What is Continuous Security Monitoring? | UpGuard

This document is a practical overview of Continuous Security Monitoring (CSM): why organizations need it, how it works (including NIST SP 800-137 principles), adoption drivers (digitization, privacy laws, vendor risk), benefits (real-time visibility, risk management, control verification), common risks to monitor (open ports, misconfigurations, leaked credentials, exposed S3/GitHub data, typosquatting), and recommended discovery and monitoring practices for assets and third parties; it is an instructional guide rather than a report of a specific cyber incident.