Attack Surface Management

Articles, news, and research on attack surface management.

Attack Surface Management

Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

What Is a Man-in-the-Middle Attack? Prevention Tips and Guide

A man-in-the-middle attack (MITM attack) is a cyber attack where an attacker relays and possibly alters communication between two parties.
Read more
Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

25 Working from Home Security Tips for Staff and Employers in 2025

This is a complete overview of how to stay secure while working from home. Learn what you can do as an employee and employer in this in-depth post.
Read more
Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

Arachni vs OWASP ZAP

Which of these two leading pen testing suites is more effective at discovering security flaws in software applications? Read more to find out.
Read more
Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

What are the OWASP Top 10?

This is a complete overview of the OWASP Top Ten. Learn about the top 10 risks and how to prevent them in this in-depth post.
Read more
Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

What are the CIS Controls for Effective Cyber Defense?

The CIS Critical Security Controls are a prioritized set of actions that form a defense-in-depth set of best practices to prevent common cyber attacks.
Read more
Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management
Third-Party Risk Management
Data Breaches

What is Data Security?

Data security is the process of protecting sensitive data from unauthorized access and corruption throughout its lifecycle.
Read more
Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

What is the Principle of Least Privilege?

The principle of least privilege (POLP) is the practice of limiting access rights for users, accounts and computing processes to only those needed.
Read more
Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

What is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)? Examples, Benefits, and More

This is a complete overview of role-based access control (RBAC). Learn about common uses of RBAC, why it is used, and its benefits in this in post.
Read more
Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

What is Cyber Resilience?

This is a complete overview of cyber resilience. Learn how to make your organization more cyber resilient in this in-depth post.
Read more
Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

What is DNS Spoofing?

This is a complete overview of DNS spoofing. Learn how DNS cache poisoning can impact your organization's cybersecurity in this in-depth post.
Read more
Attack Surface Management
Data Breaches
Cybersecurity

How to Fix The Top 10 Critical CVEs That Can Lead To A Data Breaches

Learn more about how to fix these top 10 CVEs that commonly lead to data breaches.
Read more
Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management
Third-Party Risk Management

What is Continuous Security Monitoring?

This is a complete overview of continuous security monitoring. Learn how to reduce cybersecurity risk with continuous security monitoring in this post.
Read more
Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

What is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?

This is a complete overview of cross-site scripting (XSS). Learn about how to prevent XSS attacks in this in-depth post.
Read more
Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

Full Stack Blues: Exploring Vulnerabilities In The MEAN Stack

Learn more about full stack development with the MEAN stack and how to avoid its share of pitfalls.
Read more
Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

What is Vulnerability Management?

Vulnerability management is the process of identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, remediating and reporting on security vulnerabilities.
Read more
Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

What is a Security Posture and How Can You Evaluate It?

An organization's security posture is the collective security status of all software, hardware, services, networks, vendors and service providers.
Read more
Deliver icon

Sign up for our newsletter

UpGuard's monthly newsletter cuts through the noise and brings you what matters most: our breaking research, in-depth analysis of emerging threats, and actionable strategic insights.
Free instant security score

How secure is your organization?

Request a free cybersecurity report to discover key risks on your website, email, network, and brand.
  • Check icon
    Instant insights you can act on immediately
  • Check icon
    Hundreds of risk factors including email security, SSL, DNS health, open ports and common vulnerabilities
Website Security scan resultsWebsite Security scan rating