External Attack Surface Management

External Attack Surface Management

External Attack Surface Management

The digital perimeter of every organization is constantly shifting because adversaries exploit these changes faster than traditional security assessments can keep up. MWGroup's External Attack Surface Management (EASM) service combines continuous penetration testing with real-time threat intelligence and breach data analysis to help you stay ahead of evolving risks.

How It Works

Our 12-month program provides proactive, offensive security testing of your internet-facing environment, ensuring new assets and exposures are identified and validated before attackers exploit them.

Phase 1: Initial External Reconnaissance & Testing

We begin with an Initial External Reconnaissance & Testing engagement to establish a clear understanding of your current external attack surface.

  • Exhaustive host-by-host and port-by-port discovery.
  • Authenticated testing of critical web applications.
  • Manual validation of vulnerabilities to reduce false positives.
  • Realistic exploitation and post-exploitation to assess business impact.
  • Remote testing conducted from secure MWGroup testing infrastructure.

Phase 2: Continuous Monitoring & Testing

Throughout the year, MWGroup performs bi-weekly reviews of your perimeter to identify:

  • Newly deployed network assets or exposed services.
  • Emerging vulnerabilities in existing systems and applications.
  • Changes in third-party exposure or cloud infrastructure footprints.

When new risks are discovered, we conduct manual testing and validation to confirm exploitability and determine business impact. Near real-time notification ensures your team can respond quickly to critical issues.

Breach Data Analysis

An essential element of our EASM service is proactive breach data analysis. We monitor breach repositories, dark web markets, and public disclosures to:

  • Identify exposed credentials or sensitive data tied to your organization.
  • Correlate breach intelligence with your current external infrastructure.
  • Provide early warning of possible exploitation paths or targeted attacks.

This intelligence-driven approach ensures your security team is aware of threats as they emerge, not after they've been exploited.

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New internet-facing services are added each month to the average organization's external attack surface

Source: Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Attack Surface Threat Report, 2024

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Of CISOs report experiencing a security incident caused by unknown or unmanaged external assets

Source: Trend Micro/CSO Online, 2025

Benefits of MWGroup's EASM Service

Our External Attack Surface Management service provides continuous visibility and proactive threat intelligence with measurable business benefits.

  • Continuous Visibility: Maintain a clear, up-to-date view of your external footprint, even as your environment evolves
  • Actionable Threat Intelligence: Combine testing results with breach data insights to anticipate real-world attack paths
  • Reduced Business Risk: Identify and remediate critical exposures before adversaries exploit them
  • Proactive Partnership: Monthly touchpoints ensure findings are discussed, contextualized, and integrated into your security roadmap
  • Engagement Details: Remote testing available 24x7 or during agreed-upon windows, monthly executive briefings and technical reporting, optional retesting of remediated findings for validation, flexible scoping based on your environment's size and business priorities
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