External Attack Surface Management (EASM)

You don’t know everything you expose.
Attackers do.

Patrowl discovers, validates, and prioritizes your external attack surface continuously. Get a complete view of your internet-facing assets including Shadow IT with zero false positives and expert human validation.

WHY EASM MATTERS IN 2026

Your attack surface grows faster than you track it.

New deployments, cloud environments, and services expand your digital assets every day. Most teams do not have a full view of their external facing assets.

Shadow IT you don't know exists

Unknown assets build up fast. A forgotten subdomain, a public dev environment, a cloud service left open. Attackers find these before your team does.

“We had no idea that subdomain was still live. It was serving our old login page.”

CVEs without context are just noise

A CVE alone does not mean risk. You still don’t know if you are exposed or if it can be used. Most teams waste time on the wrong issues.

“We had 800 CVEs in the backlog. We had no idea which three could breach us.”

Compliance requires continuous evidence

Auditors don’t accept snapshots anymore. You need to show ongoing control of your internet exposed assets. Manual reporting is not enough.

“The auditor asked for 6 months of evidence. We had a single PDF from last year.”

How Patrowl EASM works

Patrowl goes beyond asset lists. We discover, validate, and prioritize what matters.

  • 1. Attack surface visibility

    Discover your real attack surface

    • Domains, subdomains, IP addresses, APIs, cloud services

    • Shadow IT and forgotten environments

    • Discovery powered by WHOIS, certificate transparency, DNS data, and internet-wide scanning

    Outcome: a complete, continuously updated external footprint

  • 2. Understand what each asset reveals

    Not all assets are equal


    EASM analyzes what each asset is, how it is used, and what it exposes.

    • Technology fingerprinting (web applications, services, APIs)

    • Ownership and business context

    • Threat intelligence enrichment (CISA KEV, EPSS, active exploits)

    Outcome: visibility into what matters and why

  • 3-Detect real exposure points

    Identify the weaknesses attackers can actually reach.

    • Misconfigured cloud services and storage

    • Exposed services, admin panels, login endpoints

    • Weak DNS, email, and SSL/TLS configurations

    Outcome: a clear view of exploitable entry points

  • 4. Focus on exploitable risk

    Not every vulnerability matters.

    Zero false positives guaranteed. Every critical finding reviewed by Patrowl pentesters before it reaches you.

    • Link assets to known vulnerabilities

    • Filter noise using threat intelligence

    • Prioritize based on exploitability and business impact

    Outcome: a prioritized list of risks that matter

  • 5. Monitor continuously

    Your attack surface changes every day.

    EASM keeps tracking it.

    • Detect new assets and changes in real time

    • Track remediation and verify fixes

    • Maintain continuous monitoring across all external assets

    Outcome: persistent control over your exposure

  • 6. Operate at scale

    Built for complex organizations

    • Manage multiple entities, subsidiaries, and business units from one platform

    • Centralize visibility across all external assets

    • Integrate with Jira and ServiceNow (ITSM), SIEM, and Slack

    • Align detection, prioritization, and remediation workflows

      Outcome: operational security workflows, not just visibility

THE DIFFERENCE

Patrowl EASM vs. the alternatives.

CRITERIA VULNERABILITY SCANNER PATROWL EASM
Asset discovery Declared scope only Automatic, including Shadow IT
Coverage Known CVEs only CVE, OWASP, misconfigs, data leaks
Threat intelligence None CISA KEV, EPSS, active exploits
False positives High volume Zero, internal pentesters qualification
Remediation guidance Generic Contextualized, with IoCs and fix steps
Compliance evidence Manual export Continuous, audit-ready
Time to first result Hours (unqualified) 24 hours, validated

WHY PATROWL EASM

Not a scanner. An intelligence engine.

Most EASM tools give you a list. Patrowl tells you what is actually exploitable. Every finding confirmed before it reaches you.

  • Threat intel built in every vulnerability enriched with CISA KEV, EPSS, and real-time exploit data. CVEs actively used in attacks get ranked first.

  • CERT-grade validation, our team reviews every critical finding before it reaches you. If they can't confirm it, the alert doesn't ship. Zero false positives is a process, not a promise.

  • AI on our infrastructure, used only where it adds real value. It accelerates detection and enriches analysis. We never share your data with third parties.

  • Automatic discovery, declare a company name. Patrowl maps every external asset automatically. Shadow IT, cloud services, APIs, forgotten systems included.

Every role gets exactly what they need.

CISO

"I need to prove we manage risk. Not just report on it."

  • Your attack surface is always up to date.

  • Board-ready reports with full fix audit trail.

  • Compliance evidence for NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001.

SECOPS / VOC

"I'm drowning in alerts. I need to know what to fix first."

  • Zero false positives. We confirm every alert.

  • Alerts ranked by real exploitability and business impact.

  • Fix tickets auto-created in Jira or ServiceNow.

  • Auto-retest after each fix. No follow-up needed.

CTO / DSI

"I no longer know what's truly exposed."

  • Full visibility including Shadow IT and third parties.

  • Up and running in 30 minutes. No agent. No setup changes.

  • Clear security metrics to guide fast decisions.

  • New entities and acquisitions onboarded quickly.

Testimonials

They have secure their Attack Surface Management

  • “Patrowl delivers highly relevant results. Our teams rely on the automated monitoring every day.”

    Colas
    SECURITY TEAM
  • “Enhanced security, integrated without friction into our existing workflows. Deployed in 2 days across all our public assets.”

    Heetch
    ENGINEERING
  • “Our Blue Team was immediately alerted. Notification received at 3:57 PM, alert triggered at 4:36 PM. ”

    Brest Métropole
    SECURITY OPERATIONS

Common questions about EASM.

What is External Attack Surface Management (EASM)?

External attack surface management EASM is the process of discovering and monitoring all internet-facing assets your organization exposes. This includes known assets, unknown assets, Shadow IT, cloud services, APIs, and third-party dependencies.

Patrowl automates this asset management process. You declare a domain or company name. Our platform maps your full external footprint, enriches every potential vulnerability with threat intelligence, and surfaces only what actually matters.

What is the difference between EASM and vulnerability scanner?

A scanner tests a perimeter you already declared. EASM discovers your perimeter first, including unknown assets you didn't know existed.

Patrowl maps Shadow IT, expired certificates, forgotten subdomains, and misconfigured services across all your cloud environments automatically. Discovered assets are validated by in-house pentesters before alerting your team. The result: zero false positives, not a raw CVE list.

How is EASM related to penetration testing?

What assets does Patrowl EASM discover ?

Patrowl discovers all external assets and internet exposed assets.

  • Network layer: domains, subdomains, IPs, subnets, and open ports.

  • Application layer: APIs, web services, and cloud accounts across all cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

  • Security layer: SSL/TLS certificates, DNS records, email security (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).

  • Shadow IT and brand terms: forgotten assets, public repositories, typosquatting.

  • You can also declare custom keywords. Patrowl monitors typosquatting, brand impersonation, data leaks, misconfigurations, and third party risk based on those terms.

Ho do we get started?

You're up and running in 30 minutes.

No agent to install. No changes to your setup. Declare your domains, IPs, or company name. Patrowl does the rest.

First attack surface map ready within 24 hours. Our team is with you at every step.

DEMO

15 minutes to discover what you're really exposing on the Internet.