Overview:

The security industry has no shortage of tools claiming to solve “exposure management,” but most stop short of helping teams take real action. This white paper cuts through the acronym soup: CAASM, RBVM, ASCA, EAP, and clarifies what exposure management actually means, how it differs from vulnerability management, and why the traditional approach leaves dangerous gaps. It introduces Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) as a framework to unify these moving parts, and shows why a control-first perspective is the missing piece to turn visibility into measurable defense.

Key take-aways:

• Understand the difference between vulnerabilities, exposures, and risk — and why mixing them up leads to wasted effort.
• See where today’s exposure management tools stall and why visibility alone isn’t enough.
• Learn why controls have become the top attack vector and how a control-first lens reshapes prioritization.
• Explore how CTEM brings structure across assets, controls, vulnerabilities, and threats to reduce risk.
• Follow a five-step process to modernize and execute CTEM effectively.