What is Attack Surface Management? I Arctic Wolf

**Executive summary:** This report explains Attack Surface Management (ASM) as a continuous, proactive practice to identify, analyze, prioritize, and mitigate attack vectors across an organization’s environment, outlining four core aspects (asset discovery and mapping, analysis and prioritization, remediation, and monitoring), how ASM complements vulnerability management, recommended best practices (mapping the surface, risk-based vulnerability management, policies, monitoring, and user-focused defenses), and the operational benefits of integrating ASM with security operations to reduce risk and improve detection and response.