The Cybersecurity Risks of Unmanaged Internet-Facing Assets | UpGuard

This article argues that unmanaged internet-facing assets significantly increase breach risk—because they can provide initial footholds (including third-party supply-chain paths), bypass segmentation or firewalls, and frequently run unpatched or end-of-life software—and that manual asset management cannot keep pace with the modern, expanding digital footprint; it recommends automated attack surface management and vendor risk management, and promotes UpGuard’s platform as a solution.