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this area continues, these offerings will only become more robust. Many businesses are already
budgeting for these solutions and plan to increase their spend in 2024, highlighting the increasing
demand for ASM and Security Validation. Organizations who fail to prioritize those capabilities may find
themselves left behind—and dangerously exposed.

Identifying and Addressing Exposures—Wherever They Lie

Today’s businesses need to know whether the security solutions and protocols they have invested in are
working as intended. Not only do ASM and Security Validation tools help organizations improve their
overall security posture from on-prem to the Cloud, but they also help frame security in terms of potential
exposure, a native component of business analysis. Implementing these tools as a part of the broader
CTEM process allows security teams to clearly illustrate where exposures exist and what level of risk
they pose to the organization if left unaddressed. Thanks to advances in ASM and Security Validation,
businesses don’t need to take it on faith that their security operations are keeping them protected.
Instead, they can actively measure their effectiveness and take the necessary steps to remediate
dangerous exposures and security gaps in real time.

About the Author
Mike Talon is a solution architect living and working in New York City.
He’s assisted in disaster recovery and migration, Cloud
transformation, and identity and security operations and testing for
companies ranging from mom & pop retail shops to Fortune 100 global
companies. Mike currently works with Cymulate helping customers
find ways to live safely in interesting times. Mike can be reached online
at our company website www.cymulate.com.

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