See what is exposed
Attack-surface discovery continuously identifies domains, subdomains, IPs, cloud services, APIs, technologies, certificates and open ports—including assets your inventory has missed.
Know what attackers can see
External Attack Surface Management
Expose · See and Prioritise Your External Exposure
Your internet-facing estate changes every day. Expose continuously discovers exposed assets, leaked credentials and relevant threat activity—then turns that signal into a clear, prioritised view of what needs action.
Your outside-in view
Identify internet exposure constantly. Not annually.
Most organisations expose more than their asset register shows. Forgotten domains, temporary cloud services, open ports and leaked credentials can remain visible to attackers while ownership and patching fall behind. Expose combines automated discovery, threat and dark-web intelligencei with human security judgement. You see what is exposed, why it matters, who owns it and whether the risk has actually been closed.
- 01Find unknown internet-facing assets before an attacker does
- 02Detect exposed services, certificate issues and leaked credentials
- 03Prioritise changes using threat relevance and business context
- 04Track remediation and evidence a reduction in external exposure
One Expose view
Three ways to see where your organisation is exposed.
Expose connects what your organisation exposes with the external evidence that changes its urgency. The three layers work together rather than creating separate queues.
See what is being targeted
Threat intelligence adds relevant actor, campaign and infrastructure context so your team can distinguish a credible threat to your sector and technology from a generic headline.
See what is already leaked
Dark-web intelligence monitors authorised brand, domain, email and executive identifiers for leaked credentials, data exposure, access-broker listings and credible criminal chatter.
How Pentesys works
From unknown exposure to verified closure.
Discover
Continuously map your public-facing footprint.
Enrich
Add ownership, technology and threat context.
Prioritise
Separate urgent exposure from background noise.
Close
Assign, remediate and verify the fix in one view.
Continuous loopClose · rescan · rediscoverRescan after closure
→↓←↑What you receive
A working record of what is exposed, what matters and whether the agreed action has been completed.
Ready to get started- Owned inventory of internet-facing assets and material changes
- Human-reviewed findings with evidence and practical remediation guidance
- Verified credential, data-leak and threat alerts
- External-risk trend and executive reporting for leadership and assurance
From alerts to owned exposure
How much visibility do you need?
A vulnerability scanner, an EASM platform and a managed exposure programme provide different levels of context and ownership. The right choice depends on whether your team needs more alerts—or a clearer route to closure.
| Capability | Pentesys managed Expose | Basic vulnerability scanner | Unmanaged EASM platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown asset discovery | Continuous, with ownership support | Limited to supplied targets | Core capability |
| Exposure monitoring | Continuous discovery and change tracking | Scheduled scans | Continuous or frequent |
| Vulnerability signals | Prioritised with exposure context | Core capability | Commonly included |
| Threat intelligence | Relevant actors, campaigns and infrastructure | Normally absent | Depends on the platform |
| Dark-web intelligence | Connected to authorised identifiers | Normally absent | May be a separate module |
| Human validation | Consultant reviewed before escalation | Customer-led | Usually customer-led |
| Business-risk prioritisation | Context, reachability and consequence | Primarily technical severity | Primarily platform risk scoring |
| Remediation workflow | Finding, owner, action and evidence connected | Often exported separately | Platform dependent |
| Closure and rescan | Tracked through verified closure and rediscovery | Rescan confirms scanner result | Platform dependent |
| Best suited to | Teams needing an owned route from discovery to closure | Known systems requiring routine checks | Teams with internal capacity to operate the platform |
Need visibility without another raw feed?Tell us what you currently monitor and where ownership breaks down. We’ll recommend the most proportionate starting scope.
Discuss the right Expose modelAnonymous customer outcome
From scattered visibility to a measurable reduction in critical exposure.
An enterprise technology organisation needed one owned view of a large, changing internet-facing estate. Continuous discovery consolidated more than 200 domains, while consultant validation filtered noise and focused remediation on credible, high-priority exposure.
“The combination of continuous visibility and human validation gave our teams a clearer route from discovery to an evidenced fix.”Discuss a similar outcome
What Expose monitors
The exposure signals your team needs—without another raw feed.
Automated coverage provides breadth. Consultant review adds ownership, relevance and a practical next action before material findings reach your team.
01
Assets and shadow IT
Domains, subdomains, IP ranges, cloud resources, APIs and public services discovered from multiple external sources.
02
Technology and vulnerabilities
Technology and version fingerprinting, unsupported components and correlation with known vulnerabilities.
03
Ports, services and certificates
Risk-scored open ports, exposed administrative services, SSL/TLS health and certificate-expiry monitoring.
04
Credentials and data leaks
Corporate credentials, stealer logs, breach records and credible data exposure tied to authorised identifiers.
05
Threat actors and campaigns
Relevant tactics, infrastructure and active campaigns filtered for your sector, geography and technology.
06
Change and risk trend
New-asset alerts, material exposure changes and a historical view showing whether external risk is reducing.
One portal across every product
The Pentesys Portal is the shared working view. Every Pentesys service feeds the same route from evidence to action.
The Pentesys Portal is not limited to attack-surface monitoring. It supports Foundation readiness, Expose discovery, Validate testing and Adversary exercises—keeping scope, evidence, findings, owners and progress connected.
ILLUSTRATIVE CONTINUOUS VIEWEXPOSEYOUR SECURITY, ONE CLEAR VIEW
Good morning, Mathew.
assets need review
open findings
findings closed
Exposure trendLAST 90 DAYS
Next priorityHUMAN VERIFIED
Review unknown cloud assetOwner unassigned · seen 2h ago
Illustrative finding
74%ready to submit18controls complete4actions remaining9evidence items
Next action: confirm secure configuration evidence
1Critical3High7Medium8Closed
H
Broken access controlHuman verified · remediation assigned
M
Security header weaknessRetest scheduled
PRIMARY OBJECTIVETest access to sensitive data
Phishing simulationExternal intrusionPhysical accessCloud compromiseSocial engineeringPersistence testing
FAQ
Expose monitoring, without the noise.
What is External Attack Surface Management?
External Attack Surface Management, or EASM, is the continuous discovery, inventory and monitoring of internet-facing assets such as domains, subdomains, IP addresses, cloud services, APIs and exposed applications. It helps organisations find changes and unknown assets before attackers can exploit them.
How is Expose different from a vulnerability scanner?
A vulnerability scanner checks known systems for technical weaknesses. Expose first discovers what is actually exposed, then adds ownership, technology, threat and business context. Pentesys consultants review material findings so teams receive prioritised exposure rather than an unfiltered scanner feed.
Does Expose include threat intelligence?
Yes. Relevant information about active campaigns, threat actors, tactics and infrastructure is used to help explain which exposures deserve attention. The aim is focused intelligence for your organisation, not a generic stream of indicators.
What does dark-web monitoring cover?
Expose can monitor breach data, stealer logs, criminal forums, leak sites, paste sites and selected chat channels for authorised identifiers such as company domains, email patterns, brands and executive names. Potential matches are reviewed before they are escalated.
Will Expose find every asset or leaked record?
No monitoring service can guarantee complete coverage of the internet or closed criminal communities. Expose uses multiple discovery and intelligence sources, repeats monitoring over time and clearly distinguishes verified findings from incomplete or uncertain evidence.
What happens when Expose finds something important?
The finding is reviewed, risk-rated and published with evidence, ownership context and recommended action. Your team can then track remediation and retain a record of closure, with Validate available where deeper technical proof is required.
Trusted experience
Supporting recognised organisations.
Pentesys has continuously performed admirably during our collaboration, giving us faith in their knowledge. They delivered work that above our expectations by approaching each project with a deep understanding of our specifications. Their team demonstrated a remarkable degree of proficiency by effectively pinpointing weaknesses and offering practical suggestions to reduce possible hazards.
Unlike previous pentests that produced generic outputs, this engagement gave us clear, prioritised actions with real-world attack scenarios. The platform visibility into assets, vulnerabilities and remediation progress has helped us mature our security posture significantly. The team were professional, responsive, and genuinely cared about improving our security rather than just ticking a box.
The red team and external attack surface management work highlighted blind spots we didn't know existed. What stood out was the strategic guidance alongside the technical delivery – helping us shape a longer-term security roadmap rather than a one-off engagement. This felt like a partnership, not just a transactional assessment.
Pentesys has continuously produced excellent work. Their group demonstrated extraordinary technical proficiency by spotting crucial flaws and offering clever fixes that greatly strengthened our security stance. Their meticulous approach and attention to detail ensured that every facet of the project was covered in full.
We engaged Pentesys and the team for a complex penetration test and adversary simulation. The quality of the technical findings, realism of the attack paths, and clarity of reporting were outstanding. The recommendations were practical and mapped clearly to business risk, which made board-level conversations much easier. We've since built Pentesys into our ongoing security assurance programme.
Assurance that joins up
Recognised expertise, built around your environment.
Pentesys combines independent assurance, qualified testers and practical integration with the systems your teams already use.
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Make your external exposure visible and actionable.
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