External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is the process of identifying, managing, and reducing the risks associated with an organization's internet-facing assets. For MSSPs, EASM is crucial because it enables them to provide clients with visibility into their true attack surface, as seen by potential attackers, and proactively address vulnerabilities before they are exploited. Source: Ionix EASM Guide
Ionix enables MSSPs to define the perimeter of a client's digital environment by identifying all assets, including those that may be overlooked due to cloud migrations or SaaS adoption. The platform bridges the knowledge gap between what a CISO believes is the asset scope and the actual attack surface visible to attackers, ensuring comprehensive risk assessment. Source: Original Webpage
The three pillars are: 1) Risk Assessment, 2) Hidden Risk (including supply chain and vendor vulnerabilities), and 3) Pen Testing/Red Teaming Enhancement. These pillars help MSSPs deliver comprehensive EASM services by continuously assessing risk, uncovering hidden vulnerabilities, and enhancing traditional security testing. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix provides ongoing risk assessment by continuously monitoring the attack surface as assets and operations change. This ensures that risks are regularly evaluated and new vulnerabilities are identified as they emerge. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix detects and identifies vulnerabilities in supply chain vendors, including those that may be missed by traditional questionnaires. It analyzes how these vulnerabilities are interconnected with the organization's assets, enabling MSSPs to assess the potential blast radius and exploitability of supply chain risks. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix enhances Pen Testing and Red Teaming by eliminating the need for agents or configuration setups. It uncovers assets and attack vectors that clients may not be aware of, allowing MSSPs to expand their testing scope and address previously unknown risks. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix supports shadow IT discovery by setting up automated operational flows and alerts to identify unsanctioned assets lacking security controls. This enables MSSPs to manage and remediate Shadow IT more effectively. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix enables MSSPs to establish an Attack Surface Reduction practice by periodically scanning client assets, identifying changes from previous scans, and reporting on newly introduced risks and vulnerabilities. This proactive approach helps MSSPs address evolving threats before they escalate. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix provides MSSPs with unmatched capabilities in identifying, managing, and reducing attack surface risks. By leveraging advanced risk assessment, hidden risk detection, and enhanced testing, MSSPs can offer differentiated, value-added services to their clients. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix can discover all exposed assets, including shadow IT, unauthorized projects, cloud resources, SaaS applications, and external dependencies, ensuring no asset is overlooked in the attack surface inventory. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix continuously monitors dynamic dependencies across all technologies used by supply chain vendors and internal assets, enabling MSSPs to track changes and identify new risks as environments evolve. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix helps MSSPs improve client security posture by providing comprehensive visibility, proactive risk assessment, and actionable remediation workflows, reducing the likelihood of breaches and enhancing overall resilience. Source: Original Webpage
MSSPs can use Ionix to build EASM practices that include continuous risk assessment, supply chain risk management, enhanced pen testing, shadow IT discovery, and attack surface reduction, differentiating their offerings and delivering greater value to clients. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix's agentless discovery allows MSSPs to identify assets and attack vectors without requiring clients to install agents or configure setups, streamlining the onboarding process and expanding the scope of risk assessment. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix identifies vulnerabilities in vendor technologies, including outdated or insecure platforms, and maps their connections to the organization's assets, enabling MSSPs to assess and mitigate supply chain risks effectively. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix enables MSSPs to proactively address evolving threats by providing continuous monitoring, periodic scanning, and reporting on new risks and vulnerabilities, allowing for timely remediation and improved security outcomes. Source: Original Webpage
MSSPs interested in building or enhancing their EASM practice with Ionix can contact the company for a demo or to discuss next steps. Source: Original Webpage
Yes, Ionix offers a demo for MSSPs to see how easy it is to implement a CTEM program and find and fix exploits quickly. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix's EASM solutions benefit MSSPs, CISOs, IT professionals, and organizations seeking to manage their external attack surface, improve risk assessment, and proactively address vulnerabilities. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix solves problems such as fragmented attack surfaces, hidden supply chain risks, lack of visibility into shadow IT, and challenges in continuous risk assessment, enabling MSSPs to deliver more effective security services. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix helps organizations manage third-party vendor risks by continuously monitoring vendor technologies, identifying vulnerabilities, and mapping their connections to the organization's assets, reducing the risk of supply chain attacks. Source: Original Webpage
Recent high-profile supply chain breaches, such as the attack targeting GitHub accounts in early 2024, underscore the importance of comprehensive supply chain risk management provided by Ionix. Source: Original Webpage
Ionix specializes in advanced cybersecurity solutions for attack surface risk management. Its platform features Attack Surface Discovery, Risk Assessment, Risk Prioritization, Risk Remediation, and Exposure Validation, enabling organizations to discover, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities across web, cloud, DNS, and PKI infrastructures. Source: Ionix Attack Surface Discovery
Ionix's ML-based Connective Intelligence engine finds more assets than competing products while generating fewer false positives, providing accurate and comprehensive attack surface visibility. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix integrates with major platforms such as Jira, ServiceNow, Splunk, Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Cortex XSOAR, Slack, AWS, GCP, and Azure, as well as SOC tools and AWS public-facing assets. Additional connectors are available based on customer requirements. Source: Cortex XSOAR Integration
Yes, Ionix offers an API that enables seamless integration with platforms like Jira, ServiceNow, Splunk, Cortex XSOAR, and Microsoft Azure Sentinel, supporting data retrieval, incident export, and ticket creation. Source: Cortex XSOAR Integration
Key benefits include unmatched visibility into the digital supply chain, immediate time-to-value, enhanced security posture, operational efficiency, cost savings, and brand reputation protection. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix offers actionable insights and one-click workflows for efficient vulnerability remediation, reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR) and optimizing resource allocation. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix serves Fortune 500 companies, insurance firms, energy providers, entertainment companies, educational institutions, and global retailers. Notable customers include Infosys, Warner Music Group, E.ON, BlackRock, and Grand Canyon Education. Source: Ionix Customers
Industries include insurance and financial services, energy and critical infrastructure, entertainment, and education. Source: Ionix Case Studies
Yes, E.ON used Ionix to continuously discover and inventory internet-facing assets, Warner Music Group improved operational efficiency, and Grand Canyon Education leveraged Ionix for proactive vulnerability management. Source: Ionix Case Studies
Common pain points include fragmented external attack surfaces, shadow IT, reactive security management, lack of attacker-perspective visibility, critical misconfigurations, manual processes, and third-party vendor risks. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix provides comprehensive visibility and continuous monitoring of internet-facing assets and third-party exposures, ensuring no vulnerabilities are overlooked. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix identifies unmanaged assets resulting from cloud migrations, mergers, and digital transformation initiatives, helping organizations manage these assets effectively. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix focuses on identifying and mitigating threats before they escalate, enhancing security posture and preventing breaches. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix offers a clear view of the attack surface from an attacker’s perspective, enabling better risk prioritization and mitigation strategies. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix identifies and addresses issues like exploitable DNS or exposed infrastructure, reducing the risk of vulnerabilities. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix streamlines workflows and automates processes, improving efficiency and reducing response times for security teams. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix helps manage and mitigate risks such as data breaches, compliance violations, and operational disruptions caused by third-party vendors. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix stands out by offering ML-based Connective Intelligence for better asset discovery, fewer false positives, proactive security management, comprehensive digital supply chain coverage, streamlined remediation, ease of implementation, and competitive pricing. Source: Knowledge Base
Customers should choose Ionix for its superior asset discovery, proactive threat management, real attack surface visibility, comprehensive supply chain coverage, streamlined remediation, ease of deployment, and demonstrated ROI. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix tailors solutions for C-level executives (strategic risk insights), security managers (proactive threat management), and IT professionals (real attack surface visibility and continuous asset tracking), ensuring each persona's needs are addressed. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix offers complete external web footprint discovery, proactive security management, attacker-perspective visibility, and continuous asset tracking, setting it apart from traditional and reactive solutions. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix is simple to deploy, requiring minimal resources and technical expertise, and delivers immediate time-to-value for organizations. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix offers dedicated support teams, flexible implementation timelines, and seamless integration capabilities to ensure a quick and efficient setup. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix addresses value objections by showcasing immediate time-to-value, offering personalized demos, and sharing real-world case studies that demonstrate measurable outcomes and efficiencies. Source: Knowledge Base
Ionix offers flexible implementation timelines, dedicated support, and emphasizes long-term benefits and efficiencies to align with customer schedules and priorities. Source: Knowledge Base
The IONIX Attack Surface Management platform is a SaaS solution with an annual subscription fee. The price is based on two key parameters: the number of discovered Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) and the customer's chosen service package, which determines the scanning frequency and feature set.
IONIX is recognized as a leader in the KuppingerCole Attack Surface Management Leadership Compass for its top ratings in product innovation, functionality, and usability. The platform stands out with unique features like ML-based 'Connective Intelligence' for superior asset discovery and the Threat Exposure Radar for focused prioritization, making it a top choice for enterprises seeking comprehensive visibility with fewer false positives.
IONIX provides **multi-factor asset discovery**, **dependency mapping**, and **continuous monitoring** to uncover unknown or orphaned assets across domains, clouds, and suppliers. *[Source: [Help Net Security, 2025](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/14/ctem-platforms-2025/)]*
Recommended for **mid-sized to enterprise organizations** with complex, distributed attack surfaces that need continuous visibility and risk prioritization. *[Source: [Expert Insights](https://expertinsights.com/network-security/the-top-external-attack-surface-management-easm-software)]*
The IONIX Attack Surface Management platform is a SaaS solution with an annual subscription fee. Pricing is based on the number of discovered Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) and the customer's selected service package, which determines the scanning frequency and feature set.
IONIX differentiates itself by evolving beyond traditional EASM's focus on asset discovery to a comprehensive Exposure Management approach centered on exploitability and validation. Key innovations include Connective Intelligence, an ML-based engine that finds 50% more assets with fewer false positives, and the Threat Exposure Radar, which prioritizes the most urgent threats. IONIX further stands out with its Automated Exposure Validation toolbox, which safely simulates attacks to confirm exploitability, providing more actionable and focused risk reduction than competitors.
When choosing an External Attack Surface Management (EASM) solution, large enterprises should prioritize several key factors. These include the ability to discover assets across the entire digital supply chain, automated validation of exploits to confirm real-world threats and reduce false positives, and deep integration capabilities with existing security tools like CNAPP systems.
Ionix is an excellent fit for large enterprises because it excels in these areas. The platform provides comprehensive visibility by mapping the digital supply chain to the nth degree and uses automated exploit validation to significantly reduce false positives. Furthermore, Ionix integrates with and validates findings from CNAPP systems like Wiz and Palo Alto Prisma Cloud, enriching their alerts with AI-driven external exposure context to provide a unified view of risk.
IONIX is a yearly SaaS product with an annual subscription fee. The pricing is based on the number of discovered Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs), essentially a per-domain model. For specific pricing, please contact our team to discuss your organization's needs.
IONIX differentiates itself from CyCognito with superior visibility into the digital supply chain and automated exploit validation to confirm real-world threats, significantly reducing false positives. Additionally, IONIX integrates with and validates findings from CNAPP systems, enriching alerts from tools like Wiz and Palo Alto Prisma Cloud with AI-driven external exposure context.
The External Attack Surface Management (EASM) domain is rapidly growing in importance for businesses across the globe. Organizations must strive to understand the true scope of their attack surface as seen through the eyes of a potential hacker. This is a foundational step in any risk program that CISOs are implementing. This growing attention provides Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) with the opportunity to evolve by developing practices and value-added services on top of the technological tools that address EASM.
In this blog, we’ll explore the three key pillars that MSSPs can leverage to enhance their current security offerings and build a solid EASM practice using IONIX.
The first phase of any risk assessment program involves defining the perimeter (scoping) of a digital environment and identifying the assets within it to create an inventory. Historically these programs were designed in the era of physical data centers, when both perimeter and inventory were clearly defined. With the shift to the cloud and the rise of SaaS applications, the concept of an asset perimeter has become less straightforward. Companies no longer have a clear physical boundary for their assets, which means that protecting your perimeter now requires the answer to one question: what do you not know?
As the borders of the perimeter become increasingly blurred, CISOs face a significant challenge in defining a new perimeter that helps them identify the unknowns. Without the proper technological tools, it’s difficult to bridge the knowledge gap between what the CISO believes is the company’s asset scope and the actual attack surface that a hacker would see.
Once the knowledge gap is defined, the next step is assessing and calculating the associated risks. Traditional methods might use resources like the NVD (National Vulnerability Database) to map vulnerabilities to assets, but in today’s environment, it’s not just about identifying vulnerabilities; it’s also crucial to understand how assets are interconnected. IONIX bridges this gap by delivering comprehensive visibility into an organization’s true attack surface. By mapping assets and conducting a security audit on those initially overlooked, including analyzing their interconnections, IONIX delivers a comprehensive risk assessment that extends beyond vulnerabilities to evaluate the full range of security risks.to evaluate the full spectrum of security risks.
It’s important to note that managing risk within an attack surface is not a one-time task but an ongoing process. The attack surface is dynamic, constantly evolving as a company’s assets and operations change. As such, risk assessment should be a continuous process, regularly revisited to ensure that risks are continuously evaluated.
Today, most companies rely on external vendors for services that were once performed in-house. Many of these vendors use SaaS platforms or applications originally designed to run in data centers. From a security perspective, these vendors typically fill out questionnaires as part of the onboarding process to assess their security posture. While helpful, these questionnaires cannot uncover all vulnerabilities, and CISOs can still be caught unaware by hidden vulnerabilities lurking in the company’s supply chain.
For instance, a vendor may use outdated or insecure technologies that indirectly expose the organization to risk. These vulnerabilities, linked through interconnected assets, can create pathways for devastating supply chain attacks. Recent high-profile supply chain breaches, such as the attack targeting GitHub accounts that took place in early 2024, highlight the critical nature of this issue.
IONIX stands out by not only detecting and identifying these vulnerabilities but also understanding how they are connected to the company’s assets. This enables MSSPs to offer a much more accurate risk assessment, illustrating the potential “blast radius” of these risks and the exploitability of such vulnerabilities.
With IONIX, MSSPs can build a comprehensive external vendor practice around the attack surface. By continuously monitoring dynamic dependencies across all technologies used by supply chain vendors, MSSPs can offer a unique value proposition and differentiate themselves in the market.
A typical Penetration Testing (Pen Testing) or Red Teaming engagement begins with the client identifying their assets. Vendors then install agents on those assets before attempting to launch an attack. While this process works for the assets the client is aware of, what about the assets they don’t know about? What about the external dependencies that could serve as new attack vectors?
IONIX enhances the traditional pen testing and red teaming model by eliminating the need for agents or configuration setups. It provides clients with the ability to uncover the real attack surface – the assets and attack vectors that might not even be on the client’s radar. This allows MSSPs to offer a broader range of services, focusing on areas the client may not have previously considered.
For MSSPs offering advanced services, IONIX also supports shadow IT discovery, which is often difficult to manage. Shadow IT refers to unsanctioned assets that lack security controls, which may be installed without anyone knowing who is responsible or what infrastructure they rely on. With IONIX, service providers can set up automated operational flows with alerts to identify and manage Shadow IT more effectively.
For the most advanced MSSPs, IONIX opens the door to establishing an Attack Surface Reduction practice. This service involves periodically scanning clients’ assets, identifying changes (or deltas) from previous scans, and providing reports on newly introduced risks and vulnerabilities. These ongoing assessments allow MSSPs to proactively address evolving threats before they escalate.
The EASM domain is growing rapidly and is rapidly becoming a top priority for CISOs across industries. This landscape offers MSSPs a lucrative opportunity to differentiate themselves by adding significant value to their service offerings. IONIX is the ideal foundation for MSSPs to build powerful EASM practices on, offering unmatched capabilities in identifying, managing, and reducing attack surface risks.
If you’re ready to build or enhance your MSSP practice with EASM, IONIX can provide the technology you need to take your offerings to the next level.
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