively manage their external security posture without the overhead of large security teams.
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 unauthorized or forgotten systems that pose a security risk.
cloud-first environments, hybrid networks, decentralized IT management, rapid growth organizations
Prioritize Vulnerability Remediation
Automate the assessment of external vulnerabilities and assign risk scores based on exploitability and business impact. Support teams in focusing remediation efforts on the most critical threats first.
security operations centers, compliance-driven organizations, IT departments with limited staff, risk-averse businesses
Map Potential Attack Paths
Visualize how attackers could move through your external network by understanding interconnected vulnerabilities. Help security professionals understand the potential impact of a single exposed asset.
threat intelligence teams, incident response planning, security architecture reviews, proactive security assessments
Key Features
Continuous External Asset Discovery
Automatically maps all internet-facing assets, reducing the risk of unknown exposures.
Vulnerability and Misconfiguration Detection
Identifies security flaws and improper settings that could be exploited by attackers.
Risk-Based Prioritization
Helps security teams focus on the most critical threats by assigning actionable risk scores.
Attack Surface Visualization
Provides a clear view of potential attack paths, aiding in strategic defense planning.
Actionable Remediation Guidance
Offers clear, prioritized steps to effectively mitigate identified risks.
Industry Applications
Government & Public Sector
Government entities face stringent security requirements and a high volume of sophisticated cyber threats, making continuous external attack surface monitoring essential for protecting critical infrastructure and sensitive data.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions handle highly sensitive customer data and are prime targets for cyberattacks, requiring robust security measures to comply with regulations like PCI DSS and protect against financial fraud.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) under regulations like HIPAA, necessitating strong security to prevent data breaches and ensure the availability of critical medical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) are increasingly connected to the internet, creating new attack vectors that require careful monitoring to prevent disruptions to production and supply chains.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an external attack surface?
An organization's external attack surface refers to all the points where an external threat actor can attempt to enter or attack its computer systems. This includes websites, servers, cloud instances, and any other internet-facing assets.
How does this service help government agencies?
For government agencies, this service provides critical visibility into their public-facing digital assets, helping to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities that could be targeted by sophisticated adversaries, thereby enhancing national security and protecting sensitive data.
Can this service detect shadow IT?
Yes, the continuous discovery capabilities are designed to identify all internet-facing assets, including those that may not be officially managed by IT departments, commonly referred to as shadow IT.
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.