Release notes # Expanded categorization of attack surface risks Toby Roger August 15, 2024 To deliver more accurate and actionable insights into your external risks, we’ve [updated how we categorize risks detected on the external attack surface](https://help.upguard.com/en/articles/9655136-changes-to-upguard-risk-categories-and-scoring-august-2024). Existing risk detections have been re-organized and expanded from five categories into ten. The new security domains are Encryption, DNS, Vulnerability Management, Attack Surface, and Data Leakage, which join the existing categories of Website, Email, Network, IP Reputation, and Brand and Reputation. We’ve also updated our scoring algorithm to better measure the level of risk associated with detected findings, and to reflect the risks that make up each category. ### Auto-generated commentary for the Board Summary PowerPoint report We’ve added auto-generated commentary for each visualization in the Board Summary PowerPoint report, so you can generate a powerful presentation with key insights instantly. The commentary is fully editable so you can adjust it to suit your audience and add your own insights. To learn more see [How to generate a Board Summary report](https://help.upguard.com/en/articles/6363286-how-to-generate-a-board-summary-report). ### Notification for undelivered questionnaire requests To help improve tracking and management of your questionnaire requests, we’ve added detection and notification for when a questionnaire request fails to reach the recipient. The notification *questionnaire email has failed to send* will be switched on by default for all users. The failure event will also appear in your questionnaire timeline. ### Increased News & Incidents coverage for the US We’ve enhanced our US coverage, capturing a broader and more accurate range of incidents to keep you better informed. ### Other improvements * We’ve added the risk assessment report to the reports API. To learn more about requesting a report via the API see [How to request a report via the UpGuard API](https://help.upguard.com/en/articles/8400877-how-to-request-a-report-via-the-upguard-api). * We’ve increased the character limit of custom vendor attributes to 1,000. To learn more about defining and assigning custom vendor attributes see [How to use custom vendor attributes](https://help.upguard.com/en/articles/6458817-how-to-use-custom-vendor-attributes). * Subscribers of the Breach Risk digest will now see the [Competitor Analysis](https://help.upguard.com/en/articles/4398447-how-to-add-and-remove-competitors-from-your-executive-summary) included in the monthly email. * We’ve improved detection of Magento instances. * This release includes a number of bug fixes. [View all release notes](/releases) ## UpGuard Release Notes Learn about new features, changes, and improvements to UpGuard. ### PHP2Shell detection now live in UpGuard Mark Barber October 21, 2026 [Read more](/releases/php2shell-detection-now-live-in-upguard) ### Close related exposed credential threats in one step Mark Barber October 20, 2026 [Read more](/releases/close-related-exposed-credential-threats-in-one-step) ### Security Profile citations now include source control references Mark Barber October 6, 2026 [Read more](/releases/security-profile-citations-now-include-source-control-references) ### Threat Posture: an executive view of external threat activity Mark Barber September 22, 2026 [Read more](/releases/threat-posture-an-executive-view-of-external-threat-activity) ### Brand impersonation detection across mobile app stores Mark Barber September 9, 2026 [Read more](/releases/brand-impersonation-detection-across-mobile-app-stores) ### Clearer citations and timeline for Security Profile checks Mark Barber August 26, 2026 [Read more](/releases/clearer-citations-and-timeline-for-security-profile-checks) ### Subprocessors in Trust Center Mark Barber August 12, 2026 [Read more](/releases/subprocessors-in-trust-center) ### Cloud and core infrastructure frameworks in Security Profile Mark Barber July 29, 2026 [Read more](/releases/cloud-and-core-infrastructure-frameworks-in-security-profile) [View all release notes](/releases) ### See UpGuard In Action Book a free, personalized onboarding call with one of our cybersecurity experts. [Free trial](https://www.upguard.com/demo) [Get a demo](https://www.upguard.com/contact-sales) 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. * Instant insights you can act on immediately * Hundreds of risk factors including email security, SSL, DNS health, open ports and common vulnerabilities [Free score](https://www.upguard.com/instant-security-score?)