Where ASM Fits: A Comparison Guide of Security Tools

This document describes Attack Surface Management (ASM), outlining its core functions—continuous discovery of internet-facing assets, algorithmic risk detection and remediation, cloud security and governance, and M&A/subsidiary risk analysis—explains how ASM complements (rather than replaces) tools like CAASM/CASB, CSPM, SRS, and VM, and positions Censys ASM as a solution for holistic visibility into internet and cloud-exposed assets.