Attack Surface

Is our collective ability to take proactive cybersecurity measures finally evolving from a pipe dream to reality? Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is emerging as a programmatic way to drive that shift in practice. Its rise draws comparisons to Zero Trust – not as an evolution, rather a complementary operating model. In this session, we’ll cut through the hype, explore lessons from Zero Trust’s adoption, and break down how organizations can take CTEM in stride to strengthen their cyber resilience.

CVEs are the lingua franca of cybersecurity, having become synonymous with exposure. However, not all vulnerabilities have CVEs, and systems like CVE and KEV lag behind real-world exploitation. Worse still, many tools we rely on to identify exposure cover only a small subset of vulnerabilities —with significant delays — and even then, only reliably report them under optimal conditions. Additionally, these tools fail to offer any protection for forgotten, unmanageable, and unknown assets under active exploitation. Security teams are flooded with irrelevant alerts while missing the most serious issues that can lead to compromise. Join HD Moore, founder of the legendary Metasploit Project and now runZero, as he dissects why your next breach won’t be tied to a CVE. HD will reveal why your security stack is failing you through the lens of an attacker. Get new perspectives on what’s required in the next era of exposure management to overcome decades-old challenges with existing tooling. See how you can finally illuminate the true risks that can get you owned, fill the dangerous gaps your legacy solutions leave behind, and shrink the window of exploitability.

The ever-expanding digital footprint of organizations creates an increasing number of entry points for attackers. This panel will explore how effective attack surface management (ASM) can help identify, monitor, and reduce vulnerabilities across dynamic IT environments. Experts will discuss the strategies, tools, and best practices needed to gain visibility into external and internal attack surfaces, mitigate risks, and strengthen security defenses.

Traditional security approaches treat every organization the same – static policies, predefined controls, and generic hardening strategies. But attackers don’t operate that way. They exploit your unique attack surface, often without ever deploying malware. In this session, we’ll explore how attackers are bypassing traditional defenses and why static security measures are no longer enough. We’ll discuss how organizations can shift from reactive detection to proactive defense by dynamically adjusting security controls based on real-time risk. Attendees will learn: • Why one-size-fits-all security fails against modern adversaries • How dynamic attack surface reduction preemptively neutralizes threats • The role of machine learning and adaptive security in proactive hardening • Actionable steps to move from a static security model to a living, evolving defense strategy Your risks are unique – your security should be too. Join us to learn how to stay ahead of attackers before they ever get a foothold.

The days of the network being narrowly defined as on-premises data centers and campuses are long over. Today, the network is a highly complex, interconnected web spanning data centers, campuses, secure access, clouds, identities, and IoT/OT. Modern attackers thrive in this expanded landscape, launching dynamic, multi-phase intrusions across multiple domains. Using AI and automation, they move quickly to exploit identity sprawl, cloud transitions, and IT/OT convergence. In this session, we’ll break down three critical strategies to build resilience, mitigate identity risks, and secure modern networks against evolving threats.