Continuous Threat Exposure Management

From framework to practice

Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is a Gartner® framework, not a product. Many vendors present CTEM as scores, dashboards, or noise reduction. What’s missing is validation.

The NodeZero® Offensive Security Platform makes CTEM practical by running live attacks in production, proving which exposures matter, and verifying that defenses and remediations actually work.

How NodeZero Operationalizes CTEM

Scope the attack surface

NodeZero builds a persistent graph across networks, cloud workloads, identities, and endpoints, revealing the real hybrid attack surface you actually need to defend.

Discover exploitable exposures

Beyond CVEs, NodeZero finds weak or reused credentials, misconfigurations, and chained weaknesses. Advanced Data Pilfering surfaces buried credentials and sensitive business data that scanners miss, then feeds them into attack paths to show true impact.

Prioritize by impact and threat relevance

High Value Targeting highlights crown-jewel paths to executives and critical systems. Threat Actor Intelligence maps observed techniques to known adversary TTPs, so teams focus on exposures attackers would actually exploit — including CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs) weaponized in NodeZero within hours.

Validate and retest

Run real-world tests against controls. Endpoint Security Effectiveness shows whether EDRs respond in production, while one-click retests confirm remediations work, reducing both Mean Time to Mitigate (MTTM) and Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR).

Mobilize with evidence

The Vulnerability Mangement Hub centralizes validated weaknesses, attack paths, and fix actions. Integrations with ServiceNow, SIEM, and SOAR push proof-backed workflows into the tools your teams already use.

Why operationalizing CTEM matters

Proof over theory —

Validate what attackers can actually exploit, not what models predict.

Measurable progress —

Track MTTM, MTTR, and reoccurrence rate with evidence, not assumptions.

Shared accountability —

Clear, actionable fix tasks for IT and security tied to business impact.

Adaptive defense —

Continuously test against KEVs, identity abuse paths, and evolving attacker tradecraft.

What security teams can now prove

We know our true attack surface — not just asset lists.

We can show measurable reduction of business risk to executives.

We can separate exploitable exposures from background noise.

We can verify that fixes work — and that posture improves over time.

Master Your CTEM Strategy

From foundational concepts to advanced implementation, we’ve compiled our top CTEM content to help you build a more proactive security posture.

Is Continuous Threat Exposure Management right for you?

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